flower_perianth_merism

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• Label: Number of perianth parts in each whorl (Perianth merism)
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012463
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A perianth morphology trait [TO:0000275] which is the count [NCIT:C25463] of perianth [PO:0009058] parts (sepals [PO:0009031], petals [PO:0009032], and tepals [PO:0009033]) in each floral whorl [PO:0025023].;The number of perianth parts in each whorl, recorded as a continuous trait (with integer values of 1 and above).
• Additional comments: Not applicable when perianth phyllotaxis is spiral or irregular or when the perianth is absent. Definition derived from Schoenenberger et al. (2020) for their character '232. Perianth merism (C1)'
• units: {count}
• allowable range: 0 - 50 {count}

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012463) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 1,935 records. This includes:

• data for 1,427 species.
• data for 218 families.
• data from 2 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)