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Saponaria
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Saponaria (commonly known as soapworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is usually characterized by pink or white flowers.
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Saponaria is a genus of plants within the family Caryophyllaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Caryophyllales. Common names for this taxon include soapwort, Sabunotu, Saponària, and mydlice. The genus produces fruit in the form of a capsule.
Records of Saponaria have been documented in Greece, Mexico, the United States, Iran (Islamic Republic Of), and Spain. These records are held by institutions such as IBUNAM, DAV, ETSU, CAS, and RSA. The genus is the subject of 545 PubMed entries and has 382,535 occurrence records. Additionally, 361 records and 225 media items are associated with the genus in iDigBio.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Die Seifenkräuter (Saponaria) bilden eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Nelkengewächse (Caryophyllaceae). Die etwa 43 Arten sind im gemäßigten Eurasien und Nordafrika verbreitet. Der Inhaltsstoff Saponin (im Rhizom 2 bis 5 %) schäumt in wässriger Lösung (Wurzelabkochung) wie Seife. Das Gewöhnliche Seifenkraut (Saponaria officinalis) wurde bereits im Altertum zum Waschen der Wolle und später auch zur Reinigung von Kleidern mit empfindlichen Farben verwendet. Schon Hippokrates (* um 460 v. Chr.; † um 370 v. Chr.) kannte dieses Waschmittel. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 1.1 Vegetative Merkmale 1.2 Generative Merkmale 1.3 Chromosomensätze 2 Systematik und Verbreitung 3 Quellen 3.1 Literatur 3.2 Einzelnachweise 4 Weblinks Beschreibung Illustration aus Atlas der Alpenflora des Rot-Seifenkraut (Saponaria ocymoides) Fünfzählige Blüte im Detail vom Rot-Seifenkraut (Saponaria ocymoides) Kapselfrüchte des Gewöhnlichen Seifenkraut (Saponaria officinalis) Vegetative Merkmale Die Seifenkraut-Arten sind ausdauernde, selten einjährige krautige Pflanzen.[1] Die oberirdischen Pflanzenteile sind kahl bis mehr oder weniger drüsig behaart.[2] Die Laubblätter sind gegenständig angeordnet
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 361
- With media
- 225
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, DAV, ETSU, CAS, RSA, WILLI
- Recorded in
- Greece, Mexico, United States, Iran (Islamic Republic Of), Spain, France, Turkey, Switzerland
Research
545 papers- Saporin from Saponaria officinalis as a Tool for Experimental Research, Modeling, and Therapy in Neuroscience.Toxins · 2020
- Saponins from Quillaja saponaria and Quillaja brasiliensis: Particular Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activities.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
- The Matrix-M™ adjuvant: A critical component of vaccines for the 21(st) century.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023
- Saponaria officinalis saponins as a factor increasing permeability of Candida yeasts' biomembrane.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024
- Antiviral Effects of Quillaja saponaria Extracts Against Human Noroviral Surrogates.Food and environmental virology · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caryophyllaceae
- Image
- Saponaria officinalis Castelltallat 12.05.07.JPG
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- taxon name
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- Commons category
- Saponaria
- topic's main category
- Category:Saponaria
- taxon common name
- milnica
- has fruit type
- capsule
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Etymology
- Ecology
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Saponaria (commonly known as soapworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is usually characterized by pink or white flowers.
==Description== The plants are herbaceous perennials and annuals, some with woody bases. The flowers are abundant, five-petalled and usually in shades of pink or white.
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