New terms and obsolete terms-April 2012 Release
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New plant anatomical entity terms
awn (PO:0025349)
intercellular space (PO:0025379)
leaf mesophyll intercellular space (PO:0025380)
spongy mesophyll intercellular space (PO:0025381)
palisade mesophyll intercellular space (PO:0025397)
substomatal cavity (PO:0025382)
phyllome substomatal cavity (PO:0025398)
leaf substomatal cavity (PO:0025399)
phyllome sinus (PO:0025383)
leaf sinus (PO:0025384)
cutin (PO:0025385)
cuticular wax (PO:0025386)
plant cuticle proper (PO:0025387)
epicuticular wax(PO:0025388)
intercuticular wax (PO:0025389)
palea awn (PO:0025350)
glume awn (PO:0025351)
tubercle (PO:0025352)
bud areole (PO:0025353) (maybe should be areole bud)
cladode (PO:0025354)
corm (PO:0025355)
bulb (PO:0025356)
pneumatophore (PO:0025357)
pneumatorhiza (PO:0025358)
sorus (PO:0025359)
coenosorus (PO:0025360)
leaf tendril (PO:0025361)
leaflet tendril (PO:0025362)
leaf apex tendril (PO:0025363)
branch tendril (PO:0025364)
stem apex tendril (PO:0025365)
leaf rachis tendril (PO:0025366)
prophyll tendril (PO:0025367)
arillode (PO:0025378)
intercellular space (PO:0025379)
leaf mesophyll intercellular space (PO:0025380)
spongy mesophyll intercellular space (PO:0025381)
substomatal cavity (PO:0025382)
phyllome sinus (PO:0025383)
leaf sinus (PO:0025384)
cutin (PO:0025385)
cuticular wax (PO:0025386)
plant cuticle proper (PO:0025387)
epicuticular wax (PO:0025388)
intercuticular wax (PO:0025389)
free ending veinlet (PO:0025390)
lamina areole (PO:0025391)
leaf lamina areole (PO:0025392)
pappus (PO:0025393)
pappus element (PO:0025394)
floral organ (PO:0025395)
phyllome lamina (PO:0025396)
palisade mesophyll intercellular space (PO:0025397)
phyllome substomatal cavity (PO:0025398)
leaf substomatal cavity (PO:0025399)
leaf marginal meristem (PO:0025405)
phyllome adaxial meristem (PO:0025400)
leaf adaxial meristem (PO:0025401)
phyllome abaxial meristem (PO:0025402)
leaf abaxial meristem (PO:0025403)
phyllome marginal meristem (PO:0025404)
leaf marginal meristem (PO:0025405)
sieve element (PO:0025406)
plant fiber cell (PO:0025407)
primary vascular tissue (PO:0025408)
secondary vascular tissue (PO:0025409)
axial system (PO:0025410)
ray system (PO:0025411)
albuminous cell (PO:0025412)
primary vein (PO:0025413)
secondary thickening meristem (PO:0025414)
sieve cell (PO:0025415)
sieve tube (PO:0025416)
vessel (PO:0025417)
sclerid (PO:0025418)
septate fiber tracheid (PO:0025419)
septate libriform fiber cell (PO:0025420)
septate phloem fiber cell (PO:0025421)
gelatinous fiber (PO:0025422)
phyllome plate meristem: (PO:0025428)
leaf plate meristem: (PO:0025429)
phyllome anlagen: (PO:0025430)
leaf anlagen (PO:0025431)
cotyledon anlagen (PO:0025432)
root anlagen: (PO:0025433)
petiole vascular bundle (PO:0025434)
shoot axis cork cambium (PO:0025435)
root cork cambium (PO:0025436)
shoot axis vascular cambium (PO:0025437)
root vascular cambium (PO:0025438)
cambial zone (PO:0025439)
shoot axis cambial zone (PO:0025440)
root cambial zone (PO:0025441)
stem secondary thickening meristem (PO:0025442)
root secondary thickening meristem (PO:0025443)
primary xylem tracheary element (PO:0025444)
secondary xylem tracheary element (PO:0025445)
primary xylem tracheid (PO:0025446)
secondary xylem tracheid (PO:0025447)
primary xylem vessel member (PO:0025448)
secondary xylem vessel member (PO:0025449)
primary xylem vessel (PO:0025450)
secondary xylem vessel (PO:0025451)
primary phloem sieve element (PO:0025452)
secondary phloem sieve element (PO:0025453)
primary phloem sieve cell (PO:0025454)
primary phloem sieve tube element (PO:0025455)
secondary phloem sieve cell (PO:0025456)
secondary phloem sieve tube element (PO:0025457)
transfer companion cell (PO:0025458)
ordinary companion cell (PO:0025459)
intermediary companion cell (PO:0025460)
early wood tracheary element (PO:0025461)
late wood tracheary element (PO:0025462)
Renamed terms: PAE
cuticle (PO:0000022) to plant cuticle (PO:0000022)
awn (PO:0006032) > lemma awn
spore (PO:0025017) > plant spore
inflorescence lateral meristem (PO:0009105) > inflorescence branch meristem
