Term Information

Accession
PO:0004513
Name
sapwood
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
albura (Spanish, exact), 液材、辺材 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A portion of secondary xylem (PO:0005848) that has as parts living secondary xylem parenchyma cells (PO:0004525). Source: POC:curators, ISBN:0471245208
Comment
Sapwood contains reserve materials and may function in the conduction of water and minerals (xylem sap (PO:0025539)). It is generally lighter colored than the heartwood (PO:0004512) and is located between the heartwood and the vascular cambium (PO:0005598) of a shoot axis (PO:0025029) or root (PO:0009005). Sapwood forms during a secondary xylem development stage (PO:0025427).
Subset
TraitNet
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Parents of sapwood (PO:0004513)
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sapwood [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  plant axis (PO:0025004)
sapwood [is_a relation] is_a  secondary xylem (PO:0005848)

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