Planteome: Term Details for "lateral meristem" (PO:0020145)

Accession: PO:0020145
Name: lateral meristem
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: lateral growth meristem (exact), meristema lateral (Spanish, exact), 側分裂組織 (Japanese, exact), secondary meristem (related)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A portion of meristem (PO:0009013) tissue located parallel to the sides of a shoot axis (PO:0025029) or root (PO:0009005) that participates in lateral growth. Source: ISBN:047125208
Comment: A term for lateral growth has been requested in GO. Lateral meristems contribute to an increase in the cross-sectional area of a shoot axis or root. Examples of lateral meristems are: cambium (PO:0005597) (includes cork cambium (PO:0005599) and vascular cambium (PO:0005598)), shoot lateral meristem (PO:0006344) (includes primary thickening meristem (PO:0005039)), root lateral meristem (PO:0006308), and secondary thickening meristem (PO:0025414). Contrasts with apical meristem (PO:0020144), phyllome marginal meristem (PO:0025404), or intercalary meristem (PO:0006073).
Subset: TraitNet
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subject	relation	object
lateral meristem	is_a	portion of meristem tissue (PO:0009013)
lateral meristem	BFO:0000050	plant axis (PO:0025004)

subject	relation	object
secondary thickening meristem (PO:0025414)	is_a	lateral meristem
cambium (PO:0005597)	is_a	lateral meristem
root lateral meristem (PO:0006308)	is_a	lateral meristem
shoot lateral meristem (PO:0006344)	is_a	lateral meristem