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Callisia fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Callisia
Species:
C. fragrans
Binomial name
Callisia fragrans
(Lindl.) Woodson
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Spironema orthandrum Lindb.
  • Rectanthera fragrans (Lindl.) O. Deg.
  • Spironema fragrans Lindl.

Callisia fragrans, sometimes called the false bromeliad or false bromeliad plant, is a flowering plant species of the genus Callisia, in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. [1]

Description

Close-up of inflorescence, showing the small, white, fragrant flowers

The fleshy stem of Callisia fragrans can grow to a height of 1 m (3.3 ft). The leaves are 25 cm (9.8 in) long and become burgundy-violet if exposed to more prolonged sunlight (an example of "sun-stressing"). Blossoms are white and fragrant. [3] [4]

Range and cultivation

Callisia fragrans, also called golden tendril is endemic to Mexico, and naturalized in the West Indies, scattered locations in the United States, and a few other places. [2] [5] It has been cultivated in many countries as an indoor ornamental since the early 1900s. [6] However, it can be also found growing outdoors in warmer climates in moist, fertile soil. The herb likes partially shaded areas.

Medicinal properties

It has a rich traditional reputation in Mexico as an antiviral and antimicrobial plant. In Eastern Europe, its leaves are used for the treatment of various skin diseases, burns and joint disorders.<ref name="yar"> An ethanol leaf extract ( tincture) has been shown to effectively inhibit the infection of Vero cells by HSV-1, HSV-2 and an ACV-resistant strain of the latter, in vitro. However, the ethanol extract, as opposed to an aquatic extract, was ineffective against VZV. [6] Though the ethanol leaf extract had a lower selectivity index (toxicity vs. effectiveness) than ACV, it was able to inhibit the HSV-2 mutant, and may be less toxic than ACV. Direct interaction with the viruses, and the blocking of their access to l host cells, seems to be involved. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Plants database". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Klaus Kubitzki; H. Huber; P.J. Rudall; P.S. Stevens (1998). Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). Springer. p. 89. ISBN  3-540-64061-4.
  4. ^ "POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL WEEDS IN AUSTRALIA" (PDF). NATIONAL WEEDS PROGRAM. Queensland Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  5. ^ "Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Plant Growth Facilities". University of Connecticut.
  6. ^ a b c Yarmolinsky, Ludmila; Zaccai, Michele; Ben-Shabat, Shimon; Huleihel, Mahmoud (4 June 2010). "Anti-Herpetic Activity of Callissia fragrans and Simmondsia chinensis Leaf Extracts In Vitro". The Open Virology Journal. 4 (1): 57–62. doi: 10.2174/1874357901004010057. PMC  2918872. PMID  20700398.

External links

Media related to Callisia fragrans at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Callisia fragrans at Wikispecies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Callisia fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Callisia
Species:
C. fragrans
Binomial name
Callisia fragrans
(Lindl.) Woodson
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Spironema orthandrum Lindb.
  • Rectanthera fragrans (Lindl.) O. Deg.
  • Spironema fragrans Lindl.

Callisia fragrans, sometimes called the false bromeliad or false bromeliad plant, is a flowering plant species of the genus Callisia, in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. [1]

Description

Close-up of inflorescence, showing the small, white, fragrant flowers

The fleshy stem of Callisia fragrans can grow to a height of 1 m (3.3 ft). The leaves are 25 cm (9.8 in) long and become burgundy-violet if exposed to more prolonged sunlight (an example of "sun-stressing"). Blossoms are white and fragrant. [3] [4]

Range and cultivation

Callisia fragrans, also called golden tendril is endemic to Mexico, and naturalized in the West Indies, scattered locations in the United States, and a few other places. [2] [5] It has been cultivated in many countries as an indoor ornamental since the early 1900s. [6] However, it can be also found growing outdoors in warmer climates in moist, fertile soil. The herb likes partially shaded areas.

Medicinal properties

It has a rich traditional reputation in Mexico as an antiviral and antimicrobial plant. In Eastern Europe, its leaves are used for the treatment of various skin diseases, burns and joint disorders.<ref name="yar"> An ethanol leaf extract ( tincture) has been shown to effectively inhibit the infection of Vero cells by HSV-1, HSV-2 and an ACV-resistant strain of the latter, in vitro. However, the ethanol extract, as opposed to an aquatic extract, was ineffective against VZV. [6] Though the ethanol leaf extract had a lower selectivity index (toxicity vs. effectiveness) than ACV, it was able to inhibit the HSV-2 mutant, and may be less toxic than ACV. Direct interaction with the viruses, and the blocking of their access to l host cells, seems to be involved. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Plants database". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Klaus Kubitzki; H. Huber; P.J. Rudall; P.S. Stevens (1998). Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae). Springer. p. 89. ISBN  3-540-64061-4.
  4. ^ "POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL WEEDS IN AUSTRALIA" (PDF). NATIONAL WEEDS PROGRAM. Queensland Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  5. ^ "Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Plant Growth Facilities". University of Connecticut.
  6. ^ a b c Yarmolinsky, Ludmila; Zaccai, Michele; Ben-Shabat, Shimon; Huleihel, Mahmoud (4 June 2010). "Anti-Herpetic Activity of Callissia fragrans and Simmondsia chinensis Leaf Extracts In Vitro". The Open Virology Journal. 4 (1): 57–62. doi: 10.2174/1874357901004010057. PMC  2918872. PMID  20700398.

External links

Media related to Callisia fragrans at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Callisia fragrans at Wikispecies


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