Organisms

Clusiaceae

The mangosteen plant family (sometimes classified as Guttiferae; also known as Hypericaceae) of the order THEALES, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It includes trees and shrubs with resinous, sticky sap, usually with broad-ended, oblong, leathery leaves with a strong, central vein, flowers with many stamens.

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Abstract

The mangosteen plant family (sometimes classified as Guttiferae; also known as Hypericaceae) of the order THEALES, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It includes trees and shrubs with resinous, sticky sap, usually with broad-ended, oblong, leathery leaves with a strong, central vein, flowers with many stamens.

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Synonyms

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  • Allanblackia
  • Cratoxylum
  • Hypericaceae
  • Plum, Waika
  • Psorospermum
  • Rheedia
  • Allanblackias
  • Cratoxylums
  • Plums, Waika
  • Psorospermums
  • Rheedias
  • Waika Plum
  • Waika Plums

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

prefer specific plant

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History Note

2002; use Theales 1999-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Theales (1999-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Clusiaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028084. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028084
  2. Clusiaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clusiaceae
  3. Clusiaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132429