Organisms

Pontederiaceae

A plant family of the order Liliales, subclass Liliidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Most species are perennials, native primarily to tropical America. They have creeping rootstocks, fibrous roots, and leaves in clusters at the base of the plant or borne on branched stems. The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds, or a one-seeded winged structure.

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A plant family of the order Liliales, subclass Liliidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Most species are perennials, native primarily to tropical America. They have creeping rootstocks, fibrous roots, and leaves in clusters at the base of the plant or borne on branched stems. The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds, or a one-seeded winged structure.

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  • Pontederia
  • Pontederias

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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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2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.827w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pontederiaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031805. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031805
  2. Pontederiaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontederiaceae
  3. Pontederiaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725748