Reniform Venus' navel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Umbilicus
Species:
U. l. (Huds.)
Binomial name
Umbilicus luteus (Huds.)
Huds.
Synonyms
  • Umbilicus erectus DC.

Umbilicus luteus, the reniform Venus' navel, is a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, in the genus Umbilicus, found in the Southern Balkans and southern Italy.

Umbilicus luteus leaf extract had a highly virucidal effect to Acyclovir (ACV) resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in vitro[1]

References

  1. Shoeib, A.R.S.; Zarouk, A.W.; El-Esnawy, N. (2011). "Screening Of Antiviral Activity Of Some Terrestrial Leaf Plants Against Acyclovir-Resistant Hsv Type-1 In Cell Culture" (PDF). Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Applied Sciences. 5 (10): 75–92. ISSN 1991-8178. S2CID 49217989. Retrieved 2022-12-13.


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