leptome
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0030048
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: leptom
- exact: leptomo (Spanish)
- exact: leptophloem
- exact: 師部、レプトーム (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007) that has as parts leptoid (PO:0025033) cells and cells of no other types. [source: ISBN:376821110]
- Comment
- A leptome is composed of only leptoids (PO:0025033). Found in bryophytes, in non-vascular shoot axes such as a gametophore axis or seta (PO:0030032) or in the midrib of a non-vascular leaf. Often surrounding a central hydrome. May function in the conduction of organic substances, similar to phloem in vascular plants.
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