cauline leaf
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0000013
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: 茎生葉、茎葉 (Japanese)
- exact: hoja caulinar (Spanish)
- Definition
- A vascular leaf (PO:0009025), borne on the stem (PO:0009047). [source: TAIR:Katica_Ilic]
- Comment
- In Arabidopsis, refers to the leaves that are borne on the elongated inflorescence branches. May ocur singly or pairs/whorls of leaves.
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