sapwood
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0004513
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: albura (Spanish)
- exact: 液材、辺材 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of secondary xylem (PO:0005848) that has as parts living secondary xylem parenchyma cells (PO:0004525). [source: ISBN:0471245208, POC:curators]
- Comment
- Sapwood contains reserve materials and may function in the conduction of water and minerals (xylem sap (PO:0025539)). It is generally lighter colored than the heartwood (PO:0004512) and is located between the heartwood and the vascular cambium (PO:0005598) of a shoot axis (PO:0025029) or root (PO:0009005). Sapwood forms during a secondary xylem development stage (PO:0025427).
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