Acanthaceae

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Acanthaceae

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"Acanthaceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plant family of the order Scrophulariales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It is characterized by simple leaves in opposite pairs, cystoliths (enlarged cells containing crystals of calcium carbonate), and bilaterally symmetrical and bisexual flowers that are usually crowded together. The common name for Ruellia of wild petunia is easily confused with PETUNIA.

Descriptor ID	D027901
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.008
Concept/Terms	Acanthaceae Acanthaceae Castilleja Castilleja Castillejas Paintbrush, Indian Indian Paintbrush Thunbergia Thunbergia Thunbergias Hypoestes Hypoestes Hypoeste Ruellia Ruellia Ruellias Acanthus Acanthus Hygrophila Hygrophila Hygrophilas

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Acanthaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.008]

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