Aegiphila sellowiana

Aegiphila sellowiana is a species of tree[1] or shrub[2] in the family Lamiaceae.[3] It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Ecuador.[4] Its common names include tamanqueira.[5]

Aegiphila sellowiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Aegiphila
Species:
A. sellowiana
Binomial name
Aegiphila sellowiana

In tree form it can grow seven meters tall. It produces oppositely arranged leaves up to 28 centimeters long and abundant drupes.[6] The seeds are dispersed by birds that eat the fruits.[7]

It often grows in riparian zones, where it tolerates flooding.[1] It is a pioneer species sometimes used in revegetation efforts in riparian habitat in Brazil.[6]

The soft wood has been used to make furniture and shoes.[6] It has been used in Brazilian traditional medicine as an antivenom and anti-inflammatory.[5]

This species is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

References
  1. Medri, C., et al. (2011). Genetic diversity and flooding survival in Aegiphila sellowiana (Lamiaceae), a typical tree species from upland riparian forests. Genetics and Molecular Research 10(2), 1084-91.
  2. Aegiphila sellowiana. Flora of Bolivia.
  3. França, F. and A. M. Giulietti. (2012). Lectotypifications, neotypifications, and epitypification in the genus Aegiphila Jacq. Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Neodiversity 6 1-14.
  4. Aegiphila sellowiana, distribution. Tropicos.
  5. Ferreira, M. A., et al. (2010). Antimicrobial activity of Aegiphila sellowiana Cham., Lamiaceae, against oral pathogens. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia 20(2), 246-49.
  6. Ruas, E. A., et al. (2011). Isolation and characterization of eleven polymorphic microsatellite loci in Aegiphila sellowiana and their transferability. Biologia Plantarum 55(2), 396-99.
  7. Medri, C., et al. (2011). Population genetic structure of the tropical tree species Aegiphila sellowiana (Lamiaceae). Genetics and Molecular Research 10(4), 3186-98.

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