Definition of Loganiaceae. Meaning of Loganiaceae. Synonyms of Loganiaceae

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Definition of Loganiaceae

Loganiaceae
Strychnine Strych"nine, n. [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?: cf. F. strychnine.] (Chem.) A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiace[ae], as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.

Meaning of Loganiaceae from wikipedia

- The Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. The family includes up to 13 genera, distributed around the world's...
- India and to southeast Asia. It is a medium-sized tree in the family Loganiaceae that grows in open habitats. Its leaves are ovate and 5–9 centimetres...
- family Loganiaceae. Struwe, L.; Gibbons, K. L.; Conn, B. J.; Motley, T. J. (2018), Kadereit, Joachim W.; Bittrich, Volker (eds.), "Loganiaceae", Flowering...
- Orange identifies various species of trees, some with edible fruit and some not. Citrus sinensis includes many of the cultivated oranges used for their...
- Family Gelsemiaceae (2 genera) Family Gentianaceae (87 genera) Family Loganiaceae (13 genera) Family Rubiaceae (611 genera) The following phylogenetic...
- Garryales Eucommiaceae Garryaceae Gentianales Rubiaceae Gentianaceae Loganiaceae Gelsemiaceae Apocynaceae Boraginales Boraginaceae Vahliales Vahliaceae...
- This is a list of plant species that, when consumed by humans, are known or suspected to produce psychoactive effects: changes in nervous system function...
- Strychnos ignatii is a tree in the family Loganiaceae, native to the Philippines, particularly in Catbalogan and parts of China. The plant was first described...
- wormbush, or wormgr****, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loganiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Florida, and...
- toxicity), and protocuridine (non-toxic) from both Meni****ceae and Loganiaceae/Strychnaceae. This subtype is found originally packed in terra cotta...