Costus

"Costus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.

Descriptor ID	D029770
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.618.937.124
Concept/Terms	Costus Costus Costus spicatus Costus spicatus spicatus, Costus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Lilianae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.618]
Zingiberales [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.618.937]
Costus [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.618.937.124]

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