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Raphides (/ˈræfɪdiz/ RAF-id-eez;
singular raphide /ˈreɪfaɪd/ RAY-fyde or raphis) are needle-shaped
crystals of
calcium oxalate monohydrate (prismatic...
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processed to make them edible, however, the raw
plants contain raphid or
raphide crystals of
calcium oxalate along with
other irritants (possibly including...
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entire plant nearly always contains irritating calcium oxalate crystals or
raphides, in
varying degrees. The
foliage can vary
considerably from
species to...
- needle-shaped
crystal of
calcium oxalate found in some plants. It is a form of
raphide. This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with the
title Styloid...
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characteristics that
unite monophyletic groups of taxa);
Calcium oxalate raphides Absence of
vessels in
leaves Monocotyledonous anther wall formation* Successive...
- vary in
their toxicity levels. They
contain calcium oxalate crystals in
raphide bundles,
which are
poisonous and irritating. The sap may
cause skin irritation...
- Myrmecodia). The
plants usually contain iridoids,
various alkaloids, and
raphide crystals are common. The
leaves are simple, undivided, and entire; there...
- form. In
bundles they are
known as
druse and as
crystals they can be of
raphide [needle] form. When the end of an
idioblast is
broken the
crystals or other...
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tongue (also used for
Sansevieria species)
refer to the
poisoning effect of
raphides,
which can
cause temporary inability to speak.
Dieffenbachia was named...
- them together, such as a lack of
mycorrhizal ****ociations and
tapetal raphides.
Estimates differ as to when the
Commelinales evolved, but most suggest...
