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Preferred term

Araliaceae  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The ginseng plant family of the order Apiales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. Leaves are generally alternate, large, and compound. Flowers are five-parted and arranged in compound flat-topped umbels. The fruit is a berry or (rarely) a drupe (a one-seeded fruit). It is well known for plant preparations used as adaptogens (immune support and anti-fatigue). A plant genus of the family ARALIACEAE that contains cussonosides or sieboldianosides (oleanane saponins). A plant genus of the family ARALIACEAE that contains oleanane and ursane glycosides and triterpenoid SAPONINS.

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Entry terms

  • txid4050
  • txid46390
  • txid46406
  • txid46414

In other languages

  • French

  • Araliacées
  • txid4050
  • txid46390
  • txid46406
  • txid46414

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XMB0FP9Q-J

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