Perezia (plant)

Perezia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Mutisioideae
Tribe:	Nassauvieae
Genus:	Perezia; Lag.
Type species
	Perezia magellanica; (L.f.) Lag.
Species
	about 30-35

Perezia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is distributed in South America, especially in the central and southern Andes.^[1]

Though some species occur at sea level, most Perezia grow in high-elevation mountain habitat. Species are found in most high Andean ecosystems, except for the páramo.^[1]

Some species are used in traditional medicine in South America. P. multiflora is used to treat postpartum hemorrhage, P. pinnatifida is used as a sedative, and P. purpurata is used as an anti-inflammatory.^[2]

There are about 30 to 35 species in the genus.^[1]

Species include:^[3]

– escorzonera, chanqoroma^[2]
– valeriana^[2]
– marancel^[2]

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Simpson, B. B., et al. (2009). Phylogeny and evolution of Perezia (Asteraceae: Mutisieae: Nassauviinae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution 47(5), 431-43.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Gallardo, A. B., et al. (2011). The recurvatianes: A suite of oxygenated guaiane sesquiterpenes from Perezia recurvata. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Phytochemistry 72(2), 284-89.
^ Perezia. The Plant List.

External links[]

Apodaca, M.J., J.V. Crisci, and L. Katinas. (2015). Andean Origin and Diversification of the Genus Perezia, an Ancient Lineage of Asteraceae. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press.
Perezia. Preliminary Checklist of the Compositae of Bolivia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Perezia (plant)

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