uniflower swisscentaury

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• uniflower swisscentaury

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Centaurea grandiflora
• Centaurea membranacea
• Fornicium uniflorum
• Leuzea uniflora
• Leuzea dahurica
• Rhaponticum dahuricum
• Rhaponticum davuricum
• Leuzea satzyperovii
• Fornicium satzyperovii
• Rhaponticum monanthum
• Serratula uniflora
• Rhaponticum uniflorum subsp. satzyperovii
• Stemmacantha uniflora
• Stemmacantha satzyperovii
• Stemmacantha uniflora subsp. satzyperovii
• Centaurea monantha
• Rhaponticum satzyperovii
• Cnicus uniflorus

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Under the subclass Magnoliidae, it is further organized into the order Asterales and the family Asteraceae. Its specific taxonomic identity is defined by its placement within the genus Rhaponticum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily distributed across several key regions of Northern Asia. In the vast territory of Siberia, its presence is noted in Buryatiya, Chita, and Irkutsk. Moving eastward, the species can also be found within the Russian Far East. Specifically, it inhabits the Amur region and extends into Khabarovsk. Together, these locations define its specific ecological range across these territories.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Rhaponticum uniflorum has 1 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 root.

Root

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Die Pharmazie
3. Journal of Asian natural products research

Chemicals

Rhaponticum uniflorum has 19 reported phytochemicals identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Ecdysterone, 3-oxo-19alpha-hydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, Ajugasterone C, Alkanes, Arjunic acid.

Ecdysterone

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

3-oxo-19alpha-hydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid

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

Ajugasterone C

1. Die Pharmazie

Alkanes

1. Biomolecules

Arjunic acid

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

Fatty acids

1. Biomolecules

Flavonoids

1. Biomolecules

Lignans

1. Biomolecules

Nucleosides

1. Biomolecules

Pomolic acid

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

Activities

Rhaponticum uniflorum has 7 reported activities identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anabolic, Antihypoxic, Antitumor, Anxiolytic, Hepatoprotective.

Anabolic

1. Biomolecules

Antihypoxic

1. Biomolecules

Antitumor

1. Biomolecules

Anxiolytic

1. Biomolecules

Hepatoprotective

1. Biomolecules

Hypolipidemic

1. Biomolecules

Stimulant

1. Biomolecules

Medicinal Uses

Rhaponticum uniflorum has 4 reported medicinal uses identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include acute lung injury, anxiolytic, oral cancer, oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations