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Passifloraceae

A plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are herbaceous or woody vines, shrubs, and trees, mostly of warm regions. Many have tendrils in leaf axils. Leaves are alternate. Flowers have 3-5 sepals, petals and stamens. Nearly all species have seeds that bear a fleshy appendage called an aril.

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A plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are herbaceous or woody vines, shrubs, and trees, mostly of warm regions. Many have tendrils in leaf axils. Leaves are alternate. Flowers have 3-5 sepals, petals and stamens. Nearly all species have seeds that bear a fleshy appendage called an aril.

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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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prefer specific plant

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2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.803w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Passifloraceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031683. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031683
  2. Passifloraceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passifloraceae
  3. Passifloraceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157164