free petal

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025569
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: 遊離花弁 (Japanese)
exact: petalo libre (Spanish)
Definition
A petal (PO:0009032) that is part of a perianth (PO:0009058) that contains fused sepals (PO:0025584) and/or fused petals (PO:0025583), but is separate from the other sepals (PO:0009031) and petals (PO:0009032). [source: POC:Laurel_Cooper]
Comment
A free petal (PO:0025569) only occurs in a perianth (PO:0009058) that contains fused sepals (PO:0025584) and/or fused petals (PO:0025583). If you are describing a petal (PO:0009032) that is part of a perianth (PO:0009058) where none of the sepals (PO:0009031) and/or petals (PO:0009032) are fused, you should use petal.

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