Grias

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Grias
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Grias neuberthii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Subfamily: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Grias
L.
Type species
Grias cauliflora
L.

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]

Accepted species [3]
  1. Grias angustipetala - Ecuador
  2. Grias cauliflora - Anchovy pear - Central America, Jamaica, Colombia
  3. Grias colombiana - Colombia
  4. Grias ecuadorica - Ecuador
  5. Grias haughtii - Colombia
  6. Grias longirachis - Ecuador
  7. Grias multinervia - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
  8. Grias neuberthii - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
  9. Grias peruviana - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Peru
  10. Grias purpuripetala - Colombia [8]
  11. Grias subbullata - Ecuador
  12. Grias theobromicarpa - Pichincha

References

  1. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1075 in Latin
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Grias L.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
  5. ↑ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
  6. ↑ Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.
  7. ↑ Guamán-Ortiz, Luis M.; Romero-Benavides, Juan C.; Suarez, Alirica I.; Torres-Aguilar, Stephania; Castillo-Veintimilla, Paola; Samaniego-Romero, Jimmy; Ortiz-Diaz, Kevin; Bailon-Moscoso, Natalia (1 April 2020). "Cytotoxic Property of Grias neuberthii Extract on Human Colon Cancer Cells: A Crucial Role of Autophagy". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020 e1565306. doi: 10.1155/2020/1565306 . PMC   7152961 . PMID   32328120.
  8. ↑ Mori, Scott, J. García-González, S. Angel & C. Alvarado. Grias purpuripetala (Lecythidaceae), a new purple-flowered species from southern Colombia. Britonnia 62, 2010/06/01, pp. 105-109


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