Sour Creeper

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Sour Creeper

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Parameria pedunculosa
• Ecdysanthera rosea
• Antirhea esquirolii
• Ecdysanthera pedunculosa

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, Urceoola rosea, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Gentianaales. Finally, it is a member of the family Apocynaceae and the genus Urceola.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a widespread distribution across several key regions in Asia. In China, it can be found throughout the South-Central, Southeast, and Hainan areas. Its presence extends further east to the island of Taiwan within Eastern Asia. Additionally, the species is documented in the Indian Subcontinent, specifically in the region of Assam. These diverse locations highlight the varied environmental range inhabited by Urceoala rosea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Urceola rosea is characterized by its growth habit as an obligatory climber, requiring external support to ascend. It functions as an independent organism rather than a parasite, maintaining its own metabolic processes without relying on a host for nutrients. Despite its climbing nature, it is categorized as a terrestrial plant rather than an epiphyte, rooting in the soil to establish its base. Furthermore, the plant exhibits variable woodiness, with its structural rigidity transitioning between woody and non-woody states depending on its developmental stage or environmental conditions.

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

variable

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Urceola rosea has 1 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include stem.

Stem

1. Fitoterapia
2. Natural products and bioprospecting

Chemicals

Urceola rosea has 4 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Ecdysantheroside A, Ecdysoside A, Ecdysoside B, Ecdysoside F.

Ecdysantheroside A

1. Fitoterapia
2. Science advances

Ecdysoside A

1. Science advances

Ecdysoside B

1. Science advances

Ecdysoside F

1. Science advances

Activities

Urceola rosea has 1 reported activities identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antimicrobial.

Antimicrobial

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