Term Information

Accession
PO:0009071
Name
anther wall tapetum
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
pollen sac tapetum (exact), portion of anther wall tapetal tissue (exact), tapete (Spanish, exact), 葯壁タペート組織 (Japanese, exact), Poaceae tapetum (narrow), Zea tapetum (narrow)
Alternate IDs
PO:0006450, PO:0006484
Definition
A microsporangium tapetum (PO:0025314) that is part of an anther wall (PO:0000002). Source: ISBN:9780003686647, ISBN:0471244554
Comment
Develops from a primary or secondary parietal cell layer. Innermost part of the anther wall, involved in the nutrition of the pollen. 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).
Subset
reference
Angiosperm
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Parents of anther wall tapetum (PO:0009071)
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anther wall tapetum [is_a relation] is_a  microsporangium tapetum (PO:0025314)
anther wall tapetum [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  anther wall (PO:0000002)
Children of anther wall tapetum (PO:0009071)
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anther wall tapetum cell (PO:0025545) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  anther wall tapetum
PO_GIT
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