Petrea volubilis

Petrea volubilis
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Synonyms : Petrea arborea, Petrea racemosa, Petrea mexicana

Common names : Purple wreath, Nilmani, Queen's wreath.

Scientific Classification
        Kingdom           : Plantae
        Order                 : Lamiales
        Family               : Verbenaceae
        Genus                : Petrea
        Species              : volubilis
        Binomial name : Petrea volubilis L.

Geographical distribution:
     It is native to Central America.

Plant morphology:

    It is commonly a climber. Flowers are violet-purple star-like flowers with drooping long racemes. It flowers best in spring season.

Chemical Constituents:
     It contain  β-amyrin, stigmasterol, lupeol, ursolic acid,  β-sitosterol etc.

Uses:
    It have antimicrobial and antioxidant potential.

References:

• Mahabuba Rahman, Aziza Siddika, Bithika Bhadra et al.,; 2010; Antihyperglycemic Activity Studies on Methanol Extract of Petrea volubilis L. (Verbenaceae) Leaves and Excoecaria Agallocha L. (Euphorbiacea) Stems; Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences.
• Chitra Jain, Shivani Khatana and Rekha Vijayvergia; 2018; Bioactivity of secondary metabolites of various plants: A review; International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research; 10(2); 494-504.