Term Information

Accession
PO:0005421
Name
parenchyma
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
parénquima (Spanish, exact), portion of parenchyma tissue (exact), portion of parenchymatous tissue (exact), 柔組織 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A portion of ground tissue (PO:0025059) composed of polyhedral cells typically with thin, non-lignified cellulosic cell walls and nucleate, living protoplasts. Source: POC:curators
Comment
Parenchyma contains relatively unspecialized cells.
Subset
TraitNet
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Parents of parenchyma (PO:0005421)
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parenchyma [is_a relation] is_a  portion of ground tissue (PO:0025059)
Children of parenchyma (PO:0005421)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
epiphragm (PO:0030054) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
chlorenchyma (PO:0005426) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
petal parenchyma (PO:0006069) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
placentoid (PO:0020005) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
perimedullary zone (PO:0025058) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
storage parenchyma (PO:0025035) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
aerenchyma (PO:0005702) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
secondary xylem parenchyma (PO:0004532) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
petiole parenchyma (PO:0006066) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
root parenchyma (PO:0025095) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
pith (PO:0006109) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
sepal parenchyma (PO:0006068) [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma
parenchyma cell (PO:0000074) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  parenchyma
nectary parenchyma (PO:0000309) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  parenchyma
PO_GIT
107