Siphocampylus verticillatus

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Siphocampylus verticillatus f. latifolia
• Siphocampylus verticillatus var. grandiflorens
• Lobelia verticillata
• Siphocampylus verticillatus f. longifolia

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Asterales and the family Campanulaceae. Its specific taxonomic identification is completed by the genus Siphocampylus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily found across several regions within Brazil, specifically in the Southeast and South. Its distribution extends further into Southern South America, where it is located in the Northeast of Argentina. Additionally, the species can be found throughout the territory of Paraguay. Finally, its range reaches into Uruguay, completing its presence in the southern part of the continent.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Siphocampylus verticillatus is characterized by a broad altitudinal distribution, ranging from sea level (0 m AMSL) up to a maximum elevation of 1800 m AMSL. This plant exhibits significant ecological plasticity, inhabiting a diverse array of environments including Campo Limpo, Floresta Ombrófila (Rainforest), Floresta Ombrófila Mista, and even occurring within Vegetação Aquática (aquatic vegetation). Such a varied habitat profile suggests an ability to adapt to multiple moisture regimes and forest structures across its elevational gradient.

Elevational range max:

1800 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

0 m AMSL

Habitat :

Campo Limpo, Floresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial), Floresta Ombrófila Mista, Vegetação Aquática

Life history

The life history of Siphocampylus verticillatus is characterized by a perennial lifecycle, allowing the plant to persist through multiple growing seasons rather than completing its cycle within a single year. In terms of its biological structure and survival strategies, it is classified as a helophyte, indicating an adaptation to wetland or marshy environments where it grows from underground organs. Furthermore, it functions as a cryptophyte, a life form that ensures its survival during unfavorable conditions by protecting its perennating buds or organs beneath the soil or water surface.

Life form :

helophyte

Life form :

cryptophyte

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Siphocampylus verticillatus is characterized by a versatile growth habit, primarily functioning as a non-woody herb or subshrub. Although its ecological niche can span aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial environments, it is predominantly classified as a terrestrial species. As a climbing plant, it exhibits a self-supporting growth pattern, acting as a self-supporting climber rather than an obligatory liana or vine. It maintains an independent nutritional status, functioning as an independent organism without parasitic tendencies. Furthermore, it does not exhibit epiphytic behavior, remaining strictly terrestrial in its life cycle and lacking the specialized structures associated with holoepiphytic or hemiepiphytic growth.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Growth form :

subshrub

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Activities

Siphocampylus verticillatus has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antinociceptive.

Antinociceptive

1. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics

Conditions

Siphocampylus verticillatus has 2 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include depression, nociception.

Depression

1. Life sciences

Nociception

1. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics

Preparations

Siphocampylus verticillatus has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include hydroalcoholic extract.

Hydroalcoholic extract

1. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
2. Life sciences