metaxylem tracheary element

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025576
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: elemento de traqueida del metaxilema (Spanish)
exact: 後生木部仮導管要素 (Japanese)
Definition
A primary xylem tracheary element (PO:0025444) that may have helical, scalariform, reticulate and/or pitted secondary wall thickening. [source: ISBN:0471738433, POC:Laura_Moore]
Comment
In a given portion of primary xylem (PO:0005849), metaxylem tracheary elements are generally larger in size, greater in number, are pitted and have more secondary wall material than protoxylem tracheary elements (PO:0025575).

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