Tarenna asiatica
| Tarenna asiatica | |
|---|---|
| Tarenna asiatica seen in Mahanthalingapura in the outskirts of Bangalore | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Tarenna |
| Species: | T. asiatica
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum.
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| Synonyms | |
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Rondeletia asiatica L. | |
Tarenna asiatica, the Asiatic tarenna, is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Medicinal uses
Extracts of T. asiatica have been evaluated for use against dengue virus[8] and Brucella.[9]
References
- ^ Revisio Generum Plantarum 1:278. 1891
- ^ Bot. Tidsskr. 24: 332 (1902)
- ^ "80058". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Tarenna asiatica (Linn.) Alston.", SpringerReference, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2011, doi:10.1007/springerreference_69541 (inactive 9 December 2025), retrieved 2025-12-09
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2025 (link) - ^ "Tarenna asiatica - Asiatic Tarenna". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "Tarenna asiatica – eFlora of India". Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ Pratheeba, T.; Taranath, V.; Sai Gopal, DVR; Natarajan, D. (November 2019). "Antidengue potential of leaf extracts of Pavetta tomentosa and Tarenna asiatica (Rubiaceae) against dengue virus and its vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)". Heliyon. 5 (11) e02732. Bibcode:2019Heliy...502732P. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02732. ISSN 2405-8440. PMC 6889234. PMID 31844692.
- ^ Manojj, D.; Yasasve, M.; Kanmani, K.; Sai Ramesh, A. (2020-01-01). "In vitro cytotoxicity study and anti-Brucella activity of Tarenna asiatica (L)". South African Journal of Botany. 128: 54–61. Bibcode:2020SAJB..128...54M. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2019.09.021. ISSN 0254-6299.
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