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Descriptor English: Andropogon
Descriptor Spanish: Andropogon
Descriptor Andropogon
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia POACEAE. En inglés se emplea también el nombre común de bluestem para otras plantas de esta familia. Se ha reclasificado Andropogon nardus como CYMBOPOGON nardus y Andropogon zizanioides como Chrysopogon zizanioides.
Descriptor Portuguese: Andropogon
Descriptor French: Andropogon
Entry term(s): Andropogons
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.055
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031722
Scope note: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of bluestem is also used for other plants in this family. Andropogon nardus has been reclassified as CYMBOPOGON nardus and Andropogon zizanioides as Chrysopogon zizanioides.
Annotation: ANDROPOGON NARDUS see CYMBOPOGON is also available
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
Related: Anatherum muricatum DeCS
DeCS ID: 37016
Unique ID: D031722
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2019/04/29
Andropogon - Preferred
Concept UI M0398667
Scope note A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of bluestem is also used for other plants in this family. Andropogon nardus has been reclassified as CYMBOPOGON nardus and Andropogon zizanioides as Chrysopogon zizanioides.
Preferred term Andropogon
Entry term(s) Andropogons



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