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Preferred term

Araliaceae  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cussonia
  • Cussonias
  • Polyscia
  • Polyscias
  • Schefflera
  • Scheffleras

Note

  • prefer specific plant

Scope note

  • The ginseng plant family of the order Apiales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. Leaves are generally alternate, large, and compound. Flowers are five-parted and arranged in compound flat-topped umbels. The fruit is a berry or (rarely) a drupe (a one-seeded fruit). It is well known for plant preparations used as adaptogens (immune support and anti-fatigue).

History note

  • 2002

In other languages

  • araliakasvit

    Finnish

  • Araliaceae
  • araliakasvien heimo
  • Araliaväxter

    Swedish

  • Cussonia
  • Nätaraliasläktet
  • Paraplyaralia
  • Paraplyträdet

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D027481

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