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Aster ageratoides

Aster ageratoides
Purple, star-shaped flowers with yellow centres.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster
Species:
A. ageratoides
Binomial name
Aster ageratoides
Subspecies
List
    • Aster ageratoides var. ageratoides
    • Aster ageratoides var. alatopetiolatus (Kitam.) Kitam.
    • Aster ageratoides var. firmus (Diels) Hand.-Mazz.
    • Aster ageratoides var. gerlachii (Hance) C.C.Chang ex Y.Ling
    • Aster ageratoides var. heterophyllus Maxim.
    • Aster ageratoides var. intermedius (Soejima) Mot.Ito & Soejima
    • Aster ageratoides var. lasiocladus (Hayata) Hand.-Mazz.
    • Aster ageratoides var. laticorymbus (Vaniot) Hand.-Mazz.
    • Aster ageratoides var. micranthus Y.Ling
    • Aster ageratoides var. oophyllus Y.Ling ex J.Q.Fu
    • Aster ageratoides var. ovalifolius Kitam.
    • Aster ageratoides var. pendulus W.P.Li & G.X.Chen
    • Aster ageratoides var. pilosus (Diels) Hand.-Mazz.
    • Aster ageratoides var. sawadanus Kitam.
    • Aster ageratoides var. scaberulus (Miq.) Y.Ling
    • Aster ageratoides var. spirifolius H.S.Pak
    • Aster ageratoides var. tenuifolius Kitam.
Synonyms[1]

Aster trinervius subsp. ageratoides (Turcz.) Grierson

Aster ageratoides (common name, balsam aster)[2] is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to eastern Asia.[1]

Description

A. ageratoides is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial growing to a height of approximately 75–90 cm (30–35 in). Leaves are dark green, toothed, lanceolate and entire.[3] Flowers are stellate, generally violet, pink or bluish in colour, with yellow centres, flowering from early to late autumn.[2] Fruit is an achene, brown in colour, measuring about 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in length.[4]

Distribution and habitat

A. ageratoides is widely distributed throughout Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, where it is usually found in mountainous regions at elevations between 1,500–2,500 m (4,900–8,200 ft).[5][6]

Medicinal use

Ongoing research suggests that Aster ageratoides extract may help attenuate Alzheimer's disease-associated cognitive deficits and improve the symptoms of vascular dementia.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aster ageratoides Turcz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Aster ageratoides". www.chicagobotanic.org. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Hortipedia – Aster ageratoides". en.hortipedia.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ Soejima, Akiko; Peng, Ching-I (2004). "Aster ageratoides". Flora of Taiwan. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. ^ "Aster ageratoides 'Asran' - The Plantsman's Preference". www.plantpref.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Aster ageratoides Turcz". World Flora Online. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ Jeong, Ji Heun; Lee, Seung Eun; Lee, Jeong Hoon; Kim, Hyung Don; Seo, Kyung-Hae; Kim, Dong Hwi; Han, Seung Yun (30 June 2020). "Aster ageratoides Turcz. extract attenuates Alzheimer's disease-associated cognitive deficits and vascular dementia-associated neuronal death". Anatomy & Cell Biology. 53 (2): 216–227. doi:10.5115/acb.20.011. ISSN 2093-3665. PMC 7343560. PMID 32647089.
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