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Lithospermum
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Lithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide, but most are native to the Americas and the center of diversity is in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Species are known generally as gromwells or stoneseeds.
Species
gromwells
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBoraginales
- FamilyBoraginaceae
Macromeria es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Boraginaceae. Comprende 14 especies descritas y de estas solo 8 aceptadas.[1] Taxonomía El género fue descrito por David Don y publicado en Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 13: 239. 1832.[2] Especies aceptadas A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Macromeria aceptadas hasta septiembre de 2013, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos. Macromeria alba G.L. Nesom Macromeria barbigera I.M. Johnst. Macromeria exserta D. Don Macromeria hispida M. Martens & Galeotti Macromeria leonotis I.M. Johnst. Macromeria longiflora Sessé & Moc. ex D. Don Macromeria notata I.M. Johnst. Macromeria pringlei Greenm. Referencias ↑ Macromeria en PlantList ↑ «Macromeria». Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Consultado el 21 de septiembre de 2013. Datos: Q9026592
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,579
- With media
- 1,098
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Collections
- GH, INECOL, CICY, IEA-UAT, FC-UNAM, FCF-UANL
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Research
621 papers- Anti-Aging Potential of Phytoextract Loaded-Pharmaceutical Creams for Human Skin Cell Longetivity.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2015
- Lithospermum erythrorhizon cell cultures: Present and future aspects.Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan) · 2017
- Exploring the Pharmacological Potential of Lithospermum officinale L.: A Review of Phytochemicals and Ethnomedicinal Uses.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Evidence and Potential Mechanism of Action of Lithospermum erythrorhizon and Its Active Components for Psoriasis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022
- Gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) ameliorates age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function in mice.Food science and biotechnology · 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Boraginaceae
- Image
- Nawrot czerwonoblekitny Lithospermum purpurocaeruceum.jpg
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- Lithospermum
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- Lithospermum
- topic's main category
- Category:Lithospermum
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- Lithospermum
- taxon common name
- stoneseeds
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Lithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide, but most are native to the Americas and the center of diversity is in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Species are known generally as gromwells or stoneseeds.
==Taxonomy== Plants of the World Online currently accepts 84 species. Other sources accept about 50 to 60 species in the genus. A 2009 molecular study showed that the genus Onosmodium is included within Lithospermum.
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