Summary of Changes to PO July 2012

Updated definition of areole bud (PO:0025353), phyllome lamina areole (PO:0025391), leaf lamina areole (PO:0025392), leaf lamina vein (PO:0020138), axillary vegetative bud (PO:0004712), terminal vegetative bud (PO:0004716)

Added "vascular tissue" exact synonym of "portion of vascular tissue".

Modified definition and comment of tuber (PO:0004543) and comment of subterranean tuber (PO:0004547).

Made 8 terms subtypes the bin term floral structure primordium (PO:0025477).

Made primordium (PO:0025127) is_a meristem, and updated definition.

Updated definitions of subtypes of primordium: androecium primordium, anther primordium, gynoecium primordium, ovule primordium, phyllome primordium, vascular leaf primordium, carpel primordium, cotyldeon primordium, lodicule primordium, petal primordium, sepal primordium, stamen primordium

Added "portion of xxx primordium tissue" as synonyms to all primordium types.

Updated definition of root primodrium and lateral root primordium, and removed relation lateral root primordium develops_from pericycle (PO:0006203), because it is not always true.

Updated definition of root anlagen. Made it is_a portion of plant tissue

Added tuber branch as exact synonym of tuber.

Added promersitem as synonym of apical meristem and shoot apical meristem (broad). Was synonym of only root apical meristem.

Changed definition of shoot apex to say "has as parts ...the youngest phyllome primordia" instead of "...leaf primordia".

Back to July 2012 Release page.