Planteome: Term Details for "peristome" (PO:0030042)

Accession: PO:0030042
Name: peristome
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: peristoma (Spanish, exact), 蒴歯、縁歯 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A single or double circle of peristome teeth inside a sporangium mouth. Source: ISBN:9780473067304
Comment: The peristome is located under the operculum, if an operculum is present. Upon maturity of a capsule, the teeth of the peristome open to release the spores.
Subset: Bryophytes
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subject	relation	object
peristome	BFO:0000050	sporangium (PO:0025094)
peristome	is_a	cardinal organ part (PO:0025001)

subject	relation	object
peristome tooth (PO:0030043)	BFO:0000050	peristome