bracteole (PO:0009043) #675
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Current def'n: A small leaf or leaves borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel, the prophyll(s) of the flower-shoot (pedicel plus flower). Proposed Revised def’n: A prophyll (PO:0009042) which is borne singly or in pairs on a pedicel (PO:0030112). See tracker #675
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bracteole (PO:0009043)
Current Def'n: A small leaf or leaves borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel, the prophyll(s) of the flower-shoot (pedicel plus flower). Source: APweb:Glossary
It is a child of prophyll, so this definition is inconsistent, as prophylls are phyllomes, not leaves
Proposed Revised def’n:
bracteole (PO:0009043): A prophyll (PO:0009042) which is borne singly or in pairs on a pedicel (PO:0030112).
Should this be a child of bract rather than prophyll?? Bract and prophyll are sibling terms
phyllome>
>prophyll
>> bracteole
>> perigynium
>>'prophyll tendril'
>bract
prophyll (PO:0009042): A phyllome that is the first organ or one of the first two organs formed at the base of an axillary shoot, often smaller and/or in a distinctively different position from leaves formed subsequently. Source: POC:curators
bract (PO:0009055): A phyllome that subtends a reproductive structure. Source: POC:curators
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