The amazing speckled leaves of a heuchera midnight rose. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Urginea marittima is an unmistakable species for it shape and aspect. First report of leaf spot caused by alternaria alternata. Drimia species, giant white squill, red sea squill, sea onion. The bulb has a long history of medicinal uses and was once used to treat croup in babies.
This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. The evolutionary history of the medicinally important bulbous geophyte drimia subfamily. May 17, 2019 the evolutionary history of the medicinally important bulbous geophyte drimia subfamily. Pdf drimia genus includes plants that used from ancient time for various ailments such.
Drimia maritima squill is a historically important medicinal plant. Red squill urginea maritima, liliaceae springerlink. Scilla maritima was the name given by linnaeus, but this was changed to urginea an allusion to the algerian tribe ben urgin, near boma, where stein hill, in 1834. In the apg iv classification system, it is placed in the family asparagaceae, subfamily scilloideae formerly the family hyacinthaceae. Drimia species, giant white squill, red sea squill, sea. Steinheil 1836 urginea maritima zu einer weiteren neuen gattung squilla gestellt. To say may is a busy time of year for nursery workers is an understatement. Drimia cochlearis hyacinthaceae, a new species from south africa article pdf available in systematic botany 382. All ingroup members representing six different subfamilies of the family asparagaceae fell into three major clades i, ii. Urginea maritima sea squill a large bulb to 12 wide or more that often rests partially above ground and produces 1218 long by 4 inch wide glaucus bluegreen strapshaped leaves that emerge in late fall and last into the following summer.
In order to reduce adverse effects, different methods like boiling with vinegar were. Its very scarce in the uk and were sure this is the best price youll find for it. It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces redtinged flowers instead of white. Stearn is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus drimia family asparagaceae. Baker, the squill, is reputed for its medicinal value due to the bulb contents of cardiac giycosides scillarin as well as the. Flowers pale brown, very distant in laxly flowered 1531 cm long racemes. Pdf drimia cochlearis hyacinthaceae, a new species. Cebolla albarrana, charpentaire, drimia indica, drimia maritima, european squill, indian quills, indian squill. In the late summer for the high and characteristic inflorescence, in the other seasons for the aboveground bulbs and leaves. Urginea maritima definition of urginea maritima by the free. Urginea maritima sea squill, red squill pfaf plant database. Ep2082746a1 ep08100953a ep08100953a ep2082746a1 ep 2082746 a1 ep2082746 a1 ep 2082746a1 ep 08100953 a ep08100953 a ep 08100953a ep 08100953 a ep08100953 a ep 08100953a ep 2082746 a1 ep2082746 a1 ep 2082746a1 authority ep european patent office prior art keywords extract treatment nsclc lung cancer small cell prior art date 20080125 legal status the legal status.
This in particular had occurred when there were shortages twice in the last 20 years of drimia maritima l. Stearn, the species specified in the published bp monograph. When broadly circumscribed, the genus includes a number of other genera previously treated separately, including litanthus, rhodocodon, schizobasis and urginea one of the bestknown species is the sea squill, drimia. Urginea maritima is the giant among all mediterranean geophytes it is a winter active perennial bulb. Many gylcosides are present, among them important one is scillaren acrystalline in nature, which constitutes about 23rd. Mediterranean and indian species of drimia, liliaceae a nomenclatural survey with special reference to the medicinal squill d. Botany in 1872, but most recently it has been reclassified and combined into the genus drimia as drimia maritima. Valentino vallicelli it is an unmistakable species for it shape and aspect.
This wonderfully unusual plant grows to about 6090 cm and produces masses of white, star shaped flowers on long flowering spikes. Full text cytotoxic effect of drimia maritima bulb extract. Urginea maritima is a bulb growing to 1 m 3ft 3in by 0. Each plant profile in the database contains nomenclature info, botanical data, plant description, large, highresolution pictures, images and photos of the plants and its parts, detailed. Mesue, cited in turner, the best has shiny peel and grows in a free field in groups. Biosystematics studies on medicinal plant urginea indica kunth. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about drimia species, giant white squill, red sea squill, sea onion drimia maritima supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles databa. Active principle definition of active principle by. Moreover, the free radical scavenging activity values were tested with dpph. Urginea maritima giant white sea squill plant care. Pdf present study was analyzed to determine the toxicological effects of urginea maritima at different concentrations 0. Pdf a 55 yearold female ingested two bulbs of urginea maritime squill plant as a folk remedy for her arthritic pains. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees.
Stearn is an important medicinal plant that has been used for medicinal purposes such as cardiovascular diseases and asthma since ancient times. Ribosome inactivating protein type 1 from charybdis maritima agg. Leaves appearing after flowers, linearlanceolate, ensiform, 1530 46 x 12. Charybdis martima, drimia maritime, ghansar, meerzwiebel, pharmacists squill new names cebolla albarrana, drima indica, d.
Scilloideae has long been considered as a matter of debate in the monocot systematics. Drimia maritima, ornithogalum maritimum, scilla hispanica, s. A plant used in traditional medicine and its potential. This is the profile for the plant urginea pancration sea squill basal talghansar. Bufadienolides a class of cardiac glycosides are the c24 steroids with an. Phylogeny of drimia subfamily scilloideae inferred from cpdna trnl intron sequences.
