Flora Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: March 6, 2016
Preferred Name

tapetum

Synonyms

絨毯組織、タペート組織 (Japanese)

tapeto (Spanish)

Definitions

May function in providing nutrition to developing sporocytes or pollen. May have one or more layers of cells. May break down as spores mature. A tapetum does not develop in some plants, such as Psilotum. In angiosperms, the tapetum develops from one of the parietal layers. In non-seed plants, the tapetum may develop from the outer cells of archesporium or from the inner-most layer of the sporangium wall. The tapetum may be one of two types ameboid or secretory/glandular. A portion of ground tissue (PO:0025059) that is the inner-most layer of a sporangium wall (PO:0025306).

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025313

comment

May function in providing nutrition to developing sporocytes or pollen. May have one or more layers of cells. May break down as spores mature. A tapetum does not develop in some plants, such as Psilotum. In angiosperms, the tapetum develops from one of the parietal layers. In non-seed plants, the tapetum may develop from the outer cells of archesporium or from the inner-most layer of the sporangium wall. The tapetum may be one of two types ameboid or secretory/glandular.

created_by

rwalls

creation_date

2011-05-03T11:59:24Z

database_cross_reference

PO_GIT:357

definition

A portion of ground tissue (PO:0025059) that is the inner-most layer of a sporangium wall (PO:0025306).

has_exact_synonym

絨毯組織、タペート組織 (Japanese)

tapeto (Spanish)

has_obo_namespace

plant_anatomy

id

PO:0025313

label

tapetum

notation

PO:0025313

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025306

prefLabel

tapetum

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025306

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025059

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