Biology:Glehnia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Glehnia
Glehnia littoralis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Selineae
Genus: Glehnia
F.Schmidt
Species:
G. littoralis
Binomial name
Glehnia littoralis
F. Schmidt ex Miq.

Glehnia is a genus of plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Glehnia littoralis,[1] commonly known as beach silvertop and American silvertop. The genus was named after Russian botanist Peter von Glehn.[2]

Description

It is a long-taprooted plant forming a basal patch of leaves, with each leaf made up of several rounded, lobular segments. It reaches a maximum height exceeding .5 metres (1 12 feet), with the North American subspecies only reported to reach 6.5 centimetres (2 12 inches).[3] The plant's erect stem is topped with an umbel of carrotlike white flowers.

Chemistry

Naphthisoxazole A

The plant contains naphthisoxazole A.[4]

Taxonomy

Two subspecies exist, one in Asia and one in North America; the latter is named leiocarpa.[3]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to eastern Asia, particularly eastern China, Japan, and far-eastern Russia, and western North America from Alaska to northern California . It can be found on sandy beaches and dunes.[3]

Uses

The plant is perhaps best known as a Chinese herbal remedy for cough.[5]

References

  1. Wu Zhengyi (1983). "On the significance of Pacific intercontinental discontinuity". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 70 (4): 577–590. doi:10.2307/2398977. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/31100. 
  2. "White Flowers". Netarts Bay Today http://netartsbaytoday.org. http://netartsbaytoday.org/html/white_flowers.html. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Spellenberg, Richard (2001). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (rev ed.). Knopf. pp. 340. ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3. https://archive.org/details/nationalaudubons00spel/page/340/. 
  4. Li G.Q. (2008). "A new isoxazol from Glehnia littoralis". Fitoterapia 79 (3): 238–239. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2008.01.002. PMID 18325682. 
  5. Tang, Weici and Eisenbrand, Gerhard Handbook of Chinese Medicinal Plants : Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, pub. Wiley-VCH 2011 ISBN:978-3-527-32226-8 Vol.1 pps. 599-600 Glehnia littoralis.

External links

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