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Descriptor English: Bixaceae
Descriptor Spanish: Bixaceae
Descriptor Bixaceae
Entry term(s) Bixa
Bixa acuminata
Cochlospermum
achiote
bija
Scope note: Familia de plantas del orden Violales, subclase Dilleniidae, clase Magnoliopsida. La Bixa contiene bixina. El Cochlospermum contiene ácido arjunólico y goma kondagogu (POLISACÁRIDOS).
Descriptor Portuguese: Bixaceae
Descriptor French: Bixaceae
Entry term(s): Bixa
Bixas
Cochlospermum
Cochlospermums
Kondagogu
Kondagogus
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.146
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031212
Scope note: A plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. Bixa contains bixin. Cochlospermum contains arjunolic acid and gum kondagogu (POLYSACCHARIDES).
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: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36756
Unique ID: D031212
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Bixaceae - Preferred
Concept UI M0396865
Scope note A plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. Bixa contains bixin. Cochlospermum contains arjunolic acid and gum kondagogu (POLYSACCHARIDES).
Preferred term Bixaceae
Cochlospermum - Narrower
Concept UI M0396867
Scope note A plant genus of the family BIXACEAE that contains arjunolic acid and gum kondagogu (POLYSACCHARIDES).
Preferred term Cochlospermum
Entry term(s) Cochlospermums
Kondagogu
Kondagogus
Bixa - Narrower
Concept UI M0396866
Scope note A plant genus of the family BIXACEAE that contains bixin and is the source of annatto food coloring.
Preferred term Bixa
Entry term(s) Bixas



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