Organisms

Santalaceae

A plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are parasites that form connections (haustoria) to their hosts to obtain water and nutrients. The one-seeded fruit may be surrounded by a brightly colored nut-like structure.

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Abstract

A plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are parasites that form connections (haustoria) to their hosts to obtain water and nutrients. The one-seeded fruit may be surrounded by a brightly colored nut-like structure.

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  • Comandra
  • Toadflax, Bastard
  • Bastard Toadflax
  • Bastard Toadflaxs
  • Comandras
  • Toadflaxs, Bastard

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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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Indexing Annotation

X ref Toadflax, Bastard: Toadflax see LINARIA is also available

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History Note

2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.884w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Santalaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029630. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029630
  2. Santalaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santalaceae
  3. Santalaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327639