Planteome: Term Details for "exodermis" (PO:0005772)

Accession: PO:0005772
Name: exodermis
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: exodermis (Spanish, exact), 外皮 (Japanese, exact), root hypodermis (related)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The sub-epidermal layer or layers of cells of the root similar in structure and cytochemical characteristics of the endodermis, the outermost layer or layers of cells of the cortex. Source: Gramene:Pankaj_Jaiswal, ISBN:0080374913
Comment: The cell walls are thickened and contain suberin. Absent in pteridophytes, fibrous in Phoenix and accompanied by sclerenchyma in Ananas.
Subset: None
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