Serratula Explained

Serratula is a genus[1] of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae native to Eurasia.[2] [3] Plumeless saw-wort is a common name for plants in this genus. Serratula as traditionally defined contains at least two groups: one of which is basal within the subtribe Centaureinae and one of which is derived; the former group can be moved to the genus Klasea.[4]

Various species contain apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, other flavonoids and ecdysteroids.[5]

Species[6]
Formerly included[7] Numerous species are now considered members of other genera:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serratula . Chinese Plant Names .
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=130181 Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 188 伪泥胡菜属 wei ni hu cai shu Serratula Linnaeus
  3. Web site: serratula . https://archive.today/20120707203131/http://dictionary.die.net/serratula . dead . July 7, 2012 . die.net online dictionary .
  4. 10.2307/25065420 . Systematic position of the genera Serratula and Klasea within Centaureinae (Cardueae, Asteraceae) inferred from ETS and ITS sequence data and new combinations in Klasea . 25065420 . Martins, Ludwig . Hellwig, Frank H. . Taxon . 54 . 3 . August 2005 . 632–638 .
  5. 10.1016/j.fitote.2003.12.009 . March 2004 . Báthori, M . Zupkó, I . Hunyadi, A . Gácsné-Baitz, E . Dinya, Z . Forgó, P . Monitoring the antioxidant activity of extracts originated from various Serratula species and isolation of flavonoids from Serratula coronata . 75 . 2 . 162–7 . 15030920 . Fitoterapia . 27153146 .
  6. Web site: Serratula . 2010 . The Plant List . 3 January 2013.
  7. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/compositaeweb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist

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