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Epilobium
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Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, containing about 197 species. The genus has a worldwide distribution. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarctic regions, whereas in the subtropics and tropics Epilobium species are restricted to the cool montane biomes, such as the New Guinea Highlands.
Species
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Epilobium
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyOnagraceae
General: Epilobium (from the Greek) Willow-Herb
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Research
247 papers- Epilobium spp: Pharmacology and Phytochemistry.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2018
- Epilobium angustifolium L. as a Potential Herbal Component of Topical Products for Skin Care and Treatment-A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Antibacterial and Antimycotic Activity of Epilobium angustifolium L. Extracts: A Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Phytochemistry, pharmacology and traditional uses of different Epilobium species (Onagraceae): a review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2014
- Plant Extracts as Skin Care and Therapeutic Agents.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, containing about 197 species. The genus has a worldwide distribution. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarctic regions, whereas in the subtropics and tropics Epilobium species are restricted to the cool montane biomes, such as the New Guinea Highlands.
The taxonomy of the genus has varied between different botanists, but the modern trend is to include the previously recognised genera Boisduvalia, Chamaenerion (previously Chamerion), Pyrogennema and Zauschneria within Epilobium according to Peter H. Raven, who has extensively studied the willowherbs and merges the other segregate genera into Epilobium. Fringed willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum) is likely a cryptic species complex; apparently these plants also commonly hybridize with their congeners.