Pergularia daemia
| Trellis-vine | |
|---|---|
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| In Limpopo, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Pergularia |
| Species: | P. daemia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pergularia daemia, the trellis-vine, is a hispid, perennial vine in the Apocynaceae family, with an extensive range in the Old World tropics and subtropics.[1] It has been used traditionally to treat a number of ailments.[1]
Range and habitat
It occurs from the Malay Peninsula to Burma, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan through Arabia and Egypt to central and southern Africa.[2] It is found along roadsides, in woodland or along riparian forest fringes.[3]
Description
The opposite[1] and broadly ovate to suborbicular leaves are very variable in size, with petioles of varying length. The leaves are almost glabrous above and velvety below.[2]
In the northern hemisphere the flowers appear from mid to late winter, and these are carried on lateral cymes. The flower corolla forms a greenish-yellow or dull white tube.[2] The fruit mature after some 13 to 14 months[1] when they release ovate seeds covered with velvety hairs.[2]
Phytochemical properties
Terpenoids, flavonoids, sterols and cardenolides are among the chemicals that have been isolated from either the leaves, stems, shoots, roots, seeds or fruit.[1] Traditionally it has been used as an elmintic, laxative, antipyretic and expectorant, besides treatment of infantile diarrhoea, malarial intermittent fevers, toothaches and colds.[1] Studies have shown hepatoprotective, antifertility, anti-diabetic, analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties of substances in its aerial parts.[1]
Associated species
The larvae of the African monarch butterfly (D. c. aegyptius) feed on this species.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bhaskar, V.H. & Balakrishnan, N. (Oct–Dec 2009). "Veliparuthi (Pergularia daemia (Forsk.) Chiov.) – As a phytomedicine: A review" (PDF). International Journal of PharmTech Research. 1 (4): 305-1313. ISSN 0974-4304. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov.". Flora of Pakistan. efloras.org. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ Hyde, M.; et al. "Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov.". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Pergularia+daemia&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Pergularia daemia"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
- Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. subsp. garipensis (E.Mey.) Goyder, Kyffhäuser
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