Perezia (plant)

Perezia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed in South America, especially in the central and southern Andes.[1]

Perezia
Perezia recurvata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Nassauvieae
Genus: Perezia
Lag.
Type species
Perezia magellanica
(L.f.) Lag.
Species

About 30-35

Though some species occur at sea level, most Perezia grow in high-elevation mountain habitat. Species are found in most high Andean ecosystems, except for the páramo.[1]

Some species are used in traditional medicine in South America. P. multiflora is used to treat postpartum hemorrhage, P. pinnatifida is used as a sedative, and P. purpurata is used as an anti-inflammatory.[2]

There are about 30 to 35 species in the genus.[1]

Species include:[3]

  • Perezia atacamensis
  • Perezia bellidifolia
  • Perezia calophylla
  • Perezia carduncelloides
  • Perezia carthamoides
  • Perezia catharinensis
  • Perezia ciliaris
  • Perezia ciliosa
  • Perezia delicata
  • Perezia dicephala
  • Perezia eryngioides
  • Perezia fonkii
  • Perezia fosbergii
  • Perezia kingii
  • Perezia lactucoides
  • Perezia linearis
  • Perezia lyrata
  • Perezia macrocephala
  • Perezia magellanica
  • Perezia mandoni
  • Perezia megalantha
  • Perezia multiflora escorzonera, chanqoroma[2]
  • Perezia nutans
  • Perezia pedicularidifolia
  • Perezia pilifera
  • Perezia pinnatifida valeriana[2]
  • Perezia poeppigii
  • Perezia prenanthoides
  • Perezia pungens
  • Perezia purpurata marancel[2]
  • Perezia pygmaea
  • Perezia recurvata
  • Perezia spathulata
  • Perezia squarrosa
  • Perezia sublyrata
  • Perezia virens
  • Perezia volcanensis

References

  1. Simpson, Beryl B.; Arroyo, Mary T. K.; Sipe, Sandra; Dias De Moraes, Marta; McDill, Joshua (2009). "Phylogeny and evolution of Perezia (Asteraceae: Mutisieae: Nassauviinae)". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 47 (5): 431–443. doi:10.1111/j.1759-6831.2009.00039.x. S2CID 86774945.
  2. Gallardo, Amalia B.; Cueto, Mercedes; Díaz-Marrero, Ana R.; Cuadra, Pedro; Fajardo, Victor; Darias, José (2011). "The recurvatianes: A suite of oxygenated guaiane sesquiterpenes from Perezia recurvata" (PDF). Phytochemistry. 72 (2–3): 284–289. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.11.021. PMID 21195438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  3. Perezia. The Plant List.

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