Planteome: Term Details for "calyx" (PO:0009060)

Accession: PO:0009060
Name: calyx
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: cálix (Spanish, exact), calyces (exact, plural), がく (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A collective phyllome structure (PO:0025023) that is composed of one or more sepals (PO:0009031), and comprises the outer whorl of non-reproductive floral organs (PO:0025395). Source: POC:Laurel_Cooper, POC:curators
Comment: The calyx is part of the perianth (PO:0009058). This definition is based on the perfect flower, which has all four whorls. In many species, and in mutants one or more of the whorls are missing.
Subset: reference; TraitNet
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subject	relation	object
calyx	BFO:0000050	perianth (PO:0009058)
calyx	is_a	collective phyllome structure (PO:0025023)

subject	relation	object
sepal (PO:0009031)	BFO:0000050	calyx
fused calyx (PO:0025582)	is_a	calyx