- Triosteum
Taxobox | name = "Triosteum"
image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Triosteum perfoliatum "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Dipsacales
familia =Caprifoliaceae
genus = "Triosteum""Triosteum", commonly known as horse gentian or, less commonly, feverwort, is a
genus offlowering plant which includes six species. It is in theCaprifoliaceae family.It is a perennial plant which has an erect, round, hairy, fistular stem, 1 to 4 feet (0.3 to 1.2m) high, opposite ovatelanceolate entire leaves, and axillary whorls of brownishpurplish flowers. It is a native of
North America , occurring in rich woods fromCanada toAlabama and west toIowa . Its dried and roasted berries have been occasionally used as a substitute for coffee; but it is chiefly valued for its medicinal properties, its root acting as an emetic and mildcathartic . It is sometimes called Tinker's root, being named after Dr. Tinker, who first brought it to notice. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_International_Encyclopedia]External links
* [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Triostium+perfoliatum Tinker's root]
* [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=FFFB37A430E6C4777F63157653FE8ADA?navig=Show+%3A&chunk_size=200&start_row=0&find_infragenus=&find_geoUnit=&find_includePublicationAuthors=%24unicodeutil.stripAccents%28%24value%29&find_addedSince=&find_family=&find_genus=Triosteum&find_sortByFamily=%24unicodeutil.stripAccents%28%24value%29&find_infrafamily=&find_rankToReturn=all&find_publicationTitle=&find_authorAbbrev=&find_infraspecies=&find_includeBasionymAuthors=%24unicodeutil.stripAccents%28%24value%29&find_modifiedSince=&find_species=&output_format=normal IPNI]
* Gould, K.R., & M. J. Donoghue "Phylogeny and Biogeography of Triosteum (Caprifoliaceae}" [http://www.phylodiversity.net/donoghue/publications/MJD_papers/2000/096_Gould_HarPapBot00.pdf]
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