Leaves distichous, bases overlapping, unifacial, ensiform, not differentiated into petiole and blade; intravaginal squamules present in leaf axils; venation parallel. [worldfloraonline.org]

Primitive vessels are present in the roots and rhizomes. The roots have large schizogenous intercellular spaces in the cortex. Idioblastic oil cells are present in the root cortex. [portal.cybertaxonomy.org]

• Fever

  Making a decoction of the leaves and drinking it, will ease dry coughing, asthma, bronchitis, and fever. It is known as a bronchodilator, therefore circulates more oxygen to the brain & reduces toxins from the brain. An infusion treats cholic. [florawww.eeb.uconn.edu]

  Gold Fever 2004 ISBN 978-0954576417 Phylogenetic analysis of rbcL sequences identifies Acorus calamus as the primal extant monocotyledon. Duvall 1993 Duvall, Melvin R.; Clegg, Michael T.; Chase, Mark W.; Clark, W. Dennis; Kress, W. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Weakness

  In some Poales (Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Poaceae), at least, gravity adjustments are made by an intercalary meristem immediately above the node, and the leaf sheath helps support the stem and in particular the weakness at the intercalary meristem by distributing [mobot.org]

• Cough

  Making a decoction of the leaves and drinking it, will ease dry coughing, asthma, bronchitis, and fever. It is known as a bronchodilator, therefore circulates more oxygen to the brain & reduces toxins from the brain. An infusion treats cholic. [florawww.eeb.uconn.edu]

• Suggestibility

  My results suggest that A. calamus populations in southeast Ohio are primarily clonal in nature. [agris.fao.org]

  It has long been noted that many of the distinctive features of monocots perhaps suggest an origin from aquatic or hydrophilous ancestors (e.g. Henslow 1893 and references: the style of comparison and suggested mechanisms are interesting!). [mobot.org]

  Back to list of families Suggested citation: Kirkbride, J.H., Jr., C.R. Gunn, and M.J. Dallwitz. 2006. Family Guide for Fruits and Seeds, vers. 1.0. URL: http://nt.ars-grin.gov/SeedsFruits/keys/frsdfam/Index.cfm. Accessed August 5, 2019. [nt.ars-grin.gov]

  A plant from Borneo (Sarawak) has been shown to have 2n = 44 chromosomes (c. 44, certainly tetraploid, unpublished count); pollen of some specimens from New Guinea was studied and turned out to be sterile, suggesting that these plants were triploid and [portal.cybertaxonomy.org]

• Confusion

  Communication and contact causes them confusion. Mind Confusion of identity, blur, reality and mask; recognising or not recognising. Lack of direction, disorientation in time and space. Lack of will, power, focus. Alienation. [qjure.com]

  Confusion exists whether all strains of A. calamus contain this substance. Four varieties of A. calamus strains exist in nature: diploid, triploid, tetraploid and hexaploid.[18] Diploids do not produce the carcinogenic β-asarone. [en.wikipedia.org]

  Considerable confusion exists in the taxonomic literature over the status of Acorus in North America. Whether Acorus is native or introduced, as well as the number of taxa in North America, has been debated for years. [plants.jstor.org]

Following each tribal or generic treatment is a list of specimens examined and taxonomic notes highlighting useful comparisons. [amazon.co.uk]

As family treatments are completed for the New Manual, these are being made available as downloadable PDFs. [nybgpress.org]

Etymology[edit] The name 'acorus' is derived from the Greek word 'acoron', a name used by Dioscorides, which in turn was derived from 'coreon', meaning 'pupil', because it was used in herbal medicine as a treatment for inflammation of the eye. [en.wikipedia.org]