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pappus
Term Information
Accession
PO:0025393
Name
pappus
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
pappi (exact, plural), 冠毛 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A collective organ part structure that has a parts one or more pappus elements (scales, awns, or bristles) at the apex of an inferior ovary just beneath or outside the corolla.
Source:
FNA:glossary,
ISBN:0964022168
Comment
Found in flowers and fruits (cypsela) of the Asteraceae. May aid in dispersal by wind or animals. Considered by some to be an evolutionarily modified upper calyx portion, the lower portion having been incorporated into the floral tube casing adnate to the ovary wall; considered by others to be an outgrowth from the ovary wall.
Subset
None
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