(Poaceae) Leersia cf. hexandra Sw.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): treat malaria
Field Characters: whole plant
Locality: Aquatic herb. Simple green leaves.
Habitat:
Altitude: 558 m asl.
Collector(s): O. Souliya
Collection number(s): O. Souliya
Collection Date: March 10, 2002
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245933.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 22 Page 184, 185GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Bilanda DC, Tcheutchoua YC, Djomeni Dzeufiet PD, Fokou DLD, Fouda YB, Dimo T, Kamtchouing P. Antihypertensive Activity of Leersia hexandra Sw. (Poaceae) Aqueous Extract on Ethanol-Induced Hypertension in Wistar Rat. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Jan 6;2019:2897867. doi: 10.1155/2019/2897867
Chen M, Jiang P, Zhang X, et al. 2024. Physiological and biochemical responses of Leersia hexandra Swartz to nickel stress: Insights into antioxidant defense mechanisms and metal detoxification strategies. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2024, volume 466, 133578, ISSN 0304-3894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133578.
Damor K, Riya Kadia R, Modi N. A Review of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Analysis of Poaceae Family Plants. Intern J Sci Res Sci Tech 25, vol. 12, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST2512145
Das M, Pattanayak S, Kumar S, et al. Qualitative phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of Leersia hexandra Sw. (Poaceae). Pharmacologically Important of Grass Species 2025, volume 1; ISBN: 978-81-989192-8-1. https://zenodo.org/records/17338782