Term Information

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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Parents of lateral meristem (PO:0020145)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
lateral meristem [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  plant axis (PO:0025004)
lateral meristem [is_a relation] is_a  portion of meristem tissue (PO:0009013)
Children of lateral meristem (PO:0020145)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
root lateral meristem (PO:0006308) [is_a relation] is_a  lateral meristem
cambium (PO:0005597) [is_a relation] is_a  lateral meristem
secondary thickening meristem (PO:0025414) [is_a relation] is_a  lateral meristem
shoot lateral meristem (PO:0006344) [is_a relation] is_a  lateral meristem
PO_GIT
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