Stemona tuberosa

Stemona tuberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Stemonaceae
Genus: Stemona
Species: S. tuberosa
Binomial name
Stemona tuberosa
Lour.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Stemona minor Hook.f.
  • Roxburghia moluccana Blume
  • Stemona moluccana (Blume) C.H.Wright
  • Stemona affinis J.J.Sm.
  • Roxburghia gloriosoides Roxb.
  • Stemona gloriosoides Roxb.
  • Roxburghia gloriosa Pers.
  • Roxburghia viridiflora Sm.
  • Roxburghia stemona Steud.
  • Stemona acuta C.H.Wright
  • Stemona gloriosa (Pers.) J.J.Sm.

Stemona tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonaceae. It is native to China, India, southeast Asia, and New Guinea.[2][3][4]

Traditional medicine

Stemona tuberosa (Chinese: 百部; pinyin: bǎi bù) 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]

Varieties

accepted varieties[2]
  1. Stemona tuberosa var. minor (Hook.f.) C.E.C.Fisch. - India
  2. Stemona tuberosa var. moluccana (Blume) ined. - New Guinea, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands
  3. Stemona tuberosa var. tuberosa - China, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stemona tuberosa information from NPGS/GRIN". Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Loureiro, João de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 404 in Latin
  4. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 71 大百部 da bai bu Stemona tuberosa Lour.
  5. ↑ Anthony C. Dweck. "A review of Wild Asparagus" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2010.


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