Preferred Label : pontederiaceae;
MeSH definition : A plant family of the order Liliales, subclass Liliidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons).
Most species are perennials, native primarily to tropical America. They have creeping
rootstocks, fibrous roots, and leaves in clusters at the base of the plant or borne
on branched stems. The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds, or a one-seeded winged
structure.;
MeSH hyponym : pontederia; Pontederias;
MeSH Related Number : txid16372;
MeSH annotation : coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM
with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) disease/drug ther (IM) PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther
use (IM or NIM) specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontederiaceae;
UNII : txid16367;
Origin ID : D031805;
UMLS CUI : C1001017;
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
A plant family of the order Liliales, subclass Liliidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons).
Most species are perennials, native primarily to tropical America. They have creeping
rootstocks, fibrous roots, and leaves in clusters at the base of the plant or borne
on branched stems. The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds, or a one-seeded winged
structure.
