Androya
Androya | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Androya H.Perrier (1952) [1] |
Species: | A. decaryi |
Binomial name | |
Androya decaryi H.Perrier (1952) |
Androya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Madagascar.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described by H.Perrier in 1952.
Species
[edit]This taxon only contains one species, Androya decaryi.
Description
[edit]This evergreen shrub can be found at elevations between 0 - 499m.[2]
Uses
[edit]Traditional medicine
[edit]A decoction of this plant is used to treat symptoms associated with malaria and yellow fever.[3]
Chemistry
[edit]Three spermidine alkaloids are known to be present in Androya decaryi. They are (–)-(2S)-2-phenyl-1,5,9-triazacyclotridecan-4-one, (+)-decaryine A and (–)-decaryine B. However, there is no sufficient evidence to suggest that these three chemicals have any significant activity against Plasmodium falciparum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Androya". The Plant List. 2013.
- ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Androya decaryi H. Perrier". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ a b Le Lamer AC, Ibrahim N, Manjary F, Mallet-Ladeira S, Girardi C, Valentin A, et al. (April 2013). "Macrocyclic spermidine alkaloids from Androya decaryi L. Perrier". Molecules. 18 (4): 3962–71. doi:10.3390/molecules18043962. PMC 6269681. PMID 23558539.