Organisms

Sapotaceae

A plant family of the order Ebenales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are tropical trees which have elongate latex cells. Several members bear sweet edible fruits and produce triterpenoid saponins.

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Abstract

A plant family of the order Ebenales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are tropical trees which have elongate latex cells. Several members bear sweet edible fruits and produce triterpenoid saponins.

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  • Argania
  • Sideroxylon
  • Tieghemella
  • Arganias
  • Sideroxylons
  • Tieghemellas

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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

prefer specific plant

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History Note

2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.339w.485w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sapotaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029632. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029632
  2. Sapotaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapotaceae
  3. Sapotaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158981