Claim · model-written summary
Z. discolor is the only endemic taxon reported to have ethnobotanical usage.
- Taxon
- Z. discolorZemisia discolore7
- Outcome
- ethnobotanical usagee7
Verbatim
e7“Among these endemic taxa only Z. discolor has been reported to have ethnobotanical usage; however, the tea infusions made from leaves of this taxon may potentially cause cirrhosis”
Title
Tracy Commock; Philip E. Rose; Keron C. St. E. Campbell; et al. Webbia 2018. doi:10.1080/00837792.2018.1534045
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Half of the species placed in the Jamaican endemic plant genera have not been red-listed under IUCN criteria.
- Observation Six species of the endemic plant genera of Jamaica are not conserved in situ in protected areas.
- Observation Tetrasiphon has the highest conservation priority within the endemic plant genera of Jamaica.
- Observation D. lesteri var. glabrata has the highest conservation priority within the endemic plant genera of Jamaica.
- Observation Taxonomic boundaries between species of Odontocline are poorly understood.
- Observation There is a lack of phylogenetic data for Odontocline.
- Observation None of the endemic plant genera of Jamaica have been the subject of population biology or population genetic studies.
- Observation Phytochemical research has been performed on Portlandia.
- Association Tea infusions made from leaves of Z. discolor may potentially cause cirrhosis.
- Observation Extracts derived from leaves of Portlandia have antitumour activity.