lodicule

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009036
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
narrow: lodicule of ear floret
narrow: lodicule of tassel floret
alt_id: PO:0006381
alt_id: PO:0006382
exact: 鱗被 (Japanese)
exact: lodículo (Spanish)
exact: lodiculus
exact: squamella
exact: squamellae
exact: squamule
Definition
A phyllome that is part of a grass floret and is one of two or three tiny scales or flaps of tissue outside the stamens. [source: POC:curators]
Comment
May represent a reduced floral structure. If you are annotating to this structure for Zea mays, please also add an annotation to the corresponding floret type, if known. Choose the most specific term possible from: ear floret (PO:0006354), lower floret of pedicellate spikelet of ear (PO:0006353), lower floret of sessile spikelet of ear (PO:0006351), upper floret of pedicellate spikelet of ear (PO:0006350), upper floret of sessile spikelet of ear (PO:0006352), 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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