Withania adpressa

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Sources: Wikidata

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 Solanales and the family Solanaceae. Finally, the species Withania adpressa is categorized under the genus Withania.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, known scientifically as Withania adpressa, possesses a specific and limited geographical range. Its natural habitat is primarily concentrated within the Northern African region. Specifically, the species can be found growing in the territories of Algeria. Additionally, it is distributed across the landscape of Morocco. These two countries represent the known areas where this medicinal plant occurs in the wild.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Physiology

The physiology of Withania adpressa is characterized by its fundamental metabolic processes, most notably its carbon fixation mechanism. This plant utilizes the C3 photosynthetic pathway, a process in which the first stable product of carbon fixation is a three-carbon molecule, specifically 3-phosphoglycerate. This pathway involves the direct fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide by the enzyme RuBisCO during the Calvin cycle within the mesophyll cells. Consequently, its physiological efficiency in terms of water usage and carbon assimilation is inherently linked to the C3 metabolic framework, distinguishing it from plants that employ C4 or CAM pathways.

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Withania adpressa has 10 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Carene, Caryophyllene, Epicatechin, LONGIFOLENE, apigenin.

Carene

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Caryophyllene

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Epicatechin

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

LONGIFOLENE

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

apigenin

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

caffeic acid

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

luteolin

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

p-coumaric acid

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

quercetin

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

rosmarinic acid

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Withania adpressa has 5 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antimicrobial.

Antioxidant

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Analgesic

1. Life (Basel, Switzerland)

Antibacterial

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Antifungal

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Antimicrobial

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Conditions

Withania adpressa has 5 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus.

Aspergillus flavus

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Aspergillus niger

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Candida albicans

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Escherichia coli

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Staphylococcus aureus

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)