fruit operculum

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025298
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: fruit lid
exact: fruit opercula
exact: opérculo del fruto (Spanish)
exact: 果蓋 (Japanese)
Definition
A collective organ part structure that is the apical part of a circumsessile capsular fruit that separates from the rest of the capsule during dehiscence. [source: POC:curators]
Comment
Develops from the apical portion of a gynoecium. Found in Eucalyptus and other Myrtaceae.

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