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Drimys
Sign in to saveDrimys is a genus of seven species of woody evergreen flowering plants, in the family Winteraceae. The species are native to the Neotropics, ranging from southern Mexico to the southern tip of South America. They are primitive dicots, associated with the humid temperate Antarctic flora of the Southern Hemisphere, which evolved millions of years ago on the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. Members of the family generally have aromatic bark and leaves, and some are used to extract essential oils.
Species
Drimys es un género de alrededor de ocho especies de plantas perennes en la familia Winteraceae. Las especies son nativas de América, desde el sur de México hasta el extremo austral de América del Sur. Las winteráceas son plantas primitivas asociadas con la flora Antártica de la zona húmeda del hemisferio sur, las cuales evolucionaron desde hace millones de años desde el antiguo supercontinente de Gondwana. Miembros de la familia tienen hojas aromáticas y algunas son usadas para la obtención de aceites esenciales.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 634
- With media
- 413
- Family
- Winteraceae
- Collections
- INECOL, UCMP, US, IBUNAM, A, USP-IB
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Papua New Guinea, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Indonesia, Brasil
Research
105 papers- Biological activity of the essential oil of Drimys winteri.Frontiers in chemistry · 2024
- Drimys winteri and isodrimeninol decreased foam cell formation in THP-1 derived macrophages.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2020
- Neuronal ion channel modulation by Drimys winteri compounds: Opening a new chemical space to neuropharmacology.Neural regeneration research · 2026
- Chemical Profiling of Drimys granadensis (Winteraceae) Essential Oil, and Their Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Anticholinesterase Properties.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Sesquiterpene Polygodial from Drimys brasiliensis (Winteraceae) Down-Regulates Implant-Induced Inflammation and Fibrogenesis in Mice.Journal of natural products · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Winteraceae
- Image
- Drimys winteri.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Drimys
- taxon common name
- 冬木属
- taxonomic type
- Drimys winteri
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Drimys is a genus of seven species of woody evergreen flowering plants, in the family Winteraceae. The species are native to the Neotropics, ranging from southern Mexico to the southern tip of South America. They are primitive dicots, associated with the humid temperate Antarctic flora of the Southern Hemisphere, which evolved millions of years ago on the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. Members of the family generally have aromatic bark and leaves, and some are used to extract essential oils.
==Species== Seven species are currently accepted. Drimys andina (syn. D. winteri var. andina) – southern and central Chile and adjacent Argentina Drimys angustifolia – southern Brazil Drimys brasiliensis – eastern and southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia Drimys confertifolia – Juan Fernández Islands Drimys granadensis – southern Mexico south to Peru Drimys roraimensis – southern Venezuela and northern Brazil, possibly western Guyana Drimys winteri – southern and central Chile, southwestern Argentina
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