flower_ovary_fusion

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• Label: Fusion of ovaries
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012443
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A floral organ morphology trait [TO:0000862] which, for flowers with multiple carpels, is the proportion [PATO:0001470] of the length [PATO:0000122] of the ovaries [PO:0009072] that are fused [NCIT:C124537] together.;Degree of ovary fusion expressed as a fraction of the total length of the ovary (from the floral base to the apex of the ovary).
• Additional comments: Fusion of styles and stigmas is not taken into account for this trait. Not applicable when there is a single carpel. Definition derived from Schoenenberger et al. (2020) for their character '403. Fusion of ovaries (C1)'
• units: {dimensionless}
• allowable range: 0 - 1 {dimensionless}

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012443) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 372 records. This includes:

• data for 320 species.
• data for 148 families.
• data from 2 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)