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Aster incisus

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Aster incisus
At the Orto Botanico di Brera, Milan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster
Species:
A. incisus
Binomial name
Aster incisus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Aster incisus var. australis Kitag.
    • Aster macrodon H.Lév. & Vaniot
    • Aster pinnatifidus f. robustus Makino
    • Aster robustus (Makino) Yonek.
    • Asteromoea incisa (Fisch.) Koidz.
    • Boltonia incisa (Fisch.) Benth.
    • Grindelia incisa (Fisch.) Spreng.
    • Kalimeris incisa (Fisch.) DC.
    • Kalimeris incisa var. australis (Kitag.) Kitag.
    • Kalimeris incisa subsp. macrodon (Vaniot & H.Lév.) H.Y.Gu
    • Kalimeris incisa var. robusta (Makino) Kitag.
    • Kalimeris platycephala Cass. ex Nees

Aster incisus (syn. Kalimeris incisa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2] It is native to the Eastern Asia; Chita Oblast in Siberia, the southern Russian Far East, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, the Korean peninsula, and Japan.[1]

Description

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Aster incisus (common names include kalimeris and Japanese cutleaf aster)[3] is a herbaceous perennial, growing to a height of 30 to 120 cm, with a spread of approximately 50 cm.[4] Stems are erect, glabrous, and branched in the upper part. Leaves are lanceolate, alternating along the stem. The Latin name refers to the toothed or incised appearance of the leaves.[4]

Flowers are stellate, with ray florets pink to bluish-purple in colour, and disk florets yellow. Flowers appear from June to October. The fruit is an achene. Achenes are brownish, ovoid, measuring 3 - 3.5 mm.

It can take two to five years for a plant to reach maturity. Over time a group of plants will spread to form a colony.[5]

Subtaxa

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The following varieties are accepted:

  • Aster incisus var. incisus
  • Aster incisus var. macrodon (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Soejima & Igari

Habitat

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It prefers meadows and lowlands.

Medicinal use

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A. incisa has been used in Korean traditional medicine. Research in Korea indicates that A. incisa has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties,[6] and may potentially be useful in treating several types of cancer.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aster incisus Fisch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hortipedia - Aster incisus". en.hortipedia.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Aster incisus". www.chicagobotanic.org. Chicago Botanic Garden. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Boltonia incisa (Kalimeris incisa or Aster incisus) - Japanese aster". Tailored Botanical. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kalimeris incisa (Blue Star Kalimeris, Japanese Aster, Kalimeris) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Ngabire, Daniel; Seong, Yeong-Ae; Patil, Maheshkumar Prakash; Niyonizigiye, Irvine; Seo, Yong Bae; Kim, Gun-Do (2018). "Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Aster incisus through the Inhibition of NF-κB, MAPK, and Akt Pathways in LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages". Mediators of Inflammation. 2018: 4675204. doi:10.1155/2018/4675204. ISSN 1466-1861. PMC 6304821. PMID 30622433.
  7. ^ Ngabire, Daniel; Seong, Yeong-Ae; Patil, Maheshkumar Prakash; Niyonizigiye, Irvine; Seo, Yong Bae; Kim, Gun-Do (November 1, 2018). "Induction of apoptosis and G1 phase cell cycle arrest by Aster incisus in AGS gastric adenocarcinoma cells". International Journal of Oncology. 53 (5): 2300–2308. doi:10.3892/ijo.2018.4547. ISSN 1019-6439. PMID 30226597. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.