| Smallanthus fruticosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Smallanthus |
| Species: | S. fruticosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Smallanthus fruticosus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Smallanthus fruticosus is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Andes (from Colombia to Bolivia).[1]
S. fruticosus contains the cytotoxic flavone centaureidin[2] and the flavanone sakuranetin.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Vitali, Maira; Sancho, Gisela; Katinas, Liliana (2015). "A revision of Smallanthus (Asteraceae, Millerieae), the "yacón" genus". Phytotaxa. 214 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.214.1.1. hdl:11336/66806. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ Centaureidin, a cytotoxic flavone from Polymnia fruticosa, inhibits tubulin polymerization. John A. Beutler, John H. Cardellina, Chii M. Lin, Ernest Hamel, Gordon M. Cragg and Michael R. Boyd, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Volume 3, Issue 4, April 1993, pages 581-584, doi:10.1016/S0960-894X(01)81233-6
- ^ Sakuranetin on home.ncifcrf.gov