Geum quellyon | |
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Geum quellyon cultivar 'Mrs Bradshaw' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Geum |
Species: | G. quellyon
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Binomial name | |
Geum quellyon | |
Synonyms | |
Geum quellyon, commonly called scarlet avens, [6] Chilean avens, Double Bloody Mary, [7] or Grecian rose, is a perennial herb in the family Rosaceae. It is native to the central and southern regions of Chile. [3] G. quellyon has been introduced to other countries including Belgium, [8] Bolivia, [3] and the United Kingdom, where it was first planted in 1826. [9]
Plants reach a height of between 6 and 100 centimeters (2.4 and 39.4 inches). [10] Leaves are compound, with between 3 and 10 pairs of leaflets. [10] G. quellyon grows a thick taproot which smells of cloves when broken due to the presence of aromatic compounds. [10] [11] Flowers vary in colour from yellow-orange to pink-red. [12]
When in metaphase, somatic chromosomes of G. quellyon (and of G. magellanicum, another species of Geum native to Chile) [13] are shorter and fatter than those in other Geum species. [14]
G. quellyon is native to the following regions of Chile: Araucanía, Aysén, Biobío, Los Lagos (including the island of Chiloé), [15] Magallanes, Maule, Metropolitana de Santiago, Ñuble, O’Higgins, Los Ríos, and Valparaíso. [16]
G. quellyon has been used in the traditional medicine of the Mapuche people of Chile for tooth neuralgia, gastric inflammation, prostatitis, and to regulate menstruation. [17] [18] A methanolic extract is obtained from its roots. [18]
Observations of a kidney transplant patient showed a pharmacological interaction between G. quellyon and cyclosporine, [19] an immunosuppressant used to prevent transplant rejection. [20]
Geum quellyon is commonly cultivated as a garden ornamental, and in that context is sometimes called Geum chiloense. [1] G. quellyon grows best in full sun to part shade, in moist but well-drained soil. [21] [22] Plants become damaged and do not recover well if exposed to temperatures of −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) or below. [23]
Cultivars include:
G. quellyon may be affected by pathogens belonging to the genus Peronospora. [37]
Geum quellyon | |
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Geum quellyon cultivar 'Mrs Bradshaw' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Geum |
Species: | G. quellyon
|
Binomial name | |
Geum quellyon | |
Synonyms | |
Geum quellyon, commonly called scarlet avens, [6] Chilean avens, Double Bloody Mary, [7] or Grecian rose, is a perennial herb in the family Rosaceae. It is native to the central and southern regions of Chile. [3] G. quellyon has been introduced to other countries including Belgium, [8] Bolivia, [3] and the United Kingdom, where it was first planted in 1826. [9]
Plants reach a height of between 6 and 100 centimeters (2.4 and 39.4 inches). [10] Leaves are compound, with between 3 and 10 pairs of leaflets. [10] G. quellyon grows a thick taproot which smells of cloves when broken due to the presence of aromatic compounds. [10] [11] Flowers vary in colour from yellow-orange to pink-red. [12]
When in metaphase, somatic chromosomes of G. quellyon (and of G. magellanicum, another species of Geum native to Chile) [13] are shorter and fatter than those in other Geum species. [14]
G. quellyon is native to the following regions of Chile: Araucanía, Aysén, Biobío, Los Lagos (including the island of Chiloé), [15] Magallanes, Maule, Metropolitana de Santiago, Ñuble, O’Higgins, Los Ríos, and Valparaíso. [16]
G. quellyon has been used in the traditional medicine of the Mapuche people of Chile for tooth neuralgia, gastric inflammation, prostatitis, and to regulate menstruation. [17] [18] A methanolic extract is obtained from its roots. [18]
Observations of a kidney transplant patient showed a pharmacological interaction between G. quellyon and cyclosporine, [19] an immunosuppressant used to prevent transplant rejection. [20]
Geum quellyon is commonly cultivated as a garden ornamental, and in that context is sometimes called Geum chiloense. [1] G. quellyon grows best in full sun to part shade, in moist but well-drained soil. [21] [22] Plants become damaged and do not recover well if exposed to temperatures of −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) or below. [23]
Cultivars include:
G. quellyon may be affected by pathogens belonging to the genus Peronospora. [37]