Desmos zeylanicus
Appearance
Desmos zeylanicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Desmos |
Species: | D. zeylanicus
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Binomial name | |
Desmos zeylanicus (Hook. f. & Thomson) Saff.
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Desmos zeylanicus is a plant species in the plant family Annonaceae within the genus Desmos.[1] In Antiquity it was sometimes used as a folk remedy for Genital Warts, however, there is no scientific evidence to support its efficacy for such.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ GBIF
- ^ "The Annotated Checklist", The Vascular Plants of Iowa, University of Iowa Press, pp. 29–188, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20fw8f7.6, retrieved 2022-04-20