Term Information

Accession
PO:0004516
Name
late wood
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
latewood (exact), madera tardía (Spanish, exact), 晩材 (Japanese, exact), summer wood (related)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A portion of secondary xylem (PO:0005848) that is a part of a growth ring (PO:0004514) formed during the later part of a growing season, has higher density than early wood (PO:0004515) of the same growth ring, and has as parts late wood tracheary elements (PO:0025462) with generally smaller lumens than the early wood tracheary elements (PO:0025461) of the same growth ring. Source: POC:curators, ISBN:0471245208
Comment
The transition from early wood to late wood may be gradual and is not always easy to distinguish.
Subset
Citrus
TraitNet
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Parents of late wood (PO:0004516)
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late wood [is_a relation] is_a  secondary xylem (PO:0005848)
late wood [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  growth ring (PO:0004514)
Children of late wood (PO:0004516)
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late wood tracheary element (PO:0025462) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  late wood
PO_GIT
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