Term Information

Accession
PO:0030069
Name
paraphyllium
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
parafilium (Spanish, exact), paraphyllia (exact, plural), 毛葉 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A portion of plant epidermis (PO:0005679) tissue that is an outgrowth from the epidermis between the leaves of a gametophore axis (PO:0030020). Source: ISBN:0962073342
Comment
Paraphyllia are much smaller than leaves and may be filamentous, scale-like, or leaf-like. Found in pleurocarpous mosses and a few leafy liverworts.
Subset
Bryophytes
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Parents of paraphyllium (PO:0030069)
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paraphyllium [is_a relation] is_a  shoot axis epidermis (PO:0000112)
paraphyllium [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  gametophore axis (PO:0030020)

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