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Lotus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Lotus
Tree Number(s)
B01.875.800.575.912.250.401.565
Unique ID
D000070116
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000070116
Annotation
AMERICAN LOTUS, INDIAN LOTUS and SACRED LOTUS see NELUMBO are also available; lotus seeds and lotus nuts are from the genus NELUMBO, especially NELUMBO NUCIFERA
Scope Note
A genus of the PEA FAMILY. The genus Lotus, formerly known as Tetragonolobus, is unrelated to other plants with the common name of lotus (NELUMBO and NYMPHAEA).
Entry Term(s)
Loteae
Lotus arabicus
Lotus corniculatus
Lotus japonicus
Trefoil
Registry Numbers
txid3867
txid181288
txid34305
txid181260
Related Numbers
txid181260
txid181288
txid34305
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017(2002)
Date Introduced
2017/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Lotus Preferred
Trefoil Narrower
Lotus japonicus Narrower
Lotus arabicus Narrower
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