Organisms

Lamiaceae

The mint plant family. They are characteristically aromatic, and many of them are cultivated for their oils. Most have square stems, opposite leaves, and two-lipped, open-mouthed, tubular corollas (united petals), with five-lobed, bell-like calyxes (united sepals).

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The mint plant family. They are characteristically aromatic, and many of them are cultivated for their oils. Most have square stems, opposite leaves, and two-lipped, open-mouthed, tubular corollas (united petals), with five-lobed, bell-like calyxes (united sepals).

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  • Labiatae
  • Glechoma
  • Leonotis
  • Mesona
  • Micromeria
  • Schizonepeta
  • Tetradenia
  • Glechomas
  • Leonoti
  • Mesonas
  • Micromerias
  • Schizonepetas
  • Tetradenias

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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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1998

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lamiaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019686. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019686
  2. Lamiaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamiaceae
  3. Lamiaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53476