NIH MeSH · D027901Organisms

Acanthaceae

Also known asThunbergia · Acanthus · Hypoestes · Ruellia · Hygrophila

Definition

A plant family of the order Lamiales. It is characterized by simple leaves in opposite pairs, cystoliths (enlarged cells containing crystals of calcium carbonate), and bilaterally symmetrical and bisexual flowers that are usually crowded together. The common name for Ruellia of wild petunia is easily confused with PETUNIA.

MeSH classification

  • B01.875.800.575.912.250.583.040

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Agastache

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that contains tilianin, agastanol, and agastaquinone (a cytotoxic diterpenoid quinone).

Ajuga

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that contains cyasterone, ajugasterone, 20-hydroxyecdysone, 8-acetylharpagide (an iridoid glycoside).

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D027901) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