Tarenna asiatica

Tarenna asiatica
Tarenna asiatica seen in Mahanthalingapura in the outskirts of Bangalore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Tarenna
Species:	T. asiatica
Binomial name
Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum.
Synonyms
Rondeletia asiaticaL.

Tarenna asiatica, the Asiatic tarenna, is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Medicinal uses

Extracts of T. asiatica have been evaluated for use against dengue virus ^[8] and Brucella. ^[9]

References

1. Revisio Generum Plantarum 1:278. 1891
2. Bot. Tidsskr. 24: 332 (1902)
3. "80058". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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5. "Tarenna asiatica - Asiatic Tarenna". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
6. "Tarenna asiatica – eFlora of India" . Retrieved 2025-12-09.
7. "Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
8. Pratheeba, T.; Taranath, V.; Sai Gopal, DVR; Natarajan, D. (November 2019). "Antidengue potential of leaf extracts of Pavetta tomentosa and Tarenna asiatica (Rubiaceae) against dengue virus and its vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)". Heliyon. 5 (11) e02732. Bibcode:2019Heliy...502732P. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02732 . ISSN   2405-8440. PMC   6889234 . PMID   31844692.
9. Manojj, D.; Yasasve, M.; Kanmani, K.; Sai Ramesh, A. (2020-01-01). "In vitro cytotoxicity study and anti-Brucella activity of Tarenna asiatica (L)". South African Journal of Botany. 128: 54–61. Bibcode:2020SAJB..128...54M. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2019.09.021. ISSN   0254-6299.