Biology:Hypericum mysorense

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hypericum mysorense
Hypericum mysurense Heyne ex Wight & Arn. (14497566817).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Species:
H. mysorense
Binomial name
Hypericum mysorense
B.Heyne

Hypericum mysorense is a species of flowering plant in the Hypericaceae family. It is primarily found at high elevations in the Western Ghats of India and the mountains of Sri Lanka,[1] but was also reported from Socoro by Isaac Bayley Balfour in the 19th century.[2] It was studied to improve understanding of endosperm formation in Hypericum,[3] and the identification of a number of xanthone derivatives from this species contributed to the chemotaxonomic description of subfamily Hypericoideae.[4][5]

Hypericum mysorense has been used to treat wounds as part of the Ayurvedic system of traditional medicine.[6] Some research into the possibility of antiherpetic properties in H. mysorense extracts has been performed.[7][8]

References

  1. Meher-Homji VM. (1967). "Phytogeography of the South Indian Hill Stations". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 94 (4): 230–242. doi:10.2307/2483901. 
  2. Balfour IB (1888). Botany of Socotra. Robert Grant & Son. p. lxvii. 
  3. Swamy BGL. (1946). "Endosperm in Hypericum mysorense Heyne". Annals of Botany 10 (2): 165–169. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a083127. 
  4. "2,3-Dimethoxyxanthone from Hypericum mysorense". Phytochemistry 18 (1): 182–183. 1979. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90946-4. 
  5. Gunatilaka AAL; De Silva AMYJ; Sotheeswaran S. (1982). "Minor xanthones of Hypericum mysorense". Phytochemistry 21 (7): 1751–1753. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(82)85053-X. 
  6. "Ethnopharmacological approaches to wound healing—Exploring medicinal plants of India". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 114 (2): 103–113. 2007. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.08.010. PMID 17884316. 
  7. "Antiviral activity of medicinal plants of Nilgiris". Indian Journal of Medical Research 120 (1): 24–29. 2004. PMID 15299228. http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2004/0702.pdf. 
  8. "Extracts and molecules from medicinal plants against herpes simplex viruses". Antiviral Research 67 (2): 107–119. 2005. doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2005.05.002. PMID 16040137. 

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