Determination of antioxidant activities of different urginea maritima. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Jessop asparagaceae is a reputed ayurvedic medicine for a number of therapeutic benefits, including for cardiac diseases, indigestion, asthma, dropsy, rheumatism, leprosy, and skin ailments. Planting and care instructions for urginea maritima giant white sea squill in southern california from walter andersen nursery as seen on.
It is found west into portugal and the canary islands, along the north africa coast, and east into syria, israel and southern iran anonymous 2005, davis 1984. Stearn is a bulbous perennial that grows around the mediterranean littoral in dry stony and sandy areas. Cytotoxic effect of drimia maritima bulb extract and induction of mitochondrial apoptotic signaling in human breast cancer cells, mcf7 and mdamb468 maryam hamzeloomoghadam,1 mahmoud aghaei,2 mohammad hossein abdolmohammadi,3 amir khalaj,1,4 faranak fallahian3 1traditional medicine and materia medica research center and department of traditional pharmacy, school of. Stearn was being sold on the market as white squill. Chemical constituents of wild onion urginea indica kunth. Containing a cardiac glycoside, the plant was also used. Pdf drimia cochlearis hyacinthaceae, a new species from. Toxicological, chemical and antibacterial evaluation of. Drimia maritima is the commonest of the three european species of drimia, a genus which is wellrepresented in the cape in south africa where there are about 50 species, and in the tropics. Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record view all images 27 photo.
It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces red. Urginea maritima synonyms, urginea maritima pronunciation, urginea. Contribution to the autecology of urginea maritima in egypt zobodat. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. From mid april on the heucheras have been waking up and flushing out new foliage. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The maximum likelihood ml phylogenetic tree comprising a total of 54 taxa was rooted with two closely related outgroup taxa 47 i. From production to shipping to garden centers and beyond, there isnt enough time in the day when you deal with this many plants. Tlcspectrophotometric assay of the main glycosides of red squill, a specific rodenticide. Combining the four specialties of toxicologyanalytical, medical, environmental, and industrialinto one comprehensive atlas, the book presents photographs and diagrams of toxic plants and animals, their mechanisms of poisoning or envenoming, and the books. Extracts from urginea maritima liliaceae have been found useful in the treatment of non small cell lung cancer nsclc and other solid tumors. First report of leaf spot caused by alternaria alternata on. Red squill or the sea onion, urginea scilla maritima liliaceae, is a large. A fungus was consistently isolated from infected leaves and identified as alternaria alternata based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses.
The bulbs flower particularly freely after a bush or grass fire. This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill. Scilla the classic name of the plant, is derived from a greek word meaning to exite or disturb. Planting and care instructions for urginea maritima giant white sea squill in southern california from walter andersen nursery as seen on drimia maritima syn. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of. May 22, 2012 drimia maritima amongst the spring madness. Urginea maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family. Ep2082746a1 extract from urginea maritima for use in the.
Urginea maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family asparagaceae, subfamily scilloideae formerly the family hyacinthaceae. During the spring of 2016, small, yellow leaf spots, which became brown and finally necrotic, were observed on squill plants in kohgiluyeh and boyerahmad provinces in iran. Drimia maritima sea squill a large bulb to 12 wide or more that often rests partially above ground and produces 1218 long by 4 inch wide glaucus bluegreen strapshaped leaves that emerge in late fall and last into the following summer. Drimia species drimia maritima name synonyms charybdis maritima l. Urginea maritima having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with. Bufadienolides are the main compounds of this plant and are responsible for some reported adverse effects. A molecular phylogeny of the genus drimia asparagaceae. Davis 1984 states up to 300 m above sea level, but it grows at over 680 m in.
Cytotoxic effect of drimia maritima bulb extract and induction of mitochondrial apoptotic signaling in human breast cancer cells, mcf7 and mdamb468 maryam hamzeloomoghadam,1 mahmoud aghaei,2 mohammad hossein abdolmohammadi,3 amir khalaj,1,4 faranak fallahian3 1traditional medicine and materia medica research center and department of traditional pharmacy, school of traditional medicine. As this name has received general recognition we now offer it under this newer name. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Maritima, european squill, mediterra nean squill, scilla maritime, white squill, sea onion, sea squill bulb, urginea scilla, urginea indica, scilla indica plant description urginea indica kunth. Full text cytotoxic effect of drimia maritima bulb.
The plant list includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus drimia. A taxonomic genus within the family asparagaceae the sea squill and close relatives. The plant list includes 160 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus drimia. Biosystematics studies on medicinal plant urginea indica. Sep 30, 2017 drimia maritima squill is a historically important medicinal plant. In bioethics some important principles are beneficence. Bart wursten along road from en1 to entrance gate gorongosa national park. The huge bulbs and fabulous flowers of the urginea maritima will make a real talking point in your garden. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 305015 with original publication details. Its easy to be jealous of heuchera green spice artistic skills. Pdf traditional medical uses of drimia species in terms of.
It is in leaf from october to july, in flower from september to october. Feb 02, 2017 drimia maritima or squill plant duration. A taxonomic species within the family hyacinthaceae sea onion, squill, red squill. When broadly circumscribed, the genus includes a number of other genera previously treated separately, including litanthus, rhodocodon, schizobasis and urginea. In the present study the leaves and bulbs of urginea maritima. Scilla maritima was the name given by linnaeus, but.
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