Biology:Baccharoides lasiopus
| Baccharoides lasiopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Baccharoides |
| Species: | B. lasiopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Baccharoides lasiopus (O.Hoffm.) H.Rob.
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Baccharoides lasiopus is a thinly branched herb or semi shrub within the family Asteraceae.
Description
A woody shrub that grows up to 3 m with stems up to 3 cm in diameter; its bark is smooth and greyish brown.[1] Leaves are ovate or elliptical in outline and can reach 25 cm in length and 9.5 cm in width but commonly shorter.[2] Inflorescence is terminal, corymbosely arranged and crowded; flowers are pale mauve, purple or white.[3]
Distribution
The species occurs in Tropical East Africa, from the Ethiopia and Sudan southwards to Northern Zimbabwe.[3] It is commonly found in bushland, riverine woodland or forest and grasslands. The plant is called muhasha in Swahili, known as Ol-euguru among the Maasai and Nkaputi among the Samburu.[1]
Uses
Powdered leaves of the species are used in a decoction to treat indigestion and stomach ache while extracts of the plant are used by the Kikuyu to treat malaria.[1] Farmers in Kenya also use the plant to ward off weevils from harvested maize.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gitahi, Stephen (November 2021). Phytochemical Profiles and Bioefficacy of Selected Organic Leaf Extracts of Tithonia Diversifolia and Vernonia Lasiopus against Sitophilus Zeamais (PhD thesis). Kenyatta University.
- ↑ "Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas (National Museum of Kenya, 1994, 762 p.): SPERMATOPHYTA DICOTYLEDONES: Compositae - Sunflower family". https://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0unescoen--00-0----0-10-0---0---0direct-10---4-------0-0l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11----0-0-&a=d&c=unescoen&cl=CL1.6&d=HASH01b88f73433d5003648dbf5b.12.101.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, C.E. 1971. Observations on stengelioid species of Vernonia. Agriculture Handbook no. 396. U.S.D.A., Agricultural Research Service.
Wikidata ☰ Q45312390 entry
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