Biology:Heterophyllaea

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Short description: Genus of plants

Heterophyllaea
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Heterophyllaea pustulata: illustrations F-G
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Coussareeae
Genus: Heterophyllaea
Hook.f.
species

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Heterophyllaea is a genus of two species of shrubs in the family Rubiaceae, native to Bolivia and Argentina .

Heterophyllaea pustulata also known as cegadera contains an unknown toxin that causes photosensitization in sheep and cows.[1] It can grow to between 2 and 3 meters in height and is typically found in northwest Argentina at an altitude between 2,500 and 3,000 meters above sea level.[2]

Species
  • Heterophyllaea lycioides (Rusby) Sandwith
  • Heterophyllaea pustulata Hook.f.

References

  1. "Heterophyllaea pustulata". TheFreeDictionary.com. https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Heterophyllaea+pustulata. 
  2. C., Núñez Montoya, Susana; Núñez, Montoya, Susana C.; R., Comini, Laura; Rumie, Vittar, Belén; M., Fernández, Ivana; A., Rivarola, Viviana; L., Cabrera, José (2008). "Phototoxic effects of Heterophyllaea pustulata (Rubiaceae)" (in en). Toxicon 51 (8): 1409–15. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.03.011. ISSN 0041-0101. PMID 18513778. https://www.academia.edu/4509247. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5747470 entry