| Scleromitrion verticillatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Scleromitrion |
| Species: | S. verticillatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang | |
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Scleromitrion verticillatum is a perennial native to south and southeast Asia. It was originally described as Oldenlandia verticillata L. by Carl Linnaeus in 1767, and later considered part of the genus Hedyotis. It was moved to the genus Scleromitrion by R.J.Wang in 2014.
The chemical compound Kaempferitrin can be isolated from its leaves.
Taxonomy
Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang
References
- "Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- Hamzah, Ahmad; Lajis, Nordin; Sargent, M. (1994). "Kaempferitrin from the Leaves of Hedyotis verticillata and its Biological Activity". Planta Medica. 60 (4): 388–389. doi:10.1055/s-2006-959513. PMID 7938277. INIST 3324508.
- "Scleromitrion verticillatum (L.) R.J.Wang".
- Flora of India
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Scleromitrion verticillatum | |
| Oldenlandia verticillata | |
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