spikelet pedicel (PO:0006319)

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spikelet pedicel (PO:0006319)

Current def'n: An inflorescence branch that terminates in a spikelet.

Revised def'n: A higher order inflorescence axis (PO:0009081) that terminates in a spikelet.

Current comment: This is not a pedicel in the strict sense, but is the ultimate naked part of the inflorescence axis.

Revised comment: In a strict sense, a pedicel (see flower pedicel (PO:0009052) is the botanical term for an axis that terminates in a single flower. However, spikelet pedicel is used to refer to the proximal portion of a higher order inflorescence axis, which results in more than a single flower.

Synonyms: pedicelo de la espiguilla (Spanish, exact), 小穂小花柄 (Japanese, exact)