Stemona tuberosa
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Stemona tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonaceae. It is native to China, India, southeast Asia, and New Guinea.[1][2][3] Hornets play an important role in seed dispersal by biting off the seed with its elaiosome and then carrying the seed away for about 100 m. There they chew off the elaiosome and abandon the seed which is likely to be taken by ants into their nest.[4]
Traditional medicine
Stemona tuberosa (Template:Zh) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It can be used as a treatment for Pediculus capitus and Phthirus pubis typically with low skin irritation.[5]Template:Medrs
Varieties
- accepted varieties[1]
- Stemona tuberosa var. minor (Hook.f.) C.E.C.Fisch. - India
- Stemona tuberosa var. moluccana (Blume) ined. - New Guinea, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands
- Stemona tuberosa var. tuberosa - China, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands
See also
- Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
References
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- ↑ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Loureiro, João de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 404 in Latin
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 71 大百部 da bai bu Stemona tuberosa Lour.
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