Biology:Pilocarpus
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
Pilocarpus | |
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Paraguay Jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
Genus: | Pilocarpus Vahl |
Species | |
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Pilocarpus is a genus of about 13 species of plants belonging to the family Rutaceae, native to the Neotropics of South America. Various species are important pharmacologically as a source of the parasympathomimetic alkaloid pilocarpine.[1] Many of the species have the common name jaborandi.
Etymology
The taxonomic name Pilocarpus is derived from ancient Greek πῖλος wool, felt + καρπός fruit.
Species
- Selected species
- Pilocarpus jaborandi (Pernambuco jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus microphyllus (Maranham jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus racemosus (Guadeloupe jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus pennatifolius (Paraguay jaborandi)[2]
- Pilocarpus spicatus (Aracati jaborandi)
References
- ↑ De Abreu, Ilka Nacif; Sawaya, Alexandra Cristine H. F.; Eberlin, Marcos Nogueira; Mazzafera, Paulo (November–December 2005). "Production of Pilocarpine in Callus of Jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf)". In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. Plant (Society for In Vitro Biology) 41 (6): 806–811. doi:10.1079/IVP2005711.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Jaborandi". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 104.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q429314 entry