- Source: Scorzonera
Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Species of the genus are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its center of diversity is in the Mediterranean.
Scorzonera is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the nutmeg, a species of moth.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Scorzonera:
Etymology
One possible origin of the genus name is the French scorzonère ("viper's grass").
Secondary metabolites
Some Scorzonera species contain lactones, including members of the guaianolide class of sesquiterpene lactones. Flavonoids found in Scorzonera include apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, and quercetin. Other secondary metabolites reported from the genus include caffeoylquinic acids, coumarins, lignans, stilbenoids, and triterpenoids. 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.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Flora Lebanon
- Daftar genera Asteraceae
- Scorzonera
- Pseudopodospermum hispanicum
- Scorzonera judaica
- Scorzonera laciniata
- Scorzonera humilis
- Takhtajaniantha tau-saghyz
- Takhtajaniantha
- Scorzonera drarii
- Scorzonera fistulosa
- Hypochaeris sessiliflora
