keel
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025327
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: 竜骨(イネ科)、舟弁(マメ科) (Japanese)
- exact: quilla (Spanish)
- Definition
- A boat-shaped collective phyllome structure (PO:0025023) that consists of the two lowest petals (PO:0009032) of a papilionaceous corolla (PO:0009059). [source: ISBN:9780023681905]
- Comment
- The two petals of the keel are often fused at the apex and free at the base. The keel projects toward the front of the flower. Found in the flowers of some Fabaceae.
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