Hylandia
| Blushwood or Brushwood | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Codiaeae |
| Genus: | Hylandia Airy Shaw[1][2] |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylandia dockrillii Airy Shaw | |
Hylandia is a genus of plants, of the family Euphorbiaceae, named in honour of Australian botanist Bernie Hyland, by Herbert K. Airy Shaw.[1]
Hylandia dockrillii, commonly named blushwood, is the only known species.[1][2][3] It is native to the Cook region in Queensland, Australia.[4]
In 2014 it was reported that EBC-46, an extract from the berry of the blushwood tree, was effective in more than 70% of cases of certain cancer situations destroying long-term cancers of the head, neck, and colon in animals as well as in a laboratory melanoma model.[5] Effects were visible within five minutes in models , and the tumors were cleared at 1.5 weeks. Initial studies showed no evidence that it was effective in metastatic cancers.[5] Studies are ongoing to test the agent for human applications.
References
- 1 2 3 Airy Shaw, H. K. (1974). "Notes on Malesian and other Asiatic Euphorbiaceae: CLXXXVI. A new ostodoid genus from Queensland". Kew Bulletin 29 (2): 329–331. doi:10.2307/4108542.
It gives me much pleasure to name the genus after Mr. Hyland, in appreciation of his cooperation in obtaining and forwarding material…
- 1 2 "Hylandia%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 13 Nov 2013.
- ↑ Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Hylandia dockrillii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 13 Dec 2013.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 Melissa Davey (October 7, 2014). "Cancer tumours destroyed by berry found in Queensland rainforest". The Guardian. Retrieved August 18, 2015.