- Myrothamnus flabellifolius
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For other uses, see Resurrection plant.
Myrothamnus flabellifolius M. flabellifolius Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Gunnerales Family: Myrothamnaceae Genus: Myrothamnus Species: M. flabellifolius Binomial name Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Welw. Ann. Cons. Ultramar. (Portugal), Parte Não Off. ser. 1, 55:578. 1859 ("1858") (Apont.)Myrothamnus flabellifolius is a plant species in the genus Myrothamnus found in Southern Africa.[1] It is also called the resurrection plant, for the speed with which apparently dead leaves revive when the rains come. (see Poikilohydry
3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid is a tannin found in M. flabellifolius.[2]
References
- ^ Myrothamnus flabellifolius on www.sntc.org.sz
- ^ The predominant polyphenol in the leaves of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius, 3,4,5 tri-O-galloylquinic acid, protects membranes against desiccation and free radical-induced oxidation. John P. Moore, Kim L. Westall, Neil Ravenscroft, Jill M. Farrant, George G. Lindsey and Wolf F. Brandt, Biochem J. 2005 January 1; 385(Pt 1), pp. 301–308, doi:10.1042/BJ20040499, PMC 1134698
External links
Categories:- Gunnerales
- Plants described in 1858
- Plant stubs
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