Biology:Carphephorus odoratissimus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carphephorus odoratissimus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carphephorus
Species:
C. odoratissimus
Binomial name
Carphephorus odoratissimus
(J.F.Gmel.) H.J.-C. Hebert
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysocoma odoratissima J.F.Gmel.
  • Carphephorus subtropicanus DeLaney, N.Bissett & Weidenh., syn of var. subtropicanus

Carphephorus odoratissimus (syn. Trilisa odoratissima), common name vanillaleaf,[2] is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. This species is native to the southeastern United States , including the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida.[3][4]

Carphephorus odoratissimus is a herbaceous perennial up to 180 cm (6 feet) in height, and is largely glabrous. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]

Varieties[1][2]
  • Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida
  • Carphephorus odoratissimus var. subtropicanus Wunderlin & B.F.Hansen - Central and South Florida

Uses

Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus was given the common name vanillaleaf in reference to the vanilla-like odor that emanates from its foliage, which is due to the high (1.6%) content of coumarin as its major aromatic constituent. As a result, this variety has a history of use in cosmetics, herbal medicine, and as an additive to smoking tobacco.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Plant List, Carphephorus odoratissimus (J.F. Gmel.) H.J.-C. Hebert
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carphephorus odoratissimus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066291. 
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Henry J.-C. Hebert. 1968. Generic considerations concerning Carphephorus and Trilisa (Compositae). Rhodora 70:474-485
  5. ↑ Khan, Ikhlas A.; Ehab, Abourashed A. (2010). Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics. Hoboken, NJ USA: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 240–242. ISBN 978-9881607416. https://naturalingredient.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/leungs-encyclopedia-of-common-natural-ingredients-3rd-edition.pdf. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15560179 entry




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