Planteome: Term Details for "periderm" (PO:0005046)

Accession: PO:0005046
Name: periderm
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: peridermis (Spanish, exact), portion of periderm tissue (exact), portion of peridermal tissue (exact), 周皮 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A peripheral portion of ground tissue (PO:0025059) in a plant axis (PO:0025004) that is composed of cork cambium (phellogen; PO:0005599), phellem (PO:0004003), and phelloderm (PO:0005050). Source: POC:curators, ISBN:0471245208
Comment: After secondary growth, the periderm may replace the epidermis in stems and roots, rarely in other organs. In some cases, the epidermis is retained after periderm development. Periderm is derived from lateral meristem and may contain secondary phloem.
Subset: TraitNet
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subject	relation	object
periderm	BFO:0000050	plant axis (PO:0025004)
periderm	is_a	portion of ground tissue (PO:0025059)