glume

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009039
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: rudimentary glume
alt_id: PO:0006026
exact: 苞頴 (Japanese)
exact: gluma (Spanish)
Definition
One of a pair of inflorescence bracts that is part of a spikelet and subtends the two florets. [source: POC:Ramona_Walls]
Comment
Found in Poaceae and Cyperaceae. Glumes subtend the pair of florets while a lemma or palea subtend the individual florets.

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