Danae racemosa

Danae racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Nolinoideae
Genus:Danae
Medik.[1]
Species: D. racemosa
Binomial name
Danae racemosa
Synonyms

Ruscus racemosus L.

Danae is a monotypic genus of flowering plants. Danae racemosa is a slow-growing evergreen shrub about 60 cm in diameter and its common names are Alexandrian laurel and poet's laurel.[2] In the APG III classification system, Danae is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[3]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit[4] (confirmed 2017).[5]

The hydro-methanolic extract as well as two flavonoids isolated from the leaves of this plant have been found to exhibit anti-nociceptive properties in rats.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Search for "Danae", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-03-25
  2. ↑ Erv Evans. "Shrubs: Danae racemosa". North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  3. ↑ Chase, M. W.; Reveal, J. L. & Fay, M. F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
  4. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Danae racemosa". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Maleki-Dizaji, Nasrin; Fathiazad, Fatemeh; Garjani, Alireza (2007-12-01). "Antinociceptive properties of extracts and two flavonoids isolated from leaves of Danae racemosa". Archives of Pharmacal Research. 30 (12): 1536–1542. ISSN 0253-6269. PMID 18254240.
  • Media related to Danae racemosa at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Laurier d'Alexandrie" (in French).
  • "Danae racemosa, Laurier d'Alexandrie" (in French).


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