pseudostem
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025248
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: pseudotallo (Spanish)
- exact: 偽茎 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A collective organ part structure that forms a cylindrical false stem composed concentric leaf sheaths. [source: POC:Ramona_Walls]
- Comment
- The peduncle later grows up through the psuedostem. Common in Musa species and some other monocots.
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