Pyrola
Sign in to savePyrola is a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae native to the region spanning from the subarctic and temperate northern hemisphere to Guatemala and Sumatra.
Species
pyrolor
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
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Research
108 papers- A Comprehensive Review of the Genus Pyrola Herbs in Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2020
- Pyrola incarnata demonstrates neuroprotective effects against β-amyloid-induced memory impairment in mice.Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters · 2020
- [Chemical constituents, biological activities and quality control of plants from genus Pyrola].Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2017
- Betulin isolated from Pyrola incarnata Fisch. inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation with the guidance of computer-aided drug design.Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters · 2020
- Phenolic glycosides from Pyrola japonica.Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin · 2004
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9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Vegetative characteristics
- Generative characteristics
- Cytology
- Taxonomy
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Pyrola is a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae native to the region spanning from the subarctic and temperate northern hemisphere to Guatemala and Sumatra.
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== thumb|right|Pyrola rotundifolia foliage Pyrola are erect, chlorophyllous or achlorophyllous, up to 35–44 cm tall herbs or subshrubs with single, glabrous stems. The long, branched, slender rootstock bears fine roots. ===Generative characteristics=== thumb|right|Detail of Pyrola elliptica flower thumb|right|Detail of Pyrola chlorantha fruit The many-flowered, racemose inflorescence with 1–4 scape bracts bears pedicellate, nodding, campanulate, radially symmetric or slightly zygomorphic flowers. The pendulous, loculicidal capsule fruit bears approximately 1000 winged, spindle-shaped seeds. ===Cytology=== The chromosome count is n = 23, 46.