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EPHEDRA SINICA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chinese ephedra
1, record 1, English, Chinese%20ephedra
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Chinese joint-fir 2, record 1, English, Chinese%20joint%2Dfir
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Ephedraceae. 3, record 1, English, - Chinese%20ephedra
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Chinese jointfir
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éphédra chinois
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9ph%C3%A9dra%20chinois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Ephedraceae. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9dra%20chinois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ephedra
1, record 2, English, ephedra
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mahang 2, record 2, English, mahang
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several Chinese plants of the genus Ephedra(esp. Ephedra sinica) yielding ephedrine. 2, record 2, English, - ephedra
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
ephera: any plant of the genus Ephedra. 1, record 2, English, - ephedra
Record 2, Key term(s)
- huang
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- éphédra
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9ph%C3%A9dra
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arbuste plus ou moins rampant à rameaux très nombreux, grêles et articulés, et à petites feuilles écailleuses. (Les fleurs, jaune verdâtre, sont soit groupées en chatons [mâles], soit isolées [femelles], à deux écailles charnues qui forment après fécondation un fruit bacciforme rouge écarlate. Ces arbustes, une trentaine d'espèces habitant des régions tempérées et subtropicales [2 en France], contiennent un alcaloïde, l'éphédrine. Famille des gnétacées; sous-embauchement des gymnospermes.) 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9ph%C3%A9dra
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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