Scilla madeirensis

Scilla madeirensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Madeira and the Savage Islands.[1]

Scilla madeirensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Scilla
Species:
S. madeirensis
Binomial name
Scilla madeirensis
Menezes[1]

The bulbs of the plant have been found to contain 2,4-(4′-aminobenzenamine)pyrimidine, which has limited evidence as a α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist.[2]

References

  1. "Scilla madeirensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-11
  2. Dias, C; Paulo, A; Nascimento, J; Houghton, P; Hawkes, JE; Gonçalves, ML (November 2003). "2-(4′-Aminobenzenamine)-pyrimidine, A New α-Antagonist from". Planta Medica. 69 (11): 1060–1062. doi:10.1055/s-2003-45158. PMID 14735449.


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