Locule
Alocule(pl.:locules) orloculus(Latinfor 'little place';pl.:loculi) is a small cavity[1]or compartment within anorganor part of anorganism(animal,plant,orfungus).
In angiosperms (flowering plants), the termloculeusually refers to a chamber within anovary(gynoeciumorcarpel) of theflowerandfruits.Depending on the number of locules in the ovary, fruits can be classified asunilocular(uni-locular),bilocular,trilocular,ormultilocular.The number of locules present in a gynoecium may be equal to or less than the number of carpels. The locules contain theovulesorseeds.
The term may also refer to chambers withinantherscontainingpollen.[2]
Inascomycetousfungi, locules are chambers within thehymeniumin which theperitheciadevelop.[3]
References[edit]
- ^"loculus".Oxford Dictionaries. Archived fromthe originalon July 18, 2012.
- ^Hickey, M.; King, C. (2001).The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms.Cambridge University Press.
- ^"Fungi Glossary".Palaeos. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-11-18.Retrieved2016-05-04.
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