Grias
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Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759.[1][2] It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica.[3]
They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to Script error: No such module "convert". tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to Script error: No such module "convert". long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit is Script error: No such module "convert". long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species.[4][5][6]
Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells.[7]
- Accepted species[3]
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References
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- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1075 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, Grias L.
- ↑ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
- ↑ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
- ↑ Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.
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- ↑ Mori, Scott, J. García-González, S. Angel & C. Alvarado. Grias purpuripetala (Lecythidaceae), a new purple-flowered species from southern Colombia. Britonnia 62, 2010/06/01, pp. 105-109
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