Withania
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| Withania | |
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| Withania frutescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
| Tribe: | Physaleae |
| Subtribe: | Withaninae |
| Genus: | Withania[1] Pauquy, 1825 |
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Alicabon Raf. | |
Withania is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, with 23 species that are native to parts of North Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Canary Islands.[2]
Two of the species, W. somnifera (Ashwagandha) and W. coagulans (Ashutosh booti), are economically significant, and are cultivated in several regions for their medicinal uses.[2]
Etymology
Withania was named in honour of Henry Witham, a British geologist and writer on fossil botany in the nineteenth century.[3]
Selected species
- Withania adunensis Vierh.
- Withania riebeckii Schweinf.
- Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal — ashwaganda, Indian ginseng, winter cherry
- Withania coagulans (Dunal) — Ashutosh booti, Indian rennet, panirband, vegetable rennet[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Withania Pauquy". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mirjalili, M. H.; Moyano, E.; Bonfill, M.; Cusido, R. M.; Palazón, J. (2009). "Steroidal Lactones from Withania somnifera, an Ancient Plant for Novel Medicine". Molecules 14 (7): 2373–2393. doi:10.3390/molecules14072373. PMID 19633611.
- ↑ "Withania". Electronic Flora of South Australia. Government of South Australia, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ "Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal". Flora of Pakistan. eFlora.org.
- ↑ "Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture.
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