anther theca
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009069
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- narrow: Poaceae theca
- narrow: Zea theca
- alt_id: PO:0006453
- alt_id: PO:0006478
- exact: anther thecae
- exact: 葯 (Japanese)
- exact: teca (Spanish)
- Definition
- A collective plant organ structure (PO:0025007) that is part of an anther (PO:0009066) and consists of a pair of sporangia (PO:0025094) that dehisce down a common slit. [source: APweb:Glossary]
- Comment
- 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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