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Scleromitrion verticillatum

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Scleromitrion verticillatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Scleromitrion
Species:
S. verticillatum
Binomial name
Scleromitrion verticillatum
(L.) R.J.Wang
Synonyms
  • Hedyotis verticillata (L.) Lam.
  • Oldenlandia verticillata L.

Scleromitrion verticillatum is a perennial native to south and southeast Asia.[1] It was originally described as Oldenlandia verticillata L. by Carl Linnaeus in 1767, and later considered part of the genus Hedyotis. It was moved to the genus Scleromitrion by R.J.Wang in 2014.

The chemical compound Kaempferitrin can be isolated from its leaves.[2]

Taxonomy

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Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  2. ^ Hamzah, Ahmad; Lajis, Nordin; Sargent, M. (1994). "Kaempferitrin from the Leaves of Hedyotis verticillata and its Biological Activity". Planta Medica. 60 (4): 388–389. doi:10.1055/s-2006-959513. PMID 7938277. INIST 3324508.
  3. ^ "Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang".
  4. ^ Flora of India