Baccharis dracunculifolia

Baccharis dracunculifolia is a medical plant found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.[2][3][4][5]

Baccharis dracunculifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species:
B. dracunculifolia
Binomial name
Baccharis dracunculifolia
DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Baccharis bracteata Hook. & Arn.
  • Baccharis leptospermoides DC.
  • Baccharis paucidentata Sch.Bip. ex Baker
  • Baccharis pulverulenta Klatt
  • Conyza linearifolia Spreng.

Baccharis dracunculifolia is used for green propolis production.[6]

References
  1. The Plant List, Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.
  2. Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  3. Foster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 184: 1–223.
  4. Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae–Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Systematic Botany Monographs 76: 1–341
  5. Vargas Caballero, I. G., A. Lawrence & M. Eid. 2000. Árboles y arbustos para sistemas agroforestales en los Valles Interandinos de Santa Cruz 1–145. Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza, Santa Cruz
  6. "Baccharis dracunculifolia, the main botanical source of Brazilian green propolis, displays antiulcer activity". J Pharm Pharmacol. 59: 603–8. Apr 2007. doi:10.1211/jpp.59.4.0017. PMID 17430646.


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