Organisms

Polygonaceae

The only family of the buckwheat order (Polygonales) of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It has 40 genera of herbs, shrubs, and trees.

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Abstract

The only family of the buckwheat order (Polygonales) of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It has 40 genera of herbs, shrubs, and trees.

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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

FAGOPYRUM & RHEUM are also available; prefer specific plant

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History Note

1998

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.825w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Polygonaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019664. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019664
  2. Polygonaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonaceae
  3. Polygonaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156117