Veronicastrum sibiricum
Veronicastrum sibiricum, the Sibirian veronicastrum, is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae.
| Sibirian veronicastrum | |
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| Inflorescence | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronicastrum |
| Species: | V. sibiricum |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronicastrum sibiricum (L.) Pennell, 1935 | |
Description
Veronicastrum sibiricum is a herbaceous plant with whorled, simple leaves, on weakly upright stems. The flowers are pale purple, borne in summer.
Veronicastroside, a flavone, can be found in Veronicastrum sibiricum var. japonicum.[1]
References
- Die Flavonglykoside von Veronicastrum sibiricum Pennell var. japonicum Hara und Synthese des Luteolin-7-neohesperidosids (Veronicastrosid). Hiroyuki Inouye, Yasuhiko Aoki, Hildebert Wagner, Ludwig Hörhammer, Gerold Aurnhammer and Wolfgang Budweg, Chemische Berichte, September 1969, Volume 102, Issue 9, pages 3009–3013, doi:10.1002/cber.19691020917 (article in German)
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