paraphyllium
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0030069
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: parafilium (Spanish)
- exact: paraphyllia
- exact: 毛葉 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of epidermal tissue that is an outgrowth from the epidermis between the leaves of a gametophore axis. [source: ISBN:0962073342]
- Comment
- Paraphyllia are much smaller than leaves and may be filamentous, scale-like, or leaf-like. Found in pleurocarpous mosses and a few leafy liverworts.
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