Organisms

Convolvulaceae

The morning glory family of flowering plants, of the order Solanales, which includes about 50 genera and at least 1,400 species. Leaves are alternate and flowers are funnel-shaped. Most are twining and erect herbs, with a few woody vines, trees, and shrubs.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The morning glory family of flowering plants, of the order Solanales, which includes about 50 genera and at least 1,400 species. Leaves are alternate and flowers are funnel-shaped. Most are twining and erect herbs, with a few woody vines, trees, and shrubs.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Evolvulus
  • Merremia
  • Rivea
  • Turbina
  • Merremias
  • Riveas
  • Turbinas

MeSH Record

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.

MeSH Record

History Note

2002

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.238w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Convolvulaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027722. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027722
  2. Convolvulaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolvulaceae
  3. Convolvulaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145777