Stemona tuberosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Stemonaceae
Genus: Stemona
Species:
S. tuberosa
Binomial name
Stemona tuberosa
Synonyms[2]
  • Stemona minor Hook.f.
  • Roxburghia moluccana Blume
  • Stemona moluccana (Blume) C.H.Wright
  • Stemona affinis J.J.Sm.
  • Roxburghia gloriosoides Roxb.
  • Stemona gloriosoides Roxb.
  • Roxburghia gloriosa Pers.
  • Roxburghia viridiflora Sm.
  • Roxburghia stemona Steud.
  • Stemona acuta C.H.Wright
  • Stemona gloriosa (Pers.) J.J.Sm.

Stemona tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonaceae. It is native to China, India, southeast Asia, and New Guinea.[2][3][4] Hornets play an important role in seed dispersal by biting off the seed with its elaiosome and then carrying the seed away for about 100 m. There they chew off the elaiosome and abandon the seed which is likely to be taken by ants into their nest.[5]

Traditional medicine

Stemona tuberosa (Chinese: 百部; pinyin: bǎi bù) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It can be used as a treatment for Pediculus capitus and Phthirus pubis typically with low skin irritation.[6][unreliable medical source?]

Varieties

accepted varieties[2]
  1. Stemona tuberosa var. minor (Hook.f.) C.E.C.Fisch. - India
  2. Stemona tuberosa var. moluccana (Blume) ined. - New Guinea, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands
  3. Stemona tuberosa var. tuberosa - China, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stemona tuberosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Loureiro, João de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 404 in Latin
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 71 大百部 da bai bu Stemona tuberosa Lour.
  5. ^ Chen, Gao; Wang, Zheng-Wei; Qin, Yan; Sun, Wei-Bang (2017-11-01). "Seed dispersal by hornets: An unusual insect-plant mutualism". Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 59 (11): 792–796. doi:10.1111/jipb.12568. ISSN 1744-7909. PMID 28695640.
  6. ^ Anthony C. Dweck. "A review of Wild Asparagus" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2010.


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