Organisms

Ericales

A large and diverse order of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the subclass DILLENIIDAE. Most members have weakly fused petals and radially symmetric flowers which form fruit capsules and thin seed coats. Members also contain IRIDOIDS, compounds which protect against herbivores. Common examples of the ericales are economically important species such as TEA, PERSIMMON, BLUEBERRY, BRAZIL NUTS, azalea, CRANBERRIES, and RHODODENDRON.

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A large and diverse order of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the subclass DILLENIIDAE. Most members have weakly fused petals and radially symmetric flowers which form fruit capsules and thin seed coats. Members also contain IRIDOIDS, compounds which protect against herbivores. Common examples of the ericales are economically important species such as TEA, PERSIMMON, BLUEBERRY, BRAZIL NUTS, azalea, CRANBERRIES, and RHODODENDRON.

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  • Theales
  • Ericale
  • Theale

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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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2018(1998)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.341w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ericales. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020448. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020448
  2. Ericales. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theales
  3. Ericales. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2118061