Veronicastrum sibiricum

Veronicastrum sibiricum, the Sibirian veronicastrum, is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae.

Sibirian veronicastrum
Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronicastrum
Species:
V. sibiricum
Binomial name
Veronicastrum sibiricum
(L.) Pennell, 1935

Description

Veronicastrum sibiricum is a herbaceous plant with whorled, simple leaves, on weakly upright stems. The flowers are pale purple, borne in summer.

Veronicastroside, a flavone, can be found in Veronicastrum sibiricum var. japonicum.[1]

References

  1. Die Flavonglykoside von Veronicastrum sibiricum Pennell var. japonicum Hara und Synthese des Luteolin-7-neohesperidosids (Veronicastrosid). Hiroyuki Inouye, Yasuhiko Aoki, Hildebert Wagner, Ludwig Hörhammer, Gerold Aurnhammer and Wolfgang Budweg, Chemische Berichte, September 1969, Volume 102, Issue 9, pages 3009–3013, doi:10.1002/cber.19691020917 (article in German)


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