loading...| Preferred Name |
rhizome |
| Synonyms |
rootstock (related) 根茎=root stock (Japanese, exact) rizoma (Spanish, exact) |
| Definitions |
In ferns and many monocots, a rhizome is a primary axis (stem), while in other species, it is a branch. Usually produces scale-like leaves. A swollen shoot axis (PO:0025029) that grows horizontally at or below the substrate surface and produces shoots above and roots or rhizoids below. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0004542 |
| comment |
In ferns and many monocots, a rhizome is a primary axis (stem), while in other species, it is a branch. Usually produces scale-like leaves. |
| database_cross_reference |
FNA:7a04b02c-8ac5-410a-99cd-b68ba80e8f14 PO_GIT:142 |
| definition |
A swollen shoot axis (PO:0025029) that grows horizontally at or below the substrate surface and produces shoots above and roots or rhizoids below. |
| has_exact_synonym |
根茎=root stock (Japanese, exact) rizoma (Spanish, exact) |
| has_obo_namespace |
plant_anatomy |
| has_related_synonym |
rootstock (related) |
| id |
PO:0004542 |
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| label |
rhizome |
| notation |
PO:0004542 |
| prefLabel |
rhizome |
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