tassel floret
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006310
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: 雄穂小花 (Japanese)
- exact: florete del penacho (borla) (Spanish)
- Definition
- A small staminate flower (PO:0025600) that is part of a tassel spikelet (PO:0006309). [source: PMID:12015291, POC:Laurel_Cooper, POC:Ramona_Walls]
- Comment
- The tassel floret (PO:0006310) initiates both stamens (PO:0009029) and carpels (PO:0009030), but all carpels abort during development. Found in Zea spp.
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