Mahonia
"Mahonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus in the family BERBERIDACEAE. Oregon Grape was discovered in North America and classified by Pursh as a BERBERIS but Nuttall claimed it is different enough to call it a new genus, MAHONIA. Now botanists insist on Berberis while horticulturists stay with this genus. It is a source of BERBERINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D028143
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.125.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Mahonia aquifolium- Mahonia aquifolium
- Mahonia aquifoliums
- aquifolium, Mahonia
- Barberry, Hollyleaved
- Hollyleaved Barberry
- Barberries, Hollyleaved
- Hollyleaved Barberries
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