Goal 1. Anatomical Entities

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Review existing anatomy/morphology terms and definitions

Cell types related to wood

tracheary elements

• tracheary element (PO:0000290)
• tracheid (PO:0000301)
• vessel member (PO:0002003)

fiber cells

• sclerenchyma cell (PO:0000077) - parent term
• fiber cell (PO:0025407)
• phloem fiber cell (PO:0004519)
• xylem fiber cell (PO:0000274)
• libriform fiber cell (PO:0004520)
• fiber tracheid (PO:0000355)
• gelatious fiber cell (PO:0025422)

sieve elements

• sieve element (PO:0025406)
• sieve cell (PO:0025415)
• sieve tube member (PO:0000289)

New terms for GO

These subcellular components have been added to GO:

• GO:0097217 sieve area
• GO:0097218 sieve plate
• GO:0097219 compound sieve plate
• GO:0097220 simple sieve plate

Tissue types related to wood

portion of vascular tissue (PO:0009015)

xylem (PO:0005352)

• vessel (PO:0025417)

• primary xylem (PO:0005849)
• protoxylem (PO:0000272)
• metaxylem (PO:0000372)

• secondary xylem (PO:0005848)
• growth ring (PO:0004514)
• heartwood (PO:0004512)
• sapwood (PO:0004513)

phloem (PO:0005417)

• sieve tube (PO:0025416)

• primary phloem (PO:0006075)
• protophloem (PO:0006077)
• metaphloem (PO:0006076)
• internal phloem (PO:0006216)

• secondary phloem (PO:0005043)
• included phloem (PO:0004524)

systems

• vascular system (PO:0000034)
• axial system (PO:0025410)
• ray system (PO:0025411)

lateral meristem (PO:0020145)

• cambium (PO:0005597)
• cork cambium (PO:0005599)
• vascular cambium (PO:0005598)

Develop list of anatomy/morphology terms that are missing

Do we need only wood-related terms, or other terms for woody plants?