Organisms

Lotus

A genus of the PEA FAMILY. The genus Lotus, formerly known as Tetragonolobus, is unrelated to other plants with the common name of lotus (NELUMBO and NYMPHAEA).

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Abstract

A genus of the PEA FAMILY. The genus Lotus, formerly known as Tetragonolobus, is unrelated to other plants with the common name of lotus (NELUMBO and NYMPHAEA).

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Loteae
  • Lotus arabicus
  • Lotus corniculatus
  • Lotus japonicus
  • Trefoil
  • Trefoils

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20 allowable subheadings

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

AMERICAN LOTUS, INDIAN LOTUS and SACRED LOTUS see NELUMBO are also available; lotus seeds and lotus nuts are from the genus NELUMBO, especially NELUMBO NUCIFERA

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History Note

2017(2002)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.401w.565w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lotus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000070116. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000070116
  2. Lotus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loteae
  3. Lotus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q143832