Plants 2018, 7(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants7010019
The Genus Conradina (Lamiaceae): A Review
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Aromatic Plant Research Center, 615 St. George Square Court, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, USA
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Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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Received: 24 February 2018 / Revised: 8 March 2018 / Accepted: 10 March 2018 / Published: 11 March 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lamiaceae Species: Biology, Ecology and Practical Uses)
Abstract
Conradina (Lamiaceae) is a small genus of native United States (US) species limited to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. Three species of Conradina are federally listed as endangered and one is threatened while two are candidates for listing as endangered. The purpose of the present review is to highlight the recent advances in current knowledge on Conradina species and to compile reports of chemical constituents that characterize and differentiate between Conradina species. View Full-TextKeywords:
Conradina; essential oil; ursolic acid; cytotoxicity; antimicrobial; antileishmanial; phylogenetic analysis
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