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Raphide

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Raphides are needle-shaped crystals of calcium oxalate as the monohydrate or calcium carbonate as aragonite, found in more than 200 families of plants. [1]

46 relations: Actinidia, Actinidiaceae, Agave, Alocasia, Amaranthaceae, Araceae, Araliaceae, Arecaceae, Arenga, Arisaema, Arum, Asparagaceae, Bromeliaceae, Caladium, Calcium carbonate, Calcium oxalate, Caryota, Colocasia, Commelina, Commelinaceae, Dieffenbachia, Druse (botany), Dysphagia, Edema, Epipremnum, Fuchsia, Hillia (plant), Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, Idioblast, Monstera, Onagraceae, Parenchyma, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Philodendron, Pineapple, Plant defense against herbivory, Polygonaceae, Ptychosperma, Rubiaceae, Schefflera, Spathiphyllum, Spinacia, Tradescantia, Triceratella, Vitaceae, Zantedeschia.

Actinidia

Actinidia is a genus of woody and, with a few exceptions, dioecious plants native to temperate eastern Asia, occurring throughout most of China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan, and extending north to southeast Siberia and south into Indochina.

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Actinidiaceae

The Actinidiaceae are a small family of flowering plants commonly known as the Chinese gooseberry family.

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Agave

Agave is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States.

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Alocasia

Alocasia is a genus of broad-leaved rhizomatous or tuberous perennials from the family Araceae.

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Amaranthaceae

Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus.

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Araceae

The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix.

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Araliaceae

The Araliaceae is a family made of 52 genera and 700 species of flowering plants including perennial herbs, trees, vines and succulents.

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Arecaceae

The Arecaceae are a botanical family of perennial trees, climbers, shrubs, and acaules commonly known as palm trees (owing to historical usage, the family is alternatively called Palmae).

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Arenga

Arenga is a genus of palms, native to Southeast Asia, southern China, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

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Arisaema

Arisaema is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae.

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Arum

Arum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region.

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Asparagaceae

Asparagaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.

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Bromeliaceae

The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of 51 genera and around 3475 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.

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Caladium

Caladium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae.

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Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO3.

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Calcium oxalate

Calcium oxalate (in archaic terminology, oxalate of lime) is a calcium salt of oxalate with the chemical formula CaC2O4(H2O)x, where x can vary.

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Caryota

Caryota is a genus of palm trees.

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Colocasia

Colocasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

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Commelina

Commelina is a genus of approximately 170 species commonly called dayflowers due to the short lives of their flowers.

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Commelinaceae

Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants.

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Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Araceae.

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Druse (botany)

A druse is a group of crystals of calcium oxalate, silicates, or carbonates present in plants, and are thought to be a defense against herbivory due to their toxicity.

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Dysphagia

Dysphagia is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty in swallowing.

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Edema

Edema, also spelled oedema or œdema, is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, located beneath the skin and in the cavities of the body, which can cause severe pain.

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Epipremnum

Epipremnum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, found in tropical forests from China, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia to Australia the western Pacific.

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Fuchsia

Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees.

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Hillia (plant)

Hillia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.

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Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii (the palmiste marron or spindle palm) is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.

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Idioblast

An idioblast is an isolated plant cell that differs from neighboring tissues.

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Monstera

Monstera is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.

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Onagraceae

The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family.

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Parenchyma

Parenchyma is the bulk of a substance.

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering plant in the grape family, Vitaceae.

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Philodendron

Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family.

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Pineapple

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, also called pineapples, and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.

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Plant defense against herbivory

Plant defense against herbivory or host-plant resistance (HPR) describes a range of adaptations evolved by plants which improve their survival and reproduction by reducing the impact of herbivores.

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Polygonaceae

The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States.

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Ptychosperma

Ptychosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.

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Rubiaceae

The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family.

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Schefflera

Schefflera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae.

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Spathiphyllum

Spathiphyllum is a genus of about 40 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas and southeastern Asia.

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Spinacia

Spinacia is a flowering plant genus in subfamily Chenopodioideae of family Amaranthaceae.

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Tradescantia

Tradescantia is a genus of 75 species of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the New World from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies.

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Triceratella

Triceratella is a genus of annual monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family.

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Vitaceae

The Vitaceae are a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants, with 14 genera and ca 910 known species, including the grapevine and Virginia creeper.

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Zantedeschia

Zantedeschia is a genus of 8 species of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphide

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