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Term Information

Accession
PO:0000290
Name
tracheary element
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
elemento de traqueida (Spanish, exact), 管状要素 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A native plant cell (PO:0025606) that has a lignified cell wall with secondary thickening and bordered pits. Source: POC:Laurel_Cooper, ISBN:0471245208
Comment
Tracheary elements are dead at maturity, are more or less elongated, and have pits of various types in the cell wall. Tracheary elements function in the conduction of water and dissolved substances such as mineral nutrients from the roots to the shoot system. Tracheary elements can be distinguished from fiber cells (PO:0025407) by the presence of bordered pits, although there are intermediate forms called fiber tracheids (PO:0000355).
Subset
CL
TraitNet
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Parents of tracheary element (PO:0000290)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
tracheary element [is_a relation] is_a  native plant cell (PO:0025606)
tracheary element [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  xylem (PO:0005352)
Children of tracheary element (PO:0000290)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
xylem vessel member (PO:0002003) [is_a relation] is_a  tracheary element
tracheid (PO:0000301) [is_a relation] is_a  tracheary element
secondary xylem tracheary element (PO:0025445) [is_a relation] is_a  tracheary element
primary xylem tracheary element (PO:0025444) [is_a relation] is_a  tracheary element
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