As regards the world diversity of the family, only about 12% of genera have. Asteraceae, lehen compositae deituak, landare loredunen bigarren familiarik handiena da espezie kopuruari erreparatuta, orkideen familiaren ondoren keweko royal botanical gardensen iritziz, familia honek 1. Biologically active secondary metabolites from asteraceae. Characteristic features and economic importance of family. The biology and chemistry of the compositae, academic. They are world wide in distribution and abundant in tropics and in cold arctic or alpines regions. Pdf antifungal activity, cytotoxicity and composition. Sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies family asteraceae. They are distinguished by having flower heads capitula which are made of hundreds or thousands of tiny individual flowers. The receptacle of the capitulum is the dilated axis or peduncle apex, in shape a disc, hemisphere or. The receptacle of the capitulum is the dilated axis or peduncle apex, in shape a. Asteraceae have a strong drive for individuality, independence and living their own lives.
Las asteraceas asteraceae, tambien llamadas compuestas compositae giseke, nom. The aster family asteraceae is one of the largest angiosperm families, with more than 1,620 genera and 23,600 species of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees distributed throughout the world. In this way the family name asteraceae is made up by using the name aster and adding aceae. Each such head is ordinarily subtended by an involucre of small modified leaves bracts. No brasil, a familia e representada por, aproximadamente, 180 generos e 1.
List of plants in the family asteraceae britannica. The medicinal value of asteraceae family plants in terms of wound healing activity summary plants have been a great resource of medicinal products which are used for the treatment of several ailments. The family is divided into three subfamilies and a. Contains 483 genera and 4653 accepted taxa overall. The plants of the asteraceae family have been used for medicinal purposes,in traditional asteraceae colombian medicine. Order asterales family compositae asteraceae it is the largest family among angiosperms, containing about 1,620 genera and 23,600 species distributation t slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The sunflower family asteraceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants, consisting of approximately 1,100 genera and 25,000 species jeffrey, 1978. Antifungal activity, cytotoxicity and composition of essential oils from the asteraceae plant family a b s t r a c t keywords. They have tap root system and the roots are branched. Furthermore, in more than half the members of the family, the flowers in. Allergens and plants search enter a full or partial species name to find more information on one of over 1200 potentially allergenic plants. Interhomeopathy an introduction to the asteraceae family. For family names, the modern tendency in taxonomy is to use the name of a familiar plant in a certain family and to add the suffix aceae to the name. Asteraceae from wikipedia wikipedia, the free encyclopedia web page.
Achika1, david ebuka arthur1, igelige gerald1, adebiyi adedayo2. They want to do things on their own, going their own way. In terms of numbers of species, the asteraceae are rivaled only by the orchidaceae. The plants are characterized by their composite flower heads and oneseeded achene fruits. The largest angiosperm family, with about 1,100 genera and 25,000 species worldwide. Members of the asteraceae are distributed throughout the. Asteraceae or compositae commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants angiospermae the family includes over 32,000 currently accepted species, in over 1,900 genera in subfamilies. Botany of the family asteraceae and the investigated species the asteraceae formerly compositae. Modes of reproduction in the chinese asteraceae are known only fragmentarily. It includes the plants that are normally cultivated for ornamental flowers as well as for oil value. The most obvious and outstanding general feature of asteraceae is that the flowers are grouped characteristically into compact inflorescences heads that superficially resemble individual flowers. The family asteraceae or compositae known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species. The reports of folk medicine play an initial and important role.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Review articles the medicinal value of asteraceae family. With 418 genera and 24 species table 1, asteraceae is, numerically, the largest family in the flora of north america north of mexico. Acmella oleracea taiwan invasive species database imagejpeg. They have a strong aversion to being interfered with.