Organisms

Saussurea

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE, order Asterales, subclass Asteridae. It is a source of costus root oil and should not be confused with the genus COSTUS.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE, order Asterales, subclass Asteridae. It is a source of costus root oil and should not be confused with the genus COSTUS.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Aucklandia costus
  • Aucklandia lappa
  • Saussurea costus
  • Saussurea lappa

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

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

do not confuse entry term SAUSSUREA COSTUS with COSTUS

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History Note

2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.100w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Saussurea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D030441. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D030441
  2. Saussurea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saussurea
  3. Saussurea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1421617