Senecio scandens, also known as climbing Senecio, is a climber in the family Asteraceae that is native to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.[2]
| Senecio scandens | |
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| Specimen in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Senecio |
| Species: | S. scandens
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| Binomial name | |
| Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. (1825)
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Description
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Featuring a rhizomatous rootstock, it is a 2-5 metres long evergreen climber that produces slender, scrambling, multibranched woody stems.[2] Frost-tender, it produces yellow daisy-like flowers which are borne in autumn.[3]
Distribution
editThe plant is native to China, southern Japan, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Philippines.[2]
It is found in forests, brushwood, shrublands, rocks, near buildings, watercourses, on elevations from sea level to 4,000 metres at the highest.[2]
Medicinal usage
editThe plant is used as a medicinal herb in China, where it is a constituent of more than 100 herbal medicines. The plant contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids.[2] Furthermore, many compounds are present, such as flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic acids, terpenes, volatile oils and carotenoids, in addition to anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-leptospirosis, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, antiviral, antitumoral, analgesic, mutagenic, and toxicological activities.[4]
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Senecio scandens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144315813A149006758. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Senecio scandens Useful Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Senecio scandens - Buch.-Ham. Plants For A Future. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham.: a review on its ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicity Dongmei Wang , Linfang Huang, Shilin Chen. National Library of Medicine. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2023.