Scorzonera | |
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Scorzonera purpurea | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Scorzonerinae |
Genus: |
Scorzonera L. |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3]
Species of the genus are found in Europe, Asia, [3] and Africa. [4] Its center of diversity is in the Mediterranean. [5]
Scorzonera is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the nutmeg, a species of moth.[ citation needed]
The following species are recognised in the genus Scorzonera: [1]
One possible origin of the genus name is the French scorzonère ("viper's grass"). [3]
Some Scorzonera species contain lactones, including members of the guaianolide class of sesquiterpene lactones. [6] Flavonoids found in Scorzonera include apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, and quercetin. [7] Other secondary metabolites reported from the genus include caffeoylquinic acids, coumarins, lignans, stilbenoids, and triterpenoids. [8] One unique class of stilbenoid derivative was first isolated from Scorzonera humilis. They were named the tyrolobibenzyls after Tyrol in the eastern Alps, where the plant was collected. [9]
Scorzonera | |
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Scorzonera purpurea | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Scorzonerinae |
Genus: |
Scorzonera L. |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3]
Species of the genus are found in Europe, Asia, [3] and Africa. [4] Its center of diversity is in the Mediterranean. [5]
Scorzonera is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the nutmeg, a species of moth.[ citation needed]
The following species are recognised in the genus Scorzonera: [1]
One possible origin of the genus name is the French scorzonère ("viper's grass"). [3]
Some Scorzonera species contain lactones, including members of the guaianolide class of sesquiterpene lactones. [6] Flavonoids found in Scorzonera include apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, and quercetin. [7] Other secondary metabolites reported from the genus include caffeoylquinic acids, coumarins, lignans, stilbenoids, and triterpenoids. [8] One unique class of stilbenoid derivative was first isolated from Scorzonera humilis. They were named the tyrolobibenzyls after Tyrol in the eastern Alps, where the plant was collected. [9]