Periploca · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online
Species
FamilyApocynaceae
General: Periploca includes 12 species which are widely distributed
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 181
- With media
- 65
- Family
- Cosmopterigidae
- Collections
- USNM, MO, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, UI
- Recorded in
- United States, Peru, Canada, Ethiopia, Cambodia
Research
252 papers- Genus Periploca (Apocynaceae): A Review of Its Classification, Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Toxicology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
- Ethanol extract of Periploca forrestii Schltr. and chlorogenic acid alleviate ischemic stroke by inhibiting TLR4-mediated neuroinflammation.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025
- Periploca forrestii Schltr. ameliorate liver injury caused by fluorosis in rat.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2024
- Periplocin suppresses the growth of colorectal cancer cells by triggering LGALS3 (galectin 3)-mediated lysophagy.Autophagy · 2023
- A review on traditional usages, chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of periploca forrestii schltr.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Periplocoideae
- Image
- Periploca forrestii - Villa Taranto (Verbania) - DSC03790.JPG
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- Periploca
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- topic's main category
- Category:Periploca
- has fruit type
- follicle
- taxonomic type
- Periploca graeca
- taxon common name
- 杠柳属
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- homonymous taxon
- Periploca
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Encyclopedic overview
Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Species Periploca angustifolia Labill. - North Africa, South Europe (Kriti, Sicilia, Spain)
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