Helenium aromaticum

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Helenium aromaticum
Helenium aromaticum

Helenium aromaticum

Systematics
Family : Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily : Asteroideae
Tribe : Helenieae
Genre : Sun bride ( Helenium )
Section : Cephalophora
Type : Helenium aromaticum
Scientific name
Helenium aromaticum
( Hook. ) LHBailey

Helenium aromaticum is a species of the sunflower family (Asteraceae). Originally from Chile, it gives off a distinctive smell of apples or gummy bears when touched.

description

Helenium aromaticum grows as a perennial herbaceous plant and reaches heights of 30 to 45 centimeters. The whole plant smells of gummy bears. Their almost spherical inflorescences are yellow. The bottom of the cup is bare. The achenes have a pappus .

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.

ingredients

Helenium aromaticum is the subject of scientific research due to its formation of sesquiterpene lactones .

Occurrence

The original home of Helenium aromaticum is Chile . It occurs there in the regions of Coquimbo, Maule, O'Higgins, Santiago and Valparaiso. There it is called "Manzanilla del cerro" or "Manzanilla del campo". It thrives in sun or partial shade.

Taxonomy

Synonyms for Helenium aromaticum (Hook.) LHBailey are: Cephalophora aromatica Schrader , Graemia aromatica Hook. , Tetraneuris aromatica .

use

The seeds are also marketed in Central Europe under names such as pineapple flower, apple scented plant, fruit gum flower, gummy bear plant and golden head.

literature

  • Mark W. Bierner: Taxonomy of Helenium, sect. Cephalophora (Asteraceae) . Systematic Botany, 3: 277-298, Tallahassee, Florida 1978. PDF
  • J. Jodynis-Liebert, M. Murias & E. Bloszyk: Effect of sesquiterpene lactones on antioxidant enzymes and some drug-metabolizing enzymes in rat liver and kidney. In: Planta Medica 66, 99-105, Stuttgart 2000
  • J. Jodynis-Liebert, M. Murias & E. Bloszyk: Effect of several sesquiterpene lactones on lipid peroxidation and glutathione level. Planta Medica, 65: 320-324, Stuttgart 1999

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helenium aromaticum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
  2. ^ Helenium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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