''Calea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family,

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae ...

. They are distributed in

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

and subtropical regionsdo Nascimento, A. M., et al. (2007)
Chromanones with leishmanicidal activity from ''Calea uniflora''.
''Zeitschrift für Naturforschung'' 62(5-6), 353-56. in

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

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, and

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.Ferraz, A., et al. (2009)
Pharmacological and genotoxic evaluation of ''Calea clematidea'' and ''Calea uniflora''.
''Latin American Journal of Pharmacy'' 28(6), 858-62.Pozo, P. and D. N. Hind. (2013)
A new species of ''Calea'' sect. ''Meyeria'' (Compositae: Heliantheae: Neurolaeninae), ''Calea woodii'', from Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
''Kew Bulletin'' 68, 1-5. Extracts of ''Calea'' species have had

antifungal An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cry ...

anti-inflammatory Anti-inflammatory is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling. Anti-inflammatory drugs, also called anti-inflammatories, make up about half of analgesics. These drugs remedy pain by reducing inflammation as ...

cytotoxic Cytotoxicity is the quality of being toxic to cells. Examples of toxic agents are an immune cell or some types of venom, e.g. from the puff adder (''Bitis arietans'') or brown recluse spider (''Loxosceles reclusa''). Cell physiology Treating ...

, larvicidal,

antiplasmodial ''Plasmodium'' is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of ''Plasmodium'' species involve development in a blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a verte ...

, and

antihypertensive Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that ...

effects in experiments. Some species are used in

traditional medicine Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before th ...

and ritual. ''

Calea clematidea CALEA may refer to: * Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, an act by the US Congress to facilitate wiretapping of U.S. domestic telephone and Internet traffic * Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, a private accred ...

'' is used to treat

influenza Influenza, commonly known as "the flu", is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms range from mild to severe and often include fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, coughing, and fatigue. These symptom ...

. '' Calea ternifolia'' is used in Mexico to treat

dysentery Dysentery (UK pronunciation: , US: ), historically known as the bloody flux, is a type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhea. Other symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, and a feeling of incomplete defecation. Complication ...

and

fever Fever, also referred to as pyrexia, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point. There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using val ...

, and native peoples use it to influence their dreams. ; Species''Calea''.
The Plant List. ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Calea elegans'' DC., a synonym for '' Perymenium acuminatum'', a plant found in Mexico Calea cymosa- Soriano, Palmar, Suelo rocoso al margen del Lago 2

Calea cymosa- Soriano, Palmar, Suelo rocoso al margen del Lago 2

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2661782 Asteraceae genera