Term Information

Accession
PO:0030028
Name
perigonial bract
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
bráctea del perigonio (Spanish, exact), perigonium bract (exact), 花蓋苞葉 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A bract (PO:0009055) that subtends an antheridium (PO:0025125). Source: ISBN:9780473067304
Comment
When an antheridium occurs on a specialized lateral branch of the gametophore, all of the phyllomes on that branch are usually perigonial bracts. If an antheridium occurs on a main axis of the gametophore, usually only the terminal phyllomes are perigonial bracts.
Subset
Bryophytes
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Parents of perigonial bract (PO:0030028)
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perigonial bract [is_a relation] is_a  bract (PO:0009055)
perigonial bract [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  gametophore (PO:0030018)

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