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Phaleria

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Phaleria is flowering plant genus of about 20–25[2] species in the family Thymelaeaceae.[1]

Uses

Some species, like the mahkota dewa are known to produce agarwood.[3] Many others have long histories of use in traditional medicine like delal a kar (which translates to "the mother of medicines") which is used as a panacea by Palauans.[4]

Species

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Phylogenetic analysis shows that Phaleria's closest related genus is Dais, both of which are members of the Thymelaeoideae subfamily of the Thymelaeaceae family which contains 941 species in 48 different genera according to the Catalogue of Life.[2] The next closest related genera is a clade containing Gnidia, Stephanodaphne, Dirca, Ovidia, Peddiea, Pimelea, Struthiola, Lachnaea, Passerina, and Passerina.

References

  1. ^ a b "Phaleria Jack". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 Nov 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Phaleria Jack". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 Oct 2021.
  3. ^ Yih Lee; Turjaman; Mohamed1 (2018). "Phylogenetic Relatedness of Several Agarwood-Producing Taxa (Thymelaeaceae) from Indonesia". Tropical Life Sciences Research. 29 (2): 13–28. doi:10.21315/tlsr2018.29.2.2. PMC 6072731. PMID 30112138.
  4. ^ Kulakowski, D.; Kitalong, C.; Negrin, A.; Tadao, V. R.; Balick, M. J.; Kennelly, E. J. (2015). "Traditional preparation of Phaleria nisidai, a Palauan tea, reduces exposure to toxic daphnane-type diterpene esters while maintaining immunomodulatory activity". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 173: 273–279. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.023. PMID 26102551.
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Phaleria: Brief Summary

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Phaleria is flowering plant genus of about 20–25 species in the family Thymelaeaceae.

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