Ericales
"Ericales" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A large and diverse order of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the subclass DILLENIIDAE. Most members have weakly fused petals and radially symmetric flowers which form fruit capsules and thin seed coats. Members also contain IRIDOIDS, compounds which protect against herbivores. Common examples of the ericales are economically important species such as TEA, PERSIMMON, BLUEBERRY, BRAZIL NUTS, azalea, CRANBERRIES, and RHODODENDRON.
| Descriptor ID |
D020448
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.341
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ericales" by people in Profiles.
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Nebel A, Schneider BJ, Baker RK, Kroll DJ. Potential metabolic interaction between St. John's wort and theophylline. Ann Pharmacother. 1999 Apr; 33(4):502.
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Schneck C. St. John's wort and hypomania. J Clin Psychiatry. 1998 Dec; 59(12):689.