anther wall tapetum

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009071
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
narrow: Poaceae tapetum
narrow: Zea tapetum
alt_id: PO:0006450
alt_id: PO:0006484
exact: 葯壁タペート組織 (Japanese)
exact: pollen sac tapetum
exact: portion of anther wall tapetal tissue
exact: tapete (Spanish)
Definition
A microsporangium tapetum (PO:0025314) that is part of an anther wall (PO:0000002). [source: ISBN:0471244554, ISBN:9780003686647]
Comment
Develops from a primary or secondary parietal cell layer. Innermost part of the anther wall, involved in the nutrition of the pollen. If you are annotating to this structure for Zea mays or other grasses, please also add an annotation to the corresponding floret type. Choose the most specific term possible from: spikelet floret (PO:0009082), tassel floret (PO:0006310), lower floret of pedicellate spikelet of tassel (PO:0006313), lower floret of sessile spikelet of tassel (PO:0006315), upper floret of pedicellate spikelet of tassel (PO:0006314), upper floret of sessile spikelet of tassel (PO:0006316).

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