Aspilia
| Aspilia | |
|---|---|
| Aspilia mossambicensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Thouars |
| Type species | |
| Aspilia thouarsii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aspilia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] Aspilia is native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, and tropical South America.[5][1] Some authors have merged this genus with Wedelia, but others maintain that more study is required.[6]
Medicinal uses
Historically, Aspilia africana was used in Mbaise and most Igbo speaking parts of Nigeria to prevent conception, suggesting potential contraceptive and anti-fertility properties.[7] Leaf extract and fractions of A. africana effectively arrested bleeding from fresh wounds, inhibited microbial growth of known wound contaminants and accelerated wound healing process.[8] Aspilia is hypothesized to be used as herbal medicine by some chimpanzees.[9][10]
Species
63 species are currently accepted.[1]
- Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D.Adams
- Aspilia albuquerquei J.U.Santos
- Aspilia almasensis D.J.N.Hind
- Aspilia andrade-limae J.U.Santos
- Aspilia angolensis Muschl.
- Aspilia angustifolia Oliv. & Hiern
- Aspilia aristata Griseb. (unplaced)
- Aspilia baumii O.Hoffm. (unplaced)
- Aspilia belo-horizontinae J.U.Santos
- Aspilia bipartita O.Hoffm.
- Aspilia bojeri DC.
- Aspilia bussei O.Hoffm. & Muschl.
- Aspilia caudata J.U.Santos
- Aspilia calvacantei J.U.Santos
- Aspilia cearensis J.U.Santos
- Aspilia chevalieri O.Hoffm. & Muschl.
- Aspilia ciliata (Schumach.) Wild
- Aspilia clausseniana Baker
- Aspilia cordifolia J.U.Santos
- Aspilia diamantinae J.U.Santos
- Aspilia diniz-cruziana J.U.Santos
- Aspilia discolor J.U.Santos
- Aspilia duarteana J.U.Santos
- Aspilia eckendorffii Philipson
- Aspilia eenii S.Moore
- Aspilia egleri J.U.Santos
- Aspilia erosa J.U.Santos
- Aspilia espinhacensis J.U.Santos
- Aspilia foliosa Benth. & Hook.f.
- Aspilia gillettii Wild
- Aspilia glaziovii Baker
- Aspilia goiazensis J.U.Santos
- Aspilia grazielae J.U.Santos
- Aspilia hatschbachii J.U.Santos
- Aspilia helianthoides (Schumach. & Thonn.) Oliv. & Hiern
- Aspilia ioletae J.U.Santos
- Aspilia itabaianensis J.U.Santos
- Aspilia jolyana G.M.Barroso
- Aspilia kotschyi (Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) Oliv.
- Aspilia kunthiana S.F.Blake
- Aspilia latissima Malme
- Aspilia linearis S.F.Blake
- Aspilia lisowskiana D.J.N.Hind
- Aspilia macrorrhiza Chiov.
- Aspilia malaissei Lisowski
- Aspilia matogrossensis J.U.Santos
- Aspilia mendoncae Wild
- Aspilia minima Humbert
- Aspilia mossambicensis (Oliv.) Wild
- Aspilia natalensis (Sond.) Wild
- Aspilia paludosa Berhaut
- Aspilia paraensis (Huber) J.U.Santos
- Aspilia pereirae J.U.Santos
- Aspilia platyphylla Huber) J.U.Santos
- Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf. ex Engl.
- Aspilia pohlii Baker
- Aspilia prostrata J.U.Santos
- Aspilia pseudocalea G.H.L. da Silva & A.M.Teles
- Aspilia rudis Oliv. & Hiern
- Aspilia rugulosa Humbert
- Aspilia sahariensis O.Hoffm. & Muschl.
- Aspilia subscandens J.U.Santos
- Aspilia thouarsii DC.
- Aspilia trichodesmoides O.Hoffm.
- Aspilia triplinervia (Kunth) S.F.Blake
References
- ^ a b c "Aspilia Thouars". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Thouars, Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-. 1806. Genera Nova Madagascariensia 12
- ^ Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62
- ^ Tropicos, Aspilia Thouars
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Accessed
- ^ Tadessa, Mesfin. 1999. New combinations, varieties, and synonyms in African Compositae. Compositae Newsletter 33:23-32.
- ^ Oluyemi Kayode A.; Okwuonu Uche C.; Baxter D. Grillo & Oyesola Tolulope, O.,"Toxic Effects of Methanolic Extract of Aspilia africana Leaf on the Estrous Cycle and Uterine Tissues of Wistar Rats" Int. J. Morphol., 25(3):609-614, 2007.
- ^ BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 7 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/7/24
- ^ "8_1 Chimpanzee Medicine Chest". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ Raffaele Paul "Among the Great Apes",Harper, 2010 p98