Biology:Pergularia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Pergularia | |
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| Pergularia daemia in Hyderabad, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Pergularia L. |
Pergularia is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. Pergularia daemia is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia.[1]
Pharmacological activities include antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-infertility and central nervous system depressant activity.[2]
- Species[3]
- formerly included[3]
Moved to other genera – Cionura, Marsdenia, Strophanthus, Telosma, Vincetoxicum (syn. Tylophora), Vallaris
References
- ↑ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11892.
- ↑ Karthishwaran K., Mirunalini S. "Therapeutic potential of Pergularia daemia (Forsk.): The ayurvedic wonder" International Journal of Pharmacology 2010 6:6 (836-843)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Plant List
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3595629 entry
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