Baccharis dracunculifolia

Baccharis dracunculifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Baccharis
Species:	B. dracunculifolia
Binomial name
Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.
Synonyms[1]
Baccharis bracteataHook. & Arn. Baccharis leptospermoidesDC. Baccharis paucidentataSch.Bip. ex Baker Baccharis pulverulentaKlatt Conyza linearifoliaSpreng.

Baccharis dracunculifolia is a medical plant found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.^[2][3][4][5]

Baccharis dracunculifolia is used for green propolis production.^[6]

References

1. The Plant List, Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.
2. Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
3. Foster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 184: 1–223.
4. Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae–Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Systematic Botany Monographs 76: 1–341
5. Vargas Caballero, I. G., A. Lawrence & M. Eid. 2000. Árboles y arbustos para sistemas agroforestales en los Valles Interandinos de Santa Cruz 1–145. Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza, Santa Cruz
6. Lemos, Marivane; De Barros, Muriel Primon; Sousa, João Paulo Barreto; Filho, Ademar Alves da Silva; Bastos, Jairo Kenupp; De Andrade, Sérgio Faloni (Apr 2007). "Baccharis dracunculifolia, the main botanical source of Brazilian green propolis, displays antiulcer activity". J Pharm Pharmacol. 59 (4): 603–8. doi:10.1211/jpp.59.4.0017. PMID 17430646. S2CID 40137802.