Species of flowering plant
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Vismia baccifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. The species is a shrub or small tree that is native to Latin America that is found in wet tropical areas.
Description.
"Vismia baccifera" has shorter and larger leaves than "V. guianensis." It has ovate leaves which are membranous and covered in a whitish layer on the underside.
Taxonomy.
"Vismia baccifera" was first described by Carl Linnaeus as "Hypericum bacciferum" in 1771, but was moved into the genus "Vismia" by botanists José Jerónimo Triana and Jules Émile Planchon in 1863. There are two accepted subspecies of "V. baccifera":
Chemistry and uses.
The leaves of "Vismia baccifera" contain various flavonoids, including epicatechin and quercetin. The species' essential oil profile is characterized by high amounts of sesquiterpenes. "Vismia baccifera" subsp. "dealbata" has been shown to contain the compounds sesamin, friedelin and vismiaquinone. "V. baccifera" is used in traditional medicine in parts of the Amazon rainforest as treatment for inflammations like uterine hemorrhage and leishmaniasis. A 2018 study by scientists from the University of the Basque Country demonstrated the ability of the species to kill liver tumor cells in a laboratory setting using aqueous extracts from its leaves.
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