branch

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025073
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related:
narrow: branchlet
narrow: higher order axis
narrow: secondary axis
narrow: tertiary axis
narrow: twig
exact: ramificación (Spanish)
exact: shoot axis branch
exact: 枝 (Japanese)
Definition
A shoot axis (PO:00025029) that develops from an axillary bud meristem (PO:0000232) or from equal divisions of a meristematic apical cell (PO:0030007). [source: POC:curators]
Comment
In vascular plants, branches arise from an axillary bud meristem (PO:0000232) and from divisions of the meristematic apical cell (PO:0030007) in non-vascular plants.

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