Organisms

Sterculia

A plant genus of the family STERCULIACEAE. S. urens is the source of KARAYA GUM which is sometimes called Indian tragacanth, which is different from the true TRAGACANTH which comes from ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family STERCULIACEAE. S. urens is the source of KARAYA GUM which is sometimes called Indian tragacanth, which is different from the true TRAGACANTH which comes from ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Karaya
  • Karayas
  • Sterculias
  • Sterculia urens
  • Sterculia uren
  • urens, Sterculia

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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

source of TRAGACANTH, INDIAN see KARAYA GUM; source of true tragacanth is ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.859.821w.500w.888w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sterculia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D032361. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D032361
  2. Sterculia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterculia
  3. Sterculia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1478297