Perilla

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Perilla
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Perilla frutescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Elsholtzieae
Genus: Perilla
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Perilla is a genus consisting of one major Asiatic crop species Perilla frutescens and a few wild species in nature belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae. The genus encompasses several distinct varieties of Asian herb, seed, and vegetable crop, including P. frutescens (deulkkae) and P. frutescens var. crispa (shiso). [1] The genus name Perilla is also a frequently employed common name ("perilla"), applicable to all varieties. [2] [3] Perilla varieties are cross-fertile and intra-specific hybridization occurs naturally. [1] Some varieties are considered invasive. [4]

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Taxa and synonyms

The classification of Perilla is confused, partly because botanists struggled with distinguishing the two distinct cultigens as different species or variations. [1] [5] Until a few decades ago, P. frutescens var. crispa was regarded as a species in its own right, distinct from P. frutescens, although it was well established that these types readily cross-pollinate. [6] An early example of dividing the two cultigens into different species is found in Matsumura's 1884 nomenclature book, where the synonym P. arguta Benth. is applied to P. frutescens var. crispa, and the synonym P. ocymoides L. was applied to P. frutescens. [7] [8] [9] [10] The species name P. ocymoides or P. ocimoides has historically been used to denote P. frutescens var. crispa, especially by the Japanese, [lower-alpha 1] [6] therefore it should not be considered an interchangeable synonym for either cultigen. Recent genetic research confirms that the cultigens are of a common gene pool, corroborating the taxonomists' claim for consolidating the two crops into one species. [11]

Existing Perilla species:

Possible Perilla species with insufficient description and without known herbarium specimens include:

The past legacies and subsequent reclassification of taxa has led to confusion of nomenclature. [14] [5] The red or purple leafed variety of P. frutescens var. crispa had been dubbed P. nankinensis, [5] and this label was used throughout the 19th century in the West following the introduction of the species for ornamental planting. Whether green-leafed or red-leafed, the perillaldehyde factor that characterizes the unique P. frutescens var. crispa fragrance may turn out to be present or absent in the individual or population, and this is not differentiable from outward appearance alone. Chemical studies classify the genus into different chemotypes, depending on the essential oils they contain. Three wild species that are endemic to Japan are recognized as genetically distinct from the cultivated P. frutescens var. crispa, [11] however, some references treat, e.g., P. frutescens var. hirtella as the same species as the P. frutescens var. crispa. [10]

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Kkaennip , the edible leaves of Perilla frutescens (P. frutescens)
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Aojiso, the edible leaves of Perilla frutescens var. crispa (P. frutescens var. crispa)

Use

Culinary use

Perilla varieties are cultivated and consumed mainly in Korea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. [18] P. frutescens leaves, seeds, and seed oil are used extensively in Korean cuisine, while P. frutescens var. crispa leaves, seeds, and sprouts are used in Japanese and Vietnamese cuisines. [19]

Herbalism

Perilla is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is called "zi su" (紫苏/紫蘇), and is used to disperse wind-cold, bloating, and stomach and lung problems. It is sometimes paired with Tu Huo Xiang or Guang Huo Xiang to dispel dampness and tonify qi.

Notes

  1. ↑ e.g. occurs in Heibonsha 1964 Encyclopedia, though the genus name is misspelt

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  1. Elsholtzia amurensisProb. - Amur region of Russia
  2. Elsholtzia angustifolia(Loes.) Kitag. - Korea, Manchuria
  3. Elsholtzia argyiH.Lév. - southern China, Vietnam
  4. Elsholtzia beddomeiC.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. - Myanmar, Thailand
  5. Elsholtzia blanda(Benth.) Benth. - southern China, Himalayas, Indochina, Sumatra, Viet Nam
  6. Elsholtzia bodinieriVaniot - Guizhou, Yunnan
  7. Elsholtzia byeonsanensisM.Kim - South Korea
  8. Elsholtzia capituligeraC.Y.Wu - Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan
  9. Elsholtzia cephalanthaHand.-Mazz. - Sichuan
  10. Elsholtzia ciliata(Thunb.) Hyl. - widespread across Siberia, Russian Far East, China, India, Himalayas, Japan, Korea, Indochina
  11. Elsholtzia communis(Collett & Hemsl.) Diels - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  12. Elsholtzia concinnaVautier - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan
  13. Elsholtzia cyprianii(Pavol.) C.Y.Wu & S.Chow - central + southern China
  14. Elsholtzia densaBenth. - India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tibet, Xinjiang, China, Mongolia
  15. Elsholtzia eriocalyxC.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang - southern China
  16. Elsholtzia eriostachya(Benth.) Benth. - China, Tibet, Himalayas
  17. Elsholtzia feddeiH.Lév - China, Tibet
  18. Elsholtzia flavaBenth. - China, Himalayas
  19. Elsholtzia fruticosa(D.Don) Rehder - China, Himalayas, Tibet, Myanmar
  20. Elsholtzia glabraC.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang - China
  21. Elsholtzia griffithiiHook.f - Myanmar, Assam
  22. Elsholtzia hallasanensisY.N.Lee - Jeju-do Island in Korea
  23. Elsholtzia heterophyllaDiels - Yunnan, Myanmar
  24. Elsholtzia hunanensisHand.-Mazz. - southern China
  25. Elsholtzia kachinensisPrain - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand
  26. Elsholtzia litangensisC.X.Pu & W.Y.Chen - Sichuan
  27. Elsholtzia luteolaDiels - Sichuan, Yunnan
  28. Elsholtzia minimaNakai - Jeju-do Island in Korea
  29. Elsholtzia myosurusDunn - Sichuan, Yunnan
  30. Elsholtzia nipponicaOhwi - Japan
  31. Elsholtzia ochroleucaDunn - Sichuan, Yunnan
  32. Elsholtzia oldhamiiHemsl. - Taiwan
  33. Elsholtzia pendulifloraW.W.Sm - Yunnan, Thailand, Vietnam
  34. Elsholtzia pilosa(Benth.) Benth. - China, Himalayas, Myanmar, Vietnam
  35. Elsholtzia pubescensBenth. - Java, Bali, Lombok, Timor, Sulawesi
  36. Elsholtzia pygmaeaW.W.Sm. - Yunnan
  37. Elsholtzia rugulosaHemsl - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand
  38. Elsholtzia serotinaKom - northern China, Japan, Korea, Primorye
  39. Elsholtzia soulieiH.Lév. - Sichuan, Yunnan
  40. Elsholtzia splendensNakai ex F.Maek. - China, Korea
  41. Elsholtzia stachyodes(Link) Raizada & H.O.Saxena - Indian Subcontinent, China, Myanmar
  42. Elsholtzia stauntoniiBenth. - northern China
  43. Elsholtzia strobilifera(Benth.) Benth. - China, Himalayas, Myanmar
  44. Elsholtzia winitianaCraib - Yunnan, Guangxi, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
<i>Euclea crispa</i> Species of tree

Euclea crispa, commonly known as the blue guarri, is an Afrotropical plant species of the family Ebenaceae. The hardy and evergreen plants may form a dense stand of shrubs, or grow to tree size. It is widespread and common in the interior regions of southern Africa, and occurs northward to the tropics. Though some are present near the South African south and east coasts, they generally occur at middle to high altitudes. It is readily recognizable from its much-branched structure and dull bluish foliage colour. Those bearing lanceolate leaves may however resemble the Wild olive, another common species of the interior plateaus.

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