perianth
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009058
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: connate perianth
- narrow: adnate perianth
- narrow: calyptra perianth
- exact: 花蓋、花被 (Japanese)
- exact: perianto (Spanish)
- Definition
- A collective phyllome structure (PO:0025023) that includes as parts the corolla (PO:0009059) and/or the calyx (PO:0009060); or one or more tepals (PO:0009033). [source: POC:curators, POC:Laurel_Cooper]
- Comment
- The perianth can consist of only the corolla (PO:0009059), only the calyx (PO:0009060) or it may have both structures in a complete flower. If the petals (PO:0009032) and sepals (PO:0009031) are indistinguishable from one another, the perianth consists of just a collective tepal structure (PO:0025021), composed of one or more tepals (PO:0009033), for example in tulip or lily flowers.
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