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Varthemia
Sign in to saveVarthemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- MO, UF
- Recorded in
- Egypt, Jerusalem
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Asteraceae
- Image
- Chiliadenus iphionoides.JPG
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- taxon name
- Varthemia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Varthemia
- Commons category
- Pentanema
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Encyclopedic overview
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Varthemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Varthemia iphionoides (also known as Chiliadenus iphinoides), is a small perennial shrub that belongs to the Varthemia genus. It grows in Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Sinai. It has various pharmacological properties including anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-platelet, and anti-bacterial effects.
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