Biology:Desmos zeylanicus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Desmos zeylanicus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Desmos
Species:
D. zeylanicus
Binomial name
Desmos zeylanicus
(Hook. f. & Thomson) Saff.

Desmos zeylanicus is a plant species in the plant family Annonaceae within the genus Desmos.[1] In Antiquity it was sometimes used as a folk remedy for Genital Warts, however, there is no scientific evidence to support its efficacy for such.[2]

References

  1. GBIF
  2. "The Annotated Checklist", The Vascular Plants of Iowa (University of Iowa Press): pp. 29–188, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt20fw8f7.6, retrieved 2022-04-20 

Wikidata ☰ Q15355501 entry