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Andira
''Andira'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is distributed in the tropical Americas, except for ''A. inermis'', which also occurs in Africa. It was formerly assigned to the tribe Dalbergieae, but recent molecular phylogenetic evidence has placed it in a unique clade named the ''Andira'' clade. Compared to other Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ... the genus has unusual systems of root nodules and fruits, which are drupes. In most species the fruits are seed dispersal, dispersed by bats, and in some they are dispersed by rodents. They may also be dispersed on water. Plants of the genus are used in traditional medicine in Brazil to treat fever and as laxative, purgatives and Anthelmintic, vermifuges. The treatments are to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andira Clade
''Andira'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is distributed in the tropics, tropical Americas, except for ''A. inermis'', which also occurs in Africa. It was formerly assigned to the tribe Dalbergieae, but recent molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic evidence has placed it in a unique clade named the ''Andira'' clade. Compared to other Faboideae the genus has unusual systems of root nodules and fruits, which are drupes. In most species the fruits are seed dispersal, dispersed by bats, and in some they are dispersed by rodents. They may also be dispersed on water. Plants of the genus are used in traditional medicine in Brazil to treat fever and as laxative, purgatives and Anthelmintic, vermifuges. The treatments are toxic in high doses, however. Chemical compounds isolated from the genus include isoflavones, Flavan-3-ol, flavanols, glycosides, pterocarpans, chromone, and ursolic acid. Species ''Andira'' comprises the following species: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
