Term Information

Accession
PO:0030054
Name
epiphragm
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
epifragma (Spanish, exact), epiphram (exact), tympanum (exact), 冬蓋 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A portion of parenchyma tissue that forms a circular membrane extending from a spore capsule columella and attached to the ends of the peristome teeth that covers a spore capsule mouth. Source: ISBN:0962073342
Comment
Present in some moss species of the family Polytrichaceae.
Subset
Arabidopsis
Bryophytes
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Parents of epiphragm (PO:0030054)
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epiphragm [is_a relation] is_a  parenchyma (PO:0005421)
epiphragm [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sporangium (PO:0025094)

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