''Aegiphila lhotskiana'' (
orth. var. ''Aegiphila lhotskyana'' Cham.) is a species of flowering plant in the family
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
.
[França, F. and A. M. Giulietti. (2012)]
Lectotypifications, neotypifications, and epitypification in the genus ''Aegiphila'' Jacq.
''Neodiversity'' 6 1-14. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in
Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
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and
Brazil. This species is cited in ''
Flora Brasiliensis'' by
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
A number of
abietane diterpenes have been isolated from this plant.
[Costa-Lotufo, L. V., et al. (2004)]
Antiproliferative effects of abietane diterpenes from ''Aegiphila lhotzkyana''.
''Planta Medica'' 70(2), 180-82.
References
lhotskiana
Trees of Bolivia
Trees of Brazil
Flora of the Cerrado
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