Concept information
Preferred term
Acanthaceae
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Acanthus
- Hygrophila
- Hypoestes
- Ruellia
- Thunbergia
Scope note
- A plant family of the order Lamiales. 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.
History note
- 2002
In other languages
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Finnish
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Acanthaceae
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akanttikasvien heimo
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D027901
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