Biology:Aster ageratoides
| Aster ageratoides | |
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| Purple, star-shaped flowers with yellow centres. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aster |
| Species: | A. ageratoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Aster ageratoides Turcz.
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List
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aster trinervius subsp. ageratoides (Turcz.) Grierson | |
Aster ageratoides (common name, balsam aster)[2] is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to eastern Asia.[1]
Description
A. ageratoides is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial growing to a height of approximately 75–90 cm (30–35 in). Leaves are dark green, toothed, lanceolate and entire.[3] Flowers are stellate, generally violet, pink or bluish in colour, with yellow centres, flowering from early to late autumn.[2] Fruit is an achene, brown in colour, measuring about 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in length.[4]
Distribution and habitat
A. ageratoides is widely distributed throughout Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, where it is usually found in mountainous regions at elevations between 1,500–2,500 m (4,900–8,200 ft).[5][6]
Medicinal use
Ongoing research suggests that Aster ageratoides extract may help attenuate Alzheimer's disease-associated cognitive deficits and improve the symptoms of vascular dementia.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aster ageratoides Turcz." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/180576-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aster ageratoides". https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantcollections/plantfinder/aster_ageratoides--balsam_aster.
- ↑ "Hortipedia – Aster ageratoides". https://en.hortipedia.com/Aster_ageratoides.
- ↑ Soejima, Akiko; Peng, Ching-I (2004), "Aster ageratoides", Flora of Taiwan, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=200023387, retrieved 4 September 2024
- ↑ "Aster ageratoides 'Asran' - The Plantsman's Preference". https://www.plantpref.co.uk/all-perennials/aster-ageratoides-asran.html.
- ↑ "Aster ageratoides Turcz.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000091354.
- ↑ Jeong, Ji Heun; Lee, Seung Eun; Lee, Jeong Hoon; Kim, Hyung Don; Seo, Kyung-Hae; Kim, Dong Hwi; Han, Seung Yun (2020-06-30). "Aster ageratoides Turcz. extract attenuates Alzheimer's disease-associated cognitive deficits and vascular dementia-associated neuronal death". Anatomy & Cell Biology 53 (2): 216–227. doi:10.5115/acb.20.011. ISSN 2093-3665. PMID 32647089.
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