POC Conf. Call 7-14-10

7. More new is_a children of cardinal organ part

(See SF Tracker: new is_a children of cardinal organ part)

*receptacle: (See SF Tracker: receptacle)

Current def'n: The region at end of pedicel or axis to which parts of flower are attached. [source: APWeb:Glossary, POC:curators].

proposed def'n: The region at the top of either the peduncle or pedicel where the floral appendages (for example, sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils) are attached.(Brooklyn Botanic Garden http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/botany/parts_flowers.html)

Comments: If both pedicel and peduncle is_a stalk, and stalk is_a 'cardinal organ part', then both pedicel and peduncle must be part of some organ for this to work.

• hypanthium(See SF Tracker: hypanthium)

Current def'n: A cup- or tube-like structure bearing perianth and stamens on its rim, so these arise above the base, and often above the top, of the ovary of a flower.

proposed def'n:

made part_of receptacle instead of part_of flower

• pulvinus: (See SF Tracker: pulvinus)

Current def'n: A more or less abrupt swelling, especially at the apex or base of a petiole or leaf sheath, often glandular and/or being the place where a plant responds to touch, gravity or light, in panicoid grasses a swollen region in the stem above the intercalary meristem - such a definition would also include stems of Chloranthaceae, Acanthaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Amaranthaceae, etc., cf. articulation. [source: APWeb:Glossary]

-currently is_a (an) organ

proposed def'n: