Asclepiadaceae

"Asclepiadaceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The milkweed plant family of the order Gentianales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It includes many tropical herbs and shrubby climbers; most with milky juice. Flowers have five united petals. Fruits are podlike, usually with tufted seeds.

Descriptor ID	D029067
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.099
Concept/Terms	Asclepiadaceae Asclepiadaceae Caralluma Caralluma Carallumas Gongronema Gongronema Gongronemas Cryptostegia Cryptostegia Cryptostegias Gomphocarpus Gomphocarpus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Asclepiadaceae".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Asclepiadaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.099]

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