corolla
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009059
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: corola (Spanish)
- exact: corollae
- exact: corollas
- exact: 花冠 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A collective phyllome structure (PO:0025023) that is composed of one or more petals (PO:0009032), comprising the inner whorl of non-reproductive floral organs (PO:0025395) and surrounds the androecium (PO:0009061) and the gynoecium (PO:0009062). [source: POC:curators, POC:Laurel_Cooper]
- Comment
- The corolla (PO:0009059) is part of the perianth (PO:0009058). This definition is based on the complete flower, which has all four whorls. In many species, and in mutants one or more of the whorls may be missing. The corolla (PO:0009059) often functions to attract pollinators.
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