Parastrephia Explained

Parastrephia is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]}

Some Parastrephia species are allegedly used in traditional medicine. For example, Parastrephia lucida is used in the highlands of the Andes to relieve toothache, for bone fractures and bruises, and as a vulnerary.^[3]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:^[4]

• Parastrephia lepidophylla (Wedd.) Cabrera - Argentina, Bolivia
• Parastrephia lucida (Meyen) Cabrera - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northwestern Argentina
• Parastrephia phyliciformis (Meyen) Cabrera - Bolivia
• Parastrephia quadrangularis (Meyen) Cabrera - Bolivia, northern Chile, northwestern Argentina
• Parastrephia teretiuscula (Kuntze) Cabrera - Bolivia, Antofagasta Region of northern Chile

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36318170#page/471/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 449–450
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001654 Tropicos, Parastrephia Nutt.
3. D'Almeida RE, Alberto MR, Quispe C, Schmeda-Hirschmann G, Isla MI . Antimicrobial phenylpropanoids from the Argentinean highland plant Parastrephia lucida (Meyen) Cabrera. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2012 . 142 . 2 . 407–414 . 22735664 . 10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.010.
4. Web site: Parastrephia Nutt. . 2022 . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2 December 2022.