Androsiphonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to Paropsieae a subfamily of Passifloraceae.[1] It is a monotypic genus consisting of only one species, Androsiphonia adenostegia.[1]

Androsiphonia
Androsiphonia adenostegia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Passifloroideae
Tribe: Paropsieae
Genus: Androsiphonia
Stapf
Species:
A. adenostegia
Binomial name
Androsiphonia adenostegia
Stapf

Androsiphonia adenostegia Stapf

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A. adenostegia (previously Paropsia adenostegia) is the sole member of Androsiphonia. The oldest written record of A. adenostegia dates to 1904.[2] It is described as a shrub or small tree, growing up to 12 feet tall.[3] It is native to forest and rainforests of Sierra Leon, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.[4] It has gray/green flowers and orange fruits.[3] It shows chemotaxonomic similarities with other members of Passifloraceae, supporting its classification, specifically production of Cyclopentenylglycines (2S,10R)-2-(20-cyclopentenyl)glycine.[5]

Its twigs can be used topically as an insecticide or chewed for dental health.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Androsiphonia Stapf | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "The flora of Liberia". The Journal of the Linnean Society. 37 (257): 101–102. 1904 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ a b "Compilation Androsiphonia adenostegia". JSTOR Global Plants. December 5, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "African Plant Database". africanplantdatabase.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  5. ^ Clausen, Vicki; Wellendorph, Petrine; Ekpe, Patrick; Jaroszewski, Jerzy W. (2001). "Tetraphyllin B, volkenin and cyclopentenylglycine in Androsiphonia adenostegia". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 29 (3) (published February 17, 2000): 317–319. Bibcode:2001BioSE..29..317C. doi:10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00051-X. PMID 11152950.
  6. ^ Burkill, Humphrey Morrison (1985). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 4 (1 ed.). Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 9780947643010.