(1929-1930) Proposals to conserve Macbridea Elliott (Lamiaceae ) and Seutera (Asclepiadaceae ) against Macbridea Raf. (Asclepiadaceae )

Calotropis Procera (Asclepiadaceae) : A Review

Calotropis procera belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. It is a erect, soft wooded, evergreen perennial shrub. C. procera commonly known as “Akra” and “milk weed”. All the parts (root, stem, leaf and flowers) of C. procera are in common use in traditionally system of medicine. The present paper is an attempt to provide a detailed botanical description, classification, pharmacological study of ...

Articulated cork in Calotropis procera (Asclepiadaceae)

Pollinators of Oxypetalum (Asclepiadaceae) in southeastern Brazil.

Floral visitors of seven species of Oxypetalum were registered in Viçosa, State of Minas Gerais. O. appendiculatum, O. banksii subsp, banksii, O. alpinumn var. alpinum and O. pachyglossum are pollinated by wasps, being Polybia ignobilis (Vespidae) a pollinator of these four species. It seems that P ignobilis promotes interspecific pollinations mainly between O. alpinum var. alpinum and O. pachy...

Op-brhe130245 1929..1930

The musculoskeletal community has struggled to secure from health policymakers and providers the level of engagement the disease burden demands. Considerable effort has been expended to define boundaries of conditions within which there is a spectrum of severity but between which there is substantial overlap. Acknowledging this, rheumatologists have long debated the value of lumping vs splittin...

Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical Investifations on the Tuberous Roots of Hemidesmus Indicus (linn.) R.br. (asclepiadaceae)

The macroscopic and microscopic characters, physical constant values, extractive values, ash values the behaviour of the powerdered drug on treatment with different chemical reagents, microchemical ad histochemical analyses were conducted to characterize some pharmacognostical parameters of Hemidesmus indicus (Linn) R,Br. (Asclepiadaceae).