Condea verticillata

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Condea verticillata
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Epitype of Condea verticillata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Condea
Species:
C. verticillata
Binomial name
Condea verticillata
(Jacq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastor 2012 [2]
Synonyms
  • Hyptis verticillataJacquin 1787
  • Mesosphaerum verticillatum(Jacq.) Kuntze 1891

Condea verticillata, commonly known as John Charles, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Mexico, Florida, Central America, the Caribbean, and northwestern South America. [2] [4] [5] It has also been introduced to Hawaii. [5]

John Charles is used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of conditions including coughs, colds, fever, tonsillitis, bronchitis, uterine fibroids, skin infections, and stomach ache. [3] [6] The leaf and stem of the plant contain the lignan podophyllotoxin. [3]

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<i>Hyptis</i> Genus of flowering plants

Hyptis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. These plants, known commonly as bushmints, are widespread in tropical North and South America, as well as parts of West Africa. There are 150 species, which may be annual or perennial herb to shrub. Recently, several genera were segregated from Hyptis.

<i>Condea emoryi</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Collinsonia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Collinsonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to East Asia and eastern North America. It was named for the English botanist Peter Collinson (1694–1768) by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum in 1753. It is in the tribe Elsholtzieae, a small tribe of only 5 genera. In order of their number of species, they are Elsholtzia, Mosla, Collinsonia, Perilla, and Perillula.

<i>Conradina</i> Genus of flowering plants

Conradina is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Its common name is false rosemary, or rarely, short leaf rosemary. There are 7 species of Conradina, all native to the southeastern United States. Conradina verticillata grows on the Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky and Tennessee. The other five grow mainly in Florida. All of the species are closely related and there is some doubt about whether they are all separate. Most species occupy xeric habitats with well-drained soils composed of white sand. The genus Conradina was established by Asa Gray in 1870. It was named for the American botanist Solomon White Conrad.

Eriopidion is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1976. It contains only one known species, Eriopidion strictum. It is native to Venezuela and Brazil.

<i>Hypenia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Hypenia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to South America and southern Mexico.

  1. Hypenia aristulata(Epling) Harley - Goiás
  2. Hypenia brachystachys(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - southern Brazil
  3. Hypenia calycina(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  4. Hypenia concinna(Benth.) Harley - Tocantins
  5. Hypenia crispata(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - Goiás
  6. Hypenia densiflora(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  7. Hypenia durifolia(Epling) Harley - Brazil
  8. Hypenia gardneriana(Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  9. Hypenia glauca(A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Harley - Brazil, Paraguay
  10. Hypenia inelegans(Epling) Harley - Brazil
  11. Hypenia irregularis(Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  12. Hypenia macrantha(A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  13. Hypenia macrosiphon(Briq.) Harley - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia
  14. Hypenia marifolia(Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  15. Hypenia micrantha(Benth.) Harley - Mato Grosso
  16. Hypenia paniculata(Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  17. Hypenia paradisi(Harley) Harley - Goiás
  18. Hypenia pauliana(Epling) Harley - Brazil
  19. Hypenia perplexa(Epling) Harley - Brazil
  20. Hypenia pruinosa(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - Brazil
  21. Hypenia reticulata(Mart. ex Benth.) Harley - eastern Brazil
  22. Hypenia salzmannii(Benth.) Harley - Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
  23. Hypenia simplex(A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore - Brazil
  24. Hypenia subrosea(Harley) Harley - Goiás
  25. Hypenia violaceaMart.Gord. & S.Valencia - Guerrero, Oaxaca

Hyptidendron is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1849. The entire genus is endemic to South America.

  1. Hyptidendron amethystoides(Benth.) Harley - eastern Brazil
  2. Hyptidendron arboreum(Benth.) Harley - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
  3. Hyptidendron arbusculum(Epling) Harley - Brazil
  4. Hyptidendron asperrimum(Spreng.) Harley - eastern Brazil
  5. Hyptidendron canum(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - Brazil, Bolivia
  6. Hyptidendron caudatum(Epling & Játiva) Harley - Brazil
  7. Hyptidendron claussenii(Benth.) Harley - Minas Gerais
  8. Hyptidendron conspersum(Benth.) Harley - Bahia
  9. Hyptidendron dictiocalyx(Benth.) Harley - Goiás
  10. Hyptidendron eximium(Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore - Mato Grosso
  11. Hyptidendron glutinosum(Benth.) Harley - Brazil, Bolivia
  12. Hyptidendron leucophyllum(Pohl ex Benth.) Harley - southern Brazil
  13. Hyptidendron rhabdocalyx(Mart. ex Benth.) Harley - southern Brazil
  14. Hyptidendron rondonicum(Harley) Harley - Brazil
  15. Hyptidendron unilaterale(Epling) Harley - southern Brazil
  16. Hyptidendron vauthieri(Briq.) Harley - southern Brazil
  17. Hyptidendron vepretorum(Mart. ex Benth.) Harley - Minas Gerais
<i>Condea</i> Genus of flowering plants

Condea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae.

<i>Condea elegans</i> Species of flowering plant

Condea elegans is a species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in South America. The type specimen is described from Paraguarí, Paraguay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nepetoideae</span> Subfamily of flowering plants in the sage family Lamiaceae

Nepetoideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Lamiaceae.

<i>Cantinoa</i> Genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae

Cantinoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native primarily to New World, with some species introduced in the old world.

<i>Mesosphaerum</i> Genus of Lamiaceae plants

Mesosphaerum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to the New World Tropics and Subtropics. Two species, Mesosphaerum pectinatum and Mesosphaerum suaveolens, have been introduced to the Old World, with M. suaveolens found in the tropics of Africa, Asia and Australia.

Cyanocephalus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Oocephalus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Eplingiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Gymneia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Leptohyptis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Martianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

Medusantha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae.

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 Harley, R. M.; Pastore, J. F. B. (27 June 2012). "A generic revision and new combinations in the Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae), based on molecular and morphological evidence" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 58 (1): 1. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.58.1.1 .
  3. 1 2 3 Arvigo, Rosita; Balick, Michael (1993). Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize (1st ed.). Lotus Press. p. 101. ISBN   0-914955-13-6.
  4. ↑ "Condea verticillata – Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Condea verticillata (Jacq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Kuhnt, Michaela; Pröbstle, Andrea; Rimpler, Horst; Bauer, Rudolf; Heinrich, Michael (June 1995). "Biological and Pharmacological Activities and Further Constituents of Hyptis verticillata". Planta Medica. 61 (3): 227–232. doi:10.1055/s-2006-958061. PMID   7617764.


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