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Podophyllum Peltatum

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A perennial herb once used as an anthelmintic, emetic, purgative, and liver tonic; its marked purgative activity precludes its therapeutic use; a semisynthetic derivative, etoposide, is used to treat cancers
Toxicity Dermatitis, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, severe gastroenteritis, and possibly death; mayapple is regarded by the FDA as ‘unsafe’
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RNA in the shoot apex of Podophyllum peltatum reflects the structurally identifiable cytohistological zones.
Critical thinking and biology instruction
The costs of reproduction in the mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum (Berberidaceae).
Modeling investments in seeds, clonal offspring, and translocation in a clonal plant
Podophyllum peltatum was used by the Penobscot Indians to treat cancer.
Potato disc tumor induction assay: a multiple mode of drug action assay
+, +, 0 0, 0, 0 Ostrya virginica 0, 0, 0 0, 0, + Oxalis stricta 0, 0, 0 +, +, 0 Parthenocissus quinquefolia +, 1, + 2, 2, + Podophyllum peltatum +, 0, 0 3, 0, 0 Polygonatum biflorum 0, 0, 0 1, +, 0 Polygonum sp.
Effects of disturbance on herbaceous exotic plant species on the floodplain of the Potomac River
Podophyllum peltatum L.; Mayapple; C = 3; BSUH 16593.
The vascular flora in three prairie cemeteries in Henry County, Indiana
Seasonal studies of two plant species, Podophyllum peltatum and Arisaema triphyllum were carried out.
A teaching model using seasonal studies of two angiosperms: podophyllum peltatum and arisaema triphyllum. (Social Science, Environmental, Field Biology Poster Session 02:00 PM-03:00 PM)
Seasonal studies of three plant species Podophyllum peltatum, Arisaema triphyllum and Tipularia discolor were carried out.
POSTER SESSION BIOLOGICAL; EDUCATION; MEDICAL; SOCIAL SCIENCES 9:00 - 10:00 AM TOLERTON & HOOD HALL OF SCIENCE
Podophyllum peltatum L.; Mayapple; Dry woods; Infrequent but locally common; C = 3; BSUH 13696, 13903.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland complex on the IMI property in Henry County, near Luray, Indiana
Where Euonymus and Asarum are absent, the ground layer vegetation includes spring ephemerals (e.g., Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica L., Portulacaceae), Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp., Fumariaceae), Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawl., Liliaceae), Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L., Berberidaceae), and Prairie Trillium (Trillium recurvatum Beck, Liliaceae)) and abundant Acer seedlings.
Soil bacterial community structure under exotic versus native understory forbs in a woodland remnant in Indiana
douglassii, Claytonia virginica, Dicentra spp., Erigenia bulbosa, Erythronium americanum, Geranium maculatum, Geum vernum, Hydrophyllum macrophyllum, Isopyrum biternatum, Jeffersonia diphylla, Maianthemum racemosum, Osmorhiza longistylis, Packera obovata, Phlox divaricata, Podophyllum peltatum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Stellaria pubera, Trillium grandiflora, T.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Lick Creek Summit Nature Preserve in Wayne County, Indiana
macrophyllum, Maianthemum racemosum, Osmorhiza longistylis, Packera obovata, Phlox divaricata, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Trillium spp., including T.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Hayes Arboretum in Wayne County, Indiana
Podophyllum peltatum L.: Mayapple; April-May; high, dry woods; abundant; USIH 950.
An inventory of the herbaceous plants of the twin swamps nature preserve, Posey County, Indiana
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