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'''''Pseuderanthemum carruthersii''''', the '''Carruthers' falseface''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PSCA16|taxon=Pseuderanthemum carruthersii|accessdate=15 October 2015}}</ref> is a species of [[plant]] in the family [[Acanthaceae]]. It is native from the [[Solomon Islands]] to [[Vanuatu]].<ref>[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53211-1 Kew Science - Plants of the World online]</ref>
'''''Pseuderanthemum carruthersii''''', the '''Carruthers' falseface''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PSCA16|taxon=Pseuderanthemum carruthersii|accessdate=15 October 2015}}</ref> is a species of [[plant]] in the family [[Acanthaceae]]. It is native from the [[Solomon Islands]] to [[Vanuatu]].<ref>[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53211-1 Kew Science - Plants of the World online]</ref>

''Pseuderanthemum carruthersii'' is popularly grown as an ornamental outside of its native range.<ref name="CABI">{{cite web |last1=Duenas-Lopez |first1=Manuel Angel |title=Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (false eranthemum) |url=https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.66127652 |website=CABI Digital Library |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> It has been introduced in many tropical countries. Prior to contact with Europeans, Melanesian islanders brought ''P. carruthersii'' to different Pacific Islands. Later it also began to be grown in European nurseries.


==Chemical analysis==
==Chemical analysis==

Revision as of 18:16, 13 April 2024

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Pseuderanthemum
Species:
P. carruthersii
Binomial name
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
(Seem.) Guillaumin
Synonyms
  • Eranthemum atropurpureum W.Bull
  • Eranthemum aureoreticulatum B.S.Williams
  • Eranthemum aureoreticulatum Hook.f.
  • Eranthemum carruthersii Seem.
  • Eranthemum nigrescens W.Bull
  • Eranthemum nigrum Linden
  • Eranthemum reticulatum W.Bull
  • Eranthemum reticulatum A.de Vos [Illegitimate]
  • Eranthemum schomburgkii auct.
  • Eranthemum tricolor W.Bull
  • Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Radlk.
  • Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum (W.Bull) Fosberg
  • Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlk.
  • Siphoneranthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Kuntze
  • Siphoneranthemum reticulatum Kuntze
  • Siphoneranthemum tricolor Kuntze[1]

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii, the Carruthers' falseface,[2] is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native from the Solomon Islands to Vanuatu.[3]

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii is popularly grown as an ornamental outside of its native range.[4] It has been introduced in many tropical countries. Prior to contact with Europeans, Melanesian islanders brought P. carruthersii to different Pacific Islands. Later it also began to be grown in European nurseries.

Chemical analysis

The Carruthers' falseface is highly used in researches for extracting many chemical compounds. The following chemicals can be found in the plant.

Lignans

Triterpenes

References

  1. ^ "Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin — the Plant List".
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pseuderanthemum carruthersii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ Kew Science - Plants of the World online
  4. ^ Duenas-Lopez, Manuel Angel. "Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (false eranthemum)". CABI Digital Library. Retrieved 13 April 2024.