cambial zone
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025439
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: zona cambial (Spanish)
- exact: 形成層帯 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A cardinal organ part (PO:0025001) that is part of a plant axis (PO:0025004) and has as parts a cambium (PO:0005597) and adjacent cells. [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- The cambial zone generally consists of the initial cells of the cambium and their immediate derivatives, arranged in radial files. This term is used for the cambium (PO:0005597) and surrounding area, especially when the borders of the cambium are not clear.
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