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Descriptor English: Ericaceae
Descriptor Spanish: Ericaceae
Descriptor Ericaceae
Scope note: Familia de plantas de los brezales, del orden Ericales, clase Magnoliopsida, que suelen ser arbustos o pequeños árboles. Sus hojas son alternantes, simples y correosas; las flores son simétricas, con 4 ó 5 corolas separadas y pétalos parcialmente fusionados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ericaceae
Descriptor French: Ericaceae
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.341.937
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029791
Scope note: The heath plant family of the order Ericales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are generally shrubs or small trees. Leaves are alternate, simple, and leathery; flowers are symmetrical with a 4- or 5-parted corolla of partly fused petals.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35791
Unique ID: D029791
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/07
Ericaceae - Preferred
Concept UI M0385324
Scope note The heath plant family of the order Ericales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are generally shrubs or small trees. Leaves are alternate, simple, and leathery; flowers are symmetrical with a 4- or 5-parted corolla of partly fused petals.
Preferred term Ericaceae



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