Cyanthillium patulum

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Cyanthillium pubescens
• Cyanopis pubescens
• Cyanopis villosa
• Cyanthillium villosum
• Isonema ovata
• Staehelina conyzoides
• Vernonia chinensis
• Conyza patula
• Conyza punctulata
• Vernonia kawakamii
• Vernonia patula
• Cacalia accedens
• Cacalia patula
• Bothriocline papuana
• Vernonia accedens

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is further classified within the order Asterales and the family Asteraceae. Its taxonomic identity is specifically defined by the genus Cyanthillium, with the species being Cyanthillium patulum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution spanning several key regions across Asia. In China, it can be found throughout the South-Central and Southeast territories. Its presence extends to Eastern Asia, where it is specifically noted in Taiwan. Moving toward the Indian Subcontinent, the species is documented in the state of Assam. Furthermore, the plant is widely distributed across the country of India.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Cyanthillium patulum is characterized by an annual lifecycle, meaning the plant completes its entire biological progression from seed germination to seed production within a single growing season. Following the onset of favorable environmental conditions, the plant emerges and undergoes a rapid period of vegetative growth, establishing its physical structure and foliage. This phase is followed by a reproductive stage where it allocates its energy toward flowering and subsequent pollination. Once fertilization is successful, the plant focuses on seed maturation, ensuring the survival of the next generation before the parent organism dies off at the conclusion of its seasonal cycle.

Lifecycle :

annual

Morphology

The morphology of Cyanthillium patulum is characterized by its classification as a non-woody herb, exhibiting a growth form typical of a herbaceous plant rather than a shrub or tree. It functions as a self-supporting species, lacking the obligatory or facultative climbing mechanisms found in vines. Although its habitat associations can range across aquatic and semiaquatic environments, the plant is fundamentally characterized by its terrestrial nature. Furthermore, it is strictly terrestrial in its epiphytic status, meaning it does not function as a holoepiphyte, hemiepiphyte, or any other form of epiphyte, maintaining its growth strictly upon the ground.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Cyanthillium patulum has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Chemicals

Cyanthillium patulum has 12 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Bauerenyl acetate, Chryseriol, Coumarins, Epifriedelanol, Ethuliacoumarin A.

Bauerenyl acetate

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chryseriol

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Coumarins

1. Planta medica

Epifriedelanol

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Ethuliacoumarin A

1. Planta medica

Flavonoids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Friedelin

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Isoethuliacoumarin A

1. Planta medica

apigenin

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

betulinic acid

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Activities

Cyanthillium patulum has 1 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant.

Antioxidant

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology