Term Information

Accession
PO:0025364
Name
branch tendril
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
rama en zarzillo (Spanish, exact), 枝巻きひげ (Japanese, exact), tendril (broad)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A branch that is slender and coiling. Source: ISBN:9780881928501
Comment
Aids plant in climbing. A branch tendril will usually be subtended by a leaf or leaf scar. May be branched, may have adhesive disks at its distal end, may be woody, and may bear small leaves. See also leaf tendril (PO:0025361), leaflet tendril (PO:0025362), leaf apex tendril (PO:0025363), stem apex tendril (PO:0025365), leaf rachis tendril (PO:0025366), and prophyll tendril (PO:0025367). Careful observation is required to correctly classify some tendrils.
Subset
None
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Parents of branch tendril (PO:0025364)
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branch tendril [is_a relation] is_a  branch (PO:0025073)

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