Organisms

Picea

A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. They are evergreen, pyramidal trees with whorled branches and thin, scaly bark. Each of the linear, spirally arranged leaves are joined near the stem on a separate woody base.

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Abstract

A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. They are evergreen, pyramidal trees with whorled branches and thin, scaly bark. Each of the linear, spirally arranged leaves are joined near the stem on a separate woody base.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Spruce Tree
  • Piceas
  • Spruce Trees
  • Tree, Spruce
  • Trees, Spruce

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Aspects Covered

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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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Trees (1965-2001)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.625w.875w.755w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Picea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028222
  2. Picea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce
  3. Picea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26782