Which plant species is well known by indigenous people in the tropics as a medicinal plant, Anemone or Dorstenia?
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Dorstenia Dorstenia is a predominately Old and New World plant genus within the family Moraceae, but there is one "Dorstenia" species that is located in Indonesia and South Asia. There are 105 species within this genus that are fairly equally distributed between the Afrotropics and Neotropics, second only in number to the "Ficus" genera in Moraceae, but "Dorstenia" is unique when compared to other members of the Moraceae because of their extremely diverse growth habits and life forms. The majority of the Moraceae is woody perennials, while "Dorstenia" is dominated by herbaceous, succulent, or suffrutescent perennials, and only 10% exhibit the typical woody habit of the Moraceae. "Dorstenia" also have a striking reproductive structure composed of clusters of bisexual flowers on disc-shaped receptacles that are often adorned with variable size and shape bracts. Like most members of the Moraceae, "Dorstenia" have drupe fruits like peaches (peaches are not a member of the Moraceae), but another special feature of "Dorstenia" drupes is that they explode to release the seed. The seeds are usually small with a minuscule endosperm. The "Dorstenia" genus is also well known by indigenous people in the tropics as a medicinal plant with numerous flavonoid compounds that have anti-microbial, anti-reverse transcriptase, and anti-inflammatory effects.
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Anemone Anemone is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate zones. The genus is closely related to "Pulsatilla" ('Pasque flower') and "Hepatica"; some botanists even include both of these genera within "Anemone".
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Knema emmae Knema emmae is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo.
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Elatinaceae Elatinaceae is a family of flowering plants with ca 35 (to perhaps 50) species in two genera: "Elatine" and "Bergia". The "Elatine" are mostly aquatic herbs, and the "Bergia" are subshrubs to shrubs. "Elatine" species are widely distributed throughout the world from temperate to tropical zones, with its greatest diversity found in temperate zones. "Bergia" is found in temperate to tropical Eurasia and Africa, with two tropical and one tropical to temperate species in the Americas. The center for biodiversity of "Bergia" is the Old World tropics, and this is also the center for biodiversity for the family. Neither genus is found in arctic ecosystems.
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Anredera Anredera is a genus of plants native to Latin America, the West Indies, Texas, and Florida. Some are naturalized in other regions (notably Mediterranean region and on various oceanic islands). Most of them evergreen vines of dry scrubland and thickets. Members of the genus are commonly known as Madeira vines. At least one species, "A. cordifolia" bears edible roots or tubers and leaves similar to those of "Basella alba".
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Symphonia globulifera Symphonia globulifera is a timber tree native to Central America, South America and Africa. This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant.
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Sansevieria cylindrica Sansevieria cylindrica, also known as the cylindrical snake plant, African spear or spear sansevieria, is a succulent plant native to Angola.
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Anemone nemorosa Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, thimbleweed, and smell fox, an allusion to the musky smell of the leaves. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing 5 - tall.
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Dorstenia belizensis Dorstenia belizensis is a species of herb in the plant family Moraceae which is native to Belize.
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Illicium anisatum Illicium anisatum, with common names Japanese star anise, aniseed tree, and sacred anise tree, known in Japan as Shikimi (樒 , シキミ) , is a tree closely related to the Chinese star anise. Since it is highly toxic, the fruit is not edible; instead, the dried and powdered leaves are burned as incense in Japan. Its branches and evergreen leaves are considered sacred by Japanese Buddhists due to its ability to remain fresh after pruning.
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Dorstenia hildegardis Dorstenia hildegardis is a species of herb in the plant family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
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Aloe buettneri Aloe buettneri, is a species of succulent plant in the genus "Aloe" alongside the well known "Aloe vera" plant. It is found in West Africa and is known for its medicinal uses.
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Anemone rivularis Anemone rivularis is an upright growing, clump forming herbaceous plant species in the genus "Anemone" and family Ranunculaceae. It is found in East Asia including Himalayas, Sri Lanka and Tibet. It is found in meadows and paddy fields on the elevation of 4000 - .
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Corymbia zygophylla Corymbia zygophylla, commonly known as the Broome Bloodwood, is a species of plant in the myrtle family that is native to northern Western Australia.
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Ruellia asperula Ruellia asperula (syn. "Stephanophysum asperulum" Mart. & Nees) is a medicinal plant native to Brazil and classified as Caatinga vegetation and Cerrado vegetation.
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Catharanthus roseus Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as the Madagascar periwinkle, rosy periwinkle or teresita as it is usually named in the southern part of Mexico, specifically in Champotón, Campeche and Mérida, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer. Other English names include "Vinca", Cape periwinkle, rose periwinkle, rosy periwinkle, and "old-maid". It was formerly included in the genus "Vinca" as "Vinca rosea".
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Acronychia laevis Acronychia laevis is a rainforest plant in the citrus family, growing in eastern Australia. The common name is the hard aspen. The habitat is dry rainforest, up to 700 metres above sea level. It grows from the upper Clarence River, New South Wales to Cape York Peninsula at the northernmost tip of Australia. It is also found on New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island. The true aspens of the Northern Hemisphere belong to the genus "Populus" in the family Salicaceae.
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Dorstenia crenulata Dorstenia crenulata is a species of herb in the Moraceae plant family which is native to Cuba.
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Musaceae Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with ca 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves with overlapping basal sheaths that form a pseudostem making some members appear to be woody trees. In most treatments, the family has three genera, "Musella", "Musa" and "Ensete". Cultivated bananas are commercially important members of the family, and many others are grown as ornamental plants.
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Dorstenia erythranda Dorstenia erythranda is a species of herb in the plant family Moraceae which is native to Cuba and Hispaniola.
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Ranunculus anemoneus Ranunculus anemoneus, commonly known as the anemone buttercup, is an endangered species of buttercup found in alpine Australia.
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Dracaena reflexa Dracaena reflexa, commonly called pleomele or song of India, is a species of "Dracaena" which is a tropical tree native to Madagascar, Mauritius, and other nearby islands of the Indian Ocean. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant and houseplant, valued for its richly coloured, evergreen leaves, and thick, irregular stems.