Organisms

Portulacaceae

A plant family of the order Caryophyllales, subclass Caryophyllidae, class Magnoliopsida. There are no true petals; each flower has two to six sepals. They produce betacyanin and betaxanthin pigments and lack anthocyanins.

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Abstract

A plant family of the order Caryophyllales, subclass Caryophyllidae, class Magnoliopsida. There are no true petals; each flower has two to six sepals. They produce betacyanin and betaxanthin pigments and lack anthocyanins.

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  • Claytonia
  • Montia
  • Claytonias
  • Montias

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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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2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.198.500w.984w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Portulacaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029622. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029622
  2. Portulacaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulacaceae
  3. Portulacaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521874