Biology:Klasea pusilla
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Short description: Species of plant in the Asteraceae family
| Klasea pusilla | |
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| Klasea pusilla growing on Joubbat El Mnaitra mountain, Lebanon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Klasea |
| Species: | K. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Klasea pusilla (Labill.) Greuter & Wagenitz
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Klasea pusilla (Arabic: ورخة قزمة), is a species in the genus Klasea (previously in the genus Serratula).[1][2] It is a native of the Eastern Mediterranean.[3][4][5]
Description
Klasea pusilla has a thistle-like flower head, it flowers from April to June.[6]
Distribution and habitat
The plant grows in Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan in Mediterranean semi-steppe shrubland.[3][7]
Research and uses
A 2014 study investigating the biological activity of Lebanese indigenous medicinal plants showed that whole plant extracts of K. pusilla has a significant repellent effect against the adult silverleaf whitefly, an important invasive agricultural pest.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Greuter, Werner (2003-08-21). "The Euro+Med treatment of Cardueae (Compositae) — generic concepts and required new names". Willdenowia 33 (1): 49–61. doi:10.3372/wi.33.33104. ISSN 0511-9618.
- ↑ Martins, Ludwig (2006-12-01). "Systematics and biogeography of Klasea (Asteraceae–Cardueae) and a synopsis of the genus". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 152 (4): 435–464. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00583.x. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Catalogue of Life : Serratula pusilla (Labill.) M. Dittrich" (in en). http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/e8fd873e8273ebb4aca4fa72c26d8f68/synonym/bc71a5cc969158d7d2422786d6121755.
- ↑ "Lebanon FLORA". http://www.lebanon-flora.org/species.php?id_pl=827&bp=fam&bp_fam=Asteraceae&bp_gen=Serratula.
- ↑ GBIF. "Serratula pusilla (Labill.) Dittrich - Checklist View" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5386368.
- ↑ "AUB NCC Plant Database". https://plants.aub.edu.lb/Plants/details/29.
- ↑ "Serratula pusilla (Labill.) Dittrich | Flora of Israel Online" (in en-US). http://flora.org.il/en/plants/SERPUS/.
- ↑ Hammad, E. Abou-Fakhr; Zeaiter, A.; Saliba, N.; Talhouk, S. (2014-08-01). "Bioactivity of Indigenous Medicinal Plants against the Cotton Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci". Journal of Insect Science 14 (105): 105. doi:10.1673/031.014.105. PMID 25204756.
- ↑ "A contribution to the flora and ethnobotanical knowledge of Mount Hermon, Lebanon". Flora Mediterranea 25. 2015. doi:10.7320/flmedit25.013.
Wikidata ☰ Q15599036 entry
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