Grias | |
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Grias neuberthii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Lecythidaceae |
Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
Genus: | Grias L. |
Type species | |
Grias cauliflora |
Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. [1] [2] It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. [3]
They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m (16–49 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit is 6–15 cm (2.4–5.9 in) long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. [4] [5] [6]
Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. [7]
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.
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Ugni is a genus of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1848. It is native to western Latin America from the Valdivian temperate rain forests of southern Chile and adjacent regions of southern Argentina, north to southern Mexico.
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Cornutia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. Species in this genus are native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, including southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America.
Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.
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