Aster incisus

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Aster incisus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster
Species:
A. incisus
Binomial name
Aster incisus
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Aster incisus var. australisKitag.
    • Aster macrodonH.Lév. & Vaniot
    • Aster pinnatifidus f. robustusMakino
    • Aster robustus(Makino) Yonek.
    • Asteromoea incisa(Fisch.) Koidz.
    • Boltonia incisa(Fisch.) Benth.
    • Grindelia incisa(Fisch.) Spreng.
    • Kalimeris incisa(Fisch.) DC.
    • Kalimeris incisa var. australis(Kitag.) Kitag.
    • Kalimeris incisa subsp. macrodon(Vaniot & H.Lév.) H.Y.Gu
    • Kalimeris incisa var. robusta(Makino) Kitag.
    • Kalimeris platycephalaCass. ex Nees

Aster incisus (syn. Kalimeris incisa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. [2] It is native to the Eastern Asia; Chita Oblast in Siberia, the southern Russian Far East, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, the Korean peninsula, and Japan. [1]

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Description

Aster incisus (common names include kalimeris and Japanese cutleaf aster) [3] is a herbaceous perennial, growing to a height of 30 to 120 cm, with a spread of approximately 50 cm. [4] Stems are erect, glabrous, and branched in the upper part. Leaves are lanceolate, alternating along the stem. The Latin name refers to the toothed or incised appearance of the leaves. [4]

Flowers are stellate, with ray florets pink to bluish-purple in colour, and disk florets yellow. Flowers appear from June to October. The fruit is an achene. Achenes are brownish, ovoid, measuring 3 - 3.5 mm.

It can take two to five years for a plant to reach maturity. Over time a group of plants will spread to form a colony. [5]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

Habitat

It prefers meadows and lowlands.

Medicinal use

A. incisa has been used in Korean traditional medicine. Research in Korea indicates that A. incisa has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, [6] and may potentially be useful in treating several types of cancer. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aster incisus Fisch". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hortipedia - Aster incisus". en.hortipedia.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Aster incisus". www.chicagobotanic.org. Chicago Botanic Garden. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Boltonia incisa (Kalimeris incisa or Aster incisus) - Japanese aster". Tailored Botanical. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Kalimeris incisa (Blue Star Kalimeris, Japanese Aster, Kalimeris) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ngabire, Daniel; Seong, Yeong-Ae; Patil, Maheshkumar Prakash; Niyonizigiye, Irvine; Seo, Yong Bae; Kim, Gun-Do (2018). "Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Aster incisus through the Inhibition of NF-κB, MAPK, and Akt Pathways in LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages". Mediators of Inflammation. 2018 4675204. doi: 10.1155/2018/4675204 . ISSN   1466-1861. PMC   6304821 . PMID   30622433.
  7. ↑ Ngabire, Daniel; Seong, Yeong-Ae; Patil, Maheshkumar Prakash; Niyonizigiye, Irvine; Seo, Yong Bae; Kim, Gun-Do (November 1, 2018). "Induction of apoptosis and G1 phase cell cycle arrest by Aster incisus in AGS gastric adenocarcinoma cells". International Journal of Oncology. 53 (5): 2300–2308. doi:10.3892/ijo.2018.4547. ISSN   1019-6439. PMID   30226597. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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