Cenostigma Explained

Cenostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to northwestern Argentina and southern Brazil.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae.^[2] Cenostigma pluviosa is being investigated as a possible antimalarial medication.^[3]

Species

Cenostigma comprises the following species:^[2]

• Cenostigma bracteosum (Tul. 1844) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma eriostachys (Benth. 1844) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma gaumeri (Greenm. 1912) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma laxiflorum (Tul. 1844) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma macrophyllum Tul. 1843
• Cenostigma marginatum (Tul. 1844) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma microphyllum (Mart. ex G. Don 1832) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma myabense (Britton 1920) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma nordestinum E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma pellucidum (Vogel 1836) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma pinnatum (Griseb. 1866) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma pluviosum (DC. 1825) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016—False brazilwood
  • var. cabralianum (G. P. Lewis 1998) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
  • var. intermedium (G. P. Lewis) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis
  • var. maraniona (G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes 2010) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
  • var. paraense (Ducke 1925) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
  • var. peltophoroides (Benth. 1870) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
  • var. pluviosum (DC. 1825) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
  • var. sanfranciscanum (G. P. Lewis 1998) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma pyramidale (Tul. 1844) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
  • var. diversifolium (Benth. 1870) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
  • var. pyramidale (Tul. 1844) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
• Cenostigma tocantinum Ducke 1915

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21965-1 Cenostigma Tul.
2. Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP . 2016 . A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) . PhytoKeys . 71 . 1–160 . 10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203 . 28814915 . 5558824 . free .
3. Ana Carolina . Kayano . Stefanie CP Lopes . Fernanda G Bueno . Elaine C Cabral . Wanessa C Souza-Neiras . Lucy M Yamauchi . Mary A Foglio . Marcos N Eberlin . João Carlos Mello . Fabio TM Costa . In vitro and in vivo assessment of the anti-malarial activity of Caesalpinia pluviosa . Malaria Journal . 2011 . 10 . 112 . 112 . 21535894 . 10.1186/1475-2875-10-112 . 3112450 . free .