filament
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009067
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- narrow: Poaceae filament
- narrow: Zea filament
- alt_id: PO:0006454
- alt_id: PO:0006474
- exact: 花糸 (Japanese)
- exact: filamento (Spanish)
- Definition
- A stalk that is part of a stamen. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, MaizeGDB:lv]
- Comment
- Supports the anthers. 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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External References
None.