Parastrephia is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Parastrephia
Parastrephia sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Baccharidinae
Genus: Parastrephia
Nutt.
Type species
Parastrephia ericoides
(syn of P. lucida)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Polyclados Phil.

Some Parastrephia species are allegedly used in traditional medicine. For example, Parastrephia lucida is used in the highlands of the Andes to relieve toothache, for bone fractures and bruises, and as a vulnerary.[4]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  2. ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 449–450 in English
  3. ^ Tropicos, Parastrephia Nutt.
  4. ^ D'Almeida RE, Alberto MR, Quispe C, Schmeda-Hirschmann G, Isla MI (2012). "Antimicrobial phenylpropanoids from the Argentinean highland plant Parastrephia lucida (Meyen) Cabrera". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 142 (2): 407–414. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.010. PMID 22735664.
  5. ^ "Parastrephia Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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