Term Information

Accession
PO:0009031
Name
sepal
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
sépalo (Spanish, exact), がく片 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A phyllome (PO:0006001) that is usually green, and is part of the calyx (PO:0009060). Source: APweb:Glossary
Comment
In some species the sepals (PO:0009031) may not be green for example many members of the Liliaceae family.
Subset
reference
TraitNet
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Parents of sepal (PO:0009031)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
sepal [is_a relation] is_a  floral organ (PO:0025395)
sepal [is_a relation] is_a  phyllome (PO:0006001)
sepal [RO:0002202 relation] RO:0002202  sepal primordium (PO:0004704)
sepal [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  calyx (PO:0009060)
Children of sepal (PO:0009031)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
sepal epidermis (PO:0006040) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sepal
sepal base (PO:0025147) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sepal
sepal apex (PO:0025145) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sepal
sepal parenchyma (PO:0006068) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sepal
free sepal (PO:0025587) [is_a relation] is_a  sepal
sepal margin (PO:0005021) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sepal
sepal vascular system (PO:0004723) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sepal
persistent sepal (PO:0025245) [RO:0002202 relation] RO:0002202  sepal
fused sepal (PO:0025584) [is_a relation] is_a  sepal
PO_GIT
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