Bonellia flammea

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Jacquinia flammea

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and is classified under the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Ericales, it is further categorized into the family Primulaceae. Specifically, its taxonomic identity is defined by its placement within the genus Bonelliia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, known as Bonellia flammea, exhibits a very specific and limited geographical range. According to botanical records, its presence is strictly confined to the nation of Mexico. Within this country, the species is found exclusively in the southeastern regions. This localized distribution suggests that the plant thrives in the particular environmental conditions unique to that area. Consequently, the plant is considered an endemic species of the Mexican southeast.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Bonellia flammea is characterized by a growth form categorized as a tree, displaying a predominantly woody structure. In terms of its habitat and ecological positioning, it functions as a terrestrial organism rather than an aquatic or semiaquatic species, and it exists as a terrestrial plant rather than an epiphyte. The plant is an independent organism, showing no parasitic tendencies, and it does not exhibit climbing behaviors, remaining a self-supporting structure rather than acting as a liana, vine, or obligatory/facultative climber.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Bonellia flammea has 3 reported plant parts identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, stem.

Leaf

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Root

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Stem

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Chemicals

Bonellia flammea has 1 reported phytochemicals identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Sakurasosaponin.

Sakurasosaponin

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Preparations

Bonellia flammea has 3 reported preparations identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include crude ethanolic extract of leaves, crude ethanolic extract of roots, crude ethanolic extract of stem-bark.

Crude ethanolic extract of leaves

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Crude ethanolic extract of roots

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Crude ethanolic extract of stem-bark

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