Serratula is a genus[3] of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae native to Eurasia.[4][5]Plumeless saw-wort is a common name for plants in this genus.[6] Serratula as traditionally defined contains at least two groups: one of which is basal within the subtribe Centaureinae and one of which is derived; the former group can be moved to the genus Klasea.[7]

Serratula
Serratula tinctoria[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus: Serratula
L.
Type species
Serratula tinctoria
Synonyms[2]
  • Mastrucium Cass.
  • Crupinastrum Schur

Various species contain apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, other flavonoids and ecdysteroids.[8]

Species[2][9]
Formerly included[2]

Numerous species are now considered members of other genera:

References edit

  1. ^ Painting by the Swedish botanist C. A. M. Lindman (1856–1928), taken from his book(s) Bilder ur Nordens Flora (first edition published 1901–1905, supplemented edition 1917–1926?).
  2. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Serratula". Chinese Plant Names.
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 188 伪泥胡菜属 wei ni hu cai shu Serratula Linnaeus
  5. ^ "serratula". die.net online dictionary. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  6. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Serratula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  7. ^ Martins, Ludwig; Hellwig, Frank H. (August 2005). "Systematic position of the genera Serratula and Klasea within Centaureinae (Cardueae, Asteraceae) inferred from ETS and ITS sequence data and new combinations in Klasea". Taxon. 54 (3): 632–638. doi:10.2307/25065420. JSTOR 25065420.
  8. ^ Báthori, M; Zupkó, I; Hunyadi, A; Gácsné-Baitz, E; Dinya, Z; Forgó, P (March 2004). "Monitoring the antioxidant activity of extracts originated from various Serratula species and isolation of flavonoids from Serratula coronata" (PDF). Fitoterapia. 75 (2): 162–7. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2003.12.009. PMID 15030920. S2CID 27153146.
  9. ^ "Serratula". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2013.