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strobilus

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025083
Name
strobilus
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
estróbilo (Spanish, exact), strobili (exact, plural), 胞子嚢穂,　球花 (Japanese, exact), cone (related), cono (Spanish, exact) (related), compound strobilus (narrow), simple strobilus (narrow)
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A reproductive shoot system (PO:0025082) consisting of a number of sporophylls (PO:0009026) or plant ovule (PO:0020003)-bearing modified leaves (PO:0025034) grouped terminally on a stem (PO:0009047). Source: POC:curators, ISBN:0716710072
Comment
May be simple or compound. Found in lycophytes such as Selaginella and Lycopodium, sphenophytes such as Equisetum, gymnosperms such as cycad, conifers, gnetophytes and the pollen producing structures of Gingko. The term cone is often used for strobili that are woody. Flowers are sometimes considered bisexual strobili. Some flowering plants such as Alnus have inflorescences called catkins that resemble strobili, but are not.
Subset
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Parents of strobilus (PO:0025083)
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strobilus [is_a relation] is_a  reproductive shoot system (PO:0025082)
Children of strobilus (PO:0025083)
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megasporangiate strobilus (PO:0005032) [is_a relation] is_a  strobilus
microsporangiate strobilus (PO:0005031) [is_a relation] is_a  strobilus
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