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Michauxia
Sign in to saveMichauxia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. First described in 1788, this genus contains 8 known species native to southwestern Asia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCampanulaceae
Michauxia es un género de plantas perteneciente a la familia Campanulaceae. Contiene siete especies. Es originario del oeste de Asia. Comprende 12 especies descritas y de estas, solo 7 aceptadas.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Collections
- MICH, RSA, ASU, BG
- Recorded in
- Iran, Turkey
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Campanuloideae
- Image
- Plate No. 219.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Michauxia
- has fruit type
- capsule
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Medicinal properties
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Michauxia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. First described in 1788, this genus contains 8 known species native to southwestern Asia. Michauxia campanuloides L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine Michauxia koeieana Rech.f. - Iran Michauxia laevigata Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey Michauxia mormoriana Jalilian and Rastegari - Iran Michauxia nuda A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq Michauxia stenophylla Boiss. & Hausskn. in P.E.Boissier - Iran Michauxia tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey Michauxia thyrsoidea Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier - Turkey
==Medicinal properties== Several species of Michauxia - notably M. nuda and M. tchihatcheffii - are used in the treatment of wounds in Turkish folk medicine. Recent scientific evaluation has confirmed that these plants possess wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
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