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*''Boophane'' [[Herb.]]<ref>[[William Herbert]] wrote the name of this genus with three different ortographies: "Boophane" in 1821; "Buphane" and Buphone" in 1825, and he conserved "Boophone" in 1837. Several authors since then especulated about the ethymology and associated orthography of each name, but a proposal was published in 2001 (R. H. Archer, R. K. Brummitt, D. A. Snijman. 2001. Proposal to conserve the name ''Boophone'' Herbert with that spelling (Amaryllidaceae) Taxon, ISSN 0040-0262, Vol. 50, Nº 2, pags. 569-572) to conserve the first name and to take the laters as synonyms. This proposal was accepted in 2002 (Richard K. Brummitt. 2002. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 53. Taxon, Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 795-799. </ref>
*''Boophane'' [[Herb.]]<ref>[[William Herbert]] wrote the name of this genus with three different ortographies: "Boophane" in 1821; "Buphane" and Buphone" in 1825, and he conserved "Boophone" in 1837. Several authors since then especulated about the ethymology and associated orthography of each name, but a proposal was published in 2001 (R. H. Archer, R. K. Brummitt, D. A. Snijman. 2001. Proposal to conserve the name ''Boophone'' Herbert with that spelling (Amaryllidaceae) Taxon, ISSN 0040-0262, Vol. 50, Nº 2, pags. 569-572) to conserve the first name and to take the laters as synonyms. This proposal was accepted in 2002 (Richard K. Brummitt. 2002. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 53. Taxon, Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 795-799. </ref>
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'''''Boophone''''' is a [[genus]] of [[herbaceous]], [[perennial]] and [[bulbous plants]] in the Amaryllis familiy ([[Amaryllidaceae]]). It consists of two [[species]] distributed in Tropical and Southern [[Africa]]. It is closely related with ''[[Crossyne]]'', a genus whose species have postrate leaves.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vigneron|first= P.|title=Boophone |url=www.amaryllidaceae.org/Boophone/index.htm Boophone |format=|publisher=Amaryllidaceae organization|year=2000-2006 |accessdate=2009-5-26}}</ref>
'''''Boophone''''' is a [[genus]] of [[herbaceous]], [[perennial]] and [[bulbous plants]] in the Amaryllis familiy ([[Amaryllidaceae]]). It consists of two [[species]] distributed in Tropical and Southern [[Africa]]. It is closely related with ''[[Crossyne]]'', a genus whose species have postrate leaves.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vigneron|first= P.|title=Boophone |url=www.amaryllidaceae.org/Boophone/index.htm Boophone |format=|publisher=Amaryllidaceae organization|year=2000-2006 |accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref>


== Species ==
== Species ==
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==Medicinal uses==
==Medicinal uses==


''Boophone disticha'' is used in South African traditional medicine by the Zulus to induce hallucinations for divinatory purposes, and also as a medicine to treat mental illness. <ref name="pmid18775771">{{cite journal
''Boophone disticha'' is used in South African traditional medicine by the Zulus to induce hallucinations for divinatory purposes, and also as a medicine to treat mental illness.<ref name="pmid18775771">{{cite journal
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|title=Review on plants with CNS-effects used in traditional South African medicine against mental diseases
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[[Category:Amaryllidaceae genera]]
[[Category:Amaryllidaceae genera]]


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{{Asparagales-stub}}


Revision as of 19:19, 11 September 2009

Boophone
Inflorescence of Boophone disticha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Subkingdom:
Tracheobionta
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Subclass:
Liliidae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Tribe:
Amaryllideae
Subtribe:
Boophoninae
Genus:
Boophone

Species

See text

Synonyms

Boophone is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis familiy (Amaryllidaceae). It consists of two species distributed in Tropical and Southern Africa. It is closely related with Crossyne, a genus whose species have postrate leaves.[3]

Species

The list of Bophone species, with their complete scientific name, authority, amd geographic distribution is given below.[4]

Medicinal uses

Boophone disticha is used in South African traditional medicine by the Zulus to induce hallucinations for divinatory purposes, and also as a medicine to treat mental illness.[5] The bulb extract has shown potential in vitro and in vivo effect against depression,[6] possibly caused by a mixture of boophane alkaloids.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Appendix: 18 (1821).
  2. ^ William Herbert wrote the name of this genus with three different ortographies: "Boophane" in 1821; "Buphane" and Buphone" in 1825, and he conserved "Boophone" in 1837. Several authors since then especulated about the ethymology and associated orthography of each name, but a proposal was published in 2001 (R. H. Archer, R. K. Brummitt, D. A. Snijman. 2001. Proposal to conserve the name Boophone Herbert with that spelling (Amaryllidaceae) Taxon, ISSN 0040-0262, Vol. 50, Nº 2, pags. 569-572) to conserve the first name and to take the laters as synonyms. This proposal was accepted in 2002 (Richard K. Brummitt. 2002. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 53. Taxon, Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 795-799.
  3. ^ Vigneron, P. (2000–2006). [www.amaryllidaceae.org/Boophone/index.htm Boophone "Boophone"]. Amaryllidaceae organization. Retrieved 2009-05-26. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. ^ Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Boophone . Accessed May 16 2009.
  5. ^ Stafford GI, Pedersen ME, van Staden J, Jäger AK (2008). "Review on plants with CNS-effects used in traditional South African medicine against mental diseases". J Ethnopharmacol. 119 (3): 513–37. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.010. PMID 18775771.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Pedersen ME, Szewczyk B, Stachowicz K, Wieronska J, Andersen J, Stafford GI, van Staden J, Pilc A, Jäger AK (2008). "Effects of South African traditional medicine in animal models for depression". J Ethnopharmacol. 119 (3): 542–8. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.030. PMID 18809486.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Sandager M, Nielsen ND, Stafford GI, van Staden J, Jäger AK (2005). "Alkaloids from Boophane disticha with affinity to the serotonin transporter in rat brain". J Ethnopharmacol. 98 (3): 367–70. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.010. PMID 15814274.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Neergaard J, Andersen J, Pedersen ME, Stafford GI, van Staden J, Jäger AK (2009). "Alkaloids from Boophone disticha with affinity to the serotonin transporter". S Afr J Botany. 72 (2): 371–4. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.02.173.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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