banner petal
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025324
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: pétalo estandarte (Spanish)
- exact: vexilla
- exact: vexillum
- exact: 旗弁 (Japanese)
- broad: banner
- broad: standard
- Definition
- A petal (PO:0009032) that is the top-most petal of a papilionaceous corolla (PO:0009059). [source: ISBN:9780023681905]
- Comment
- Usually larger than the adjacent wing petals. Found in the flowers of some Fabaceae.
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External References
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