Peganum nigellastrum (Chinese: 骆驼蒿; pinyin: luo tuo hao) is a plant species in the genus Peganum. "Peganum nigellastrum is distributed in China (west and west north of Pekin) and east Siberia (near Khyagt village). This species has also been recorded in the subprovinces of Mongolia and Tsinhai" [1] and is found in the Hami region, a prefecture-level city, of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. [2]
Peganum nigellastrum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Nitrariaceae |
Genus: | Peganum |
Species: | P. nigellastrum
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Binomial name | |
Peganum nigellastrum Bunge 1835
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Biochemistry
editThe plant contains phytochemicals:
- Canthin-6-one alkaloids:[3]
- Phenylpropanoids:[3]
- Dihydrosinapyl ferulate
- Dihydroconiferyl ferulate
In aerial parts:
Dispersal
editPeganum nigellastrum is stoloniferous and grows in patches from 100 to 200 m wide. Seeds are dispersed by wind, a form of dispersal known as anemochory and by humans in steppe, forest-steppe habitats; around cities and can be dispersed at least 300 km away from desert steppe by human activities.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Narantsetseg Amartuvshin, Shagdar Dariimaa, and Gonchig Tserenbaljid. 2006. Taxonomy of the Genus Peganum L. (Peganaceae Van Tieghem) in Mongolia. Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences 2006 Vol. 4(2): 9-13.
- ^ Wang Changhong, Liu Jun, Zheng Leiming. 2002. An Investigation on the Species, Distribution, and Ecotope of Peganum harmala in Xinjiang. Guangdong Trace Elements Science Guangdong Trace Elements Science(此处原为空白) 9(3):46-50.
- ^ a b c Ma, Zhong-Ze; Hano, Yoshio; Nomura, Taro; Chen, Ying-Jie (2000). "Alkaloids and phenylpropanoids from Peganum nigellastrum". Phytochemistry. 53 (8): 1075–8. Bibcode:2000PChem..53.1075M. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00440-9. PMID 10820833. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
External links
edit- Data related to Peganum nigellastrum at Wikispecies