ear lateral meristem (PO:0009110) > ear inflorescence branch meristem
tassel lateral meristem (PO:0009107) > tassel inflorescence branch meristem
leaf vein (PO:0020138) > leaf lamina vein (plus other leaf veins)
vessel member (PO:0002003) > xylem vessel member
vessel (PO:0025417) > xylem vessel
wood parenchyma (PO:0004532)>secondary xylem parenchyma
axial wood parenchyma (PO:0004533)>ray secondary xylem parenchyma
ray wood parenchyma (PO:0004534)>axial secondary xylem parenchyma
wood parenchyma cell (PO:0004525)>secondary xylem parenchyma cell
ray wood parenchyma cell (PO:0004527)>ray secondary xylem parenchyma cell
upright wood ray parenchyma cell (PO:0004528)>upright ray secondary xylem parenchyma cell
procumbent wood ray parenchyma cell (PO:0004529)>procumbent ray secondary xylem parenchyma cell
axial wood parenchyma cell (PO:0004526)>axial secondary xylem parenchyma cell
New plant structure development stage terms
life of whole plant (PO:0025337)
collective plant structure development stage (PO:0025338)
plant organ development stage (PO:0025339)
gametophyte vegetative development stage (PO:0025340)
gametophyte reproductive development stage (PO:0025341)
gametophyte dormant stage (PO:0025342)
gametophyte senescent stage (PO:0025343)
gametophore reproductive whole plant development stage (PO:0025344)
gametophore vegetative whole plant development stage (PO:0025345)
thallus reproductive whole plant development stage (PO:0025346)
thallus vegetative whole plant development stage (PO:0025347)
spore germination stage (PO:0025348)
trichome development stage (PO:0025368)
seed trichome development stage (PO:0025369)
seed trichome initiation stage (PO:0025370)
seed trichome elongation stage (PO:0025371)
seed trichome secondary wall biosynthesis stage (PO:0025372)
seed trichome maturation stage (PO:0025373)
seed dormant stage (PO:0025374)
plant spore stage (PO:0025375)
plant spore dormant stage (PO:0025376)
plant embryo dormant stage (PO:0025377)
plant tissue development stage (PO:0025423)
vascular tissue development stage (PO:0025424)
xylem development stage (PO:0025425)
phloem development stage (PO:0025426)
secondary xylem development stage (PO:0025427)
cell division stage of secondary xylem (PO:0025463)
cell expansion stage of secondary xylem (PO:0025464)
secondary cell wall formation stage of secondary xylem (PO:0025465)
cell death stage of secondary xylem (PO:0025466)
tracheary element death stage of secondary xylem (PO:0025467)
secondary xylem parenchyma cell death stage of secondary xylem (PO:0025468)
cell differentiation stage of secondary xylem (PO:0025469)
Renamed terms: PSDS
Changed all the terms that had "stages" in their names to "stage" and changed "developmental" to "development" for about 10 terms
whole plant growth stage (PO:0007033) > whole plant development stage
gametophyte phase (PO:0028003) > gamethophyte development stage
sporophyte phase (PO:0028002) > sporophyte development stage
A vegetative growth (PO:0007134) > sporophyte vegetative development stage
B reproductive growth (PO:0007130) > sporophyte reproductive development stage
C senescence (PO:0007017) > sporophyte senscent stage
D dormancy (PO:0007132) > sporophyte vegetative dormant stage
protonema phase (PO:0030006) > protonema whole plant development stage
New synonyms
This is only to highlight synonyms that are substantially different than the primary term name (e.g., cone as a synonym of strobilus).
Added 333 new synonyms from FNA term glossary to existing PO terms.
Added synonyms: lateral meristem - lateral growth meristem
shoot lateral meristem - shoot lateral growth meristem
root lateral meristem - root lateral growth meristem
Merged terms
plant structure development stage (PO:0007021) into plant growth and development stage (PO:0009012) -- plant structure development stage is primary name
Obsolete terms
axial cell (PO:0000081), consider fiber cell (PO:0025407), sieve element (PO:0025406), tracheary element (PO:0000290)
xylem element (PO:0000273), consider tracheary element (PO:0000290) and xylem fiber cell (PO:0000274)
