Term Information

Accession
PO:0020033
Name
coleoptile
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
coleóptile (Spanish, exact), 子葉鞘、鞘葉 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A sheath-like plant organ (PO:0009008) that surrounds the plumule (PO:0020032) of a plant embryo (PO:0009009) or the emerging shoot apex (PO:0000037) of a seedling. Source: ISBN:9781842464229, ISBN:0471244554
Comment
The coleoptile is an outgrowth or part of the scutellum (PO:0020110) (which is a modified, haustorial cotyledon (PO:0020030)). Develops separate from the shoot apical meristem (PO:0020148). Found in Poaceae and other monocotyledons such as Zingiberaceae. Protects the emerging shoot system (PO:0009006) as it grows through the soil.
Subset
None
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Parents of coleoptile (PO:0020033)
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coleoptile [is_a relation] is_a  plant organ (PO:0009008)
Children of coleoptile (PO:0020033)
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plant embryo coleoptile (PO:0025286) [is_a relation] is_a  coleoptile
seedling coleoptile (PO:0025287) [is_a relation] is_a  coleoptile
PO_GIT
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