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Jaborosa
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaborosa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, the nightshades. There are about 23 species,[1][2][3] all native to South America, where they are distributed from Peru to Patagonia. Most occur in the Andes.[3] Most can be found in Argentina[4] and ten are endemic to the country.[3]
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Description
Most Jaborosa are rhizomatous perennial herbs except J. bergii and J. sativa, which are annual or biennial.[3]
Ecology
Jaborosa rotacea is pollinated by flies, and J. runcinata is pollinated by moths.[3] Sphingid moths feed on the nectar of J. integrifolia.[4]
Chemistry
Like plants in several other genera of the Solanaceae, many Jaborosa species contain steroid-derived compounds called withanolides.[5] Many of the withanolides isolated from Jaborosa have been dubbed jaborosalactones. Some withanolides are phytotoxic, having effects on other plants such as inhibiting germination and radicle growth.[5] Some have antifeedant effects, deterring insects such as mealworms (Tenebrio molitor),[2] the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata),[1] and the African cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis)[6] from consuming the plant.
Diversity
- Jaborosa ameghinoi
- Jaborosa araucana
- Jaborosa bergii
- Jaborosa cabrerae[8]
- Jaborosa caulescens
- Jaborosa chubutensis
- Jaborosa integrifolia
- Jaborosa kurtzii
- Jaborosa lanigera
- Jaborosa leucotricha
- Jaborosa magellanica
- Jaborosa odonelliana
- Jaborosa oxipetala
- Jaborosa parviflora
- Jaborosa pinnata
- Jaborosa reflexa
- Jaborosa riojana
- Jaborosa rotacea
- Jaborosa runcinata
- Jaborosa sativa
- Jaborosa squarrosa
- Jaborosa volkmannii
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References
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