Jaborosa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, the nightshades. There are about 23 species,[1][2][3] all native to South America, where they are distributed from Peru to Patagonia. Most occur in the Andes.[3] Most can be found in Argentina[4] and ten are endemic to the country.[3]

Jaborosa
Jaborosa integrifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Jaboroseae
Miers
Genus: Jaborosa
Juss.
Species

About 23, see text

Jaborosa runcinata flowering in Northeastern Argentina

Description

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Most Jaborosa are rhizomatous perennial herbs except J. bergii and J. sativa, which are annual or biennial.[3]

Ecology

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Chemistry

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Like plants in several other genera of the Solanaceae, many Jaborosa species contain steroid-derived compounds called withanolides.[5] Many of the withanolides isolated from Jaborosa have been dubbed jaborosalactones. Some withanolides are phytotoxic, having effects on other plants such as inhibiting germination and radicle growth.[5] Some have antifeedant effects, deterring insects such as mealworms (Tenebrio molitor),[2] the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata),[1] and the African cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis)[6] from consuming the plant.

Diversity

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References

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  1. 1 2 Tettamanzi, M. Cristina; Biurrun, Fernando N.; Cirigliano, Adriana M. (2007). "A New Antifeedant Withanolide from Jaborosa lanigera". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 62 (4): 573–576. doi:10.1515/znb-2007-0415. hdl:20.500.12110/paper_09320776_v62_n4_p573_Tettamanzi.
  2. 1 2 Bonetto, Gloria M.; Gil, Roberto R.; Oberti, Juan C.; Veleiro, Adriana S.; Burton, Gerardo (1995). "Novel Withanolides from Jaborosa sativa". Journal of Natural Products. 58 (5): 705–711. doi:10.1021/np50119a008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chiarini, Franco E.; Barboza, Gloria E. (2008). "Karyological studies in Jaborosa (Solanaceae)" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 156 (3): 467–478. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00734.x.
  4. 1 2 Vesprini, J. L.; Galetto, L. (2000). "The reproductive biology ofJaborosa integrifolia (Solanaceae): Why its fruits are so rare?". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 225 (1–4): 15–28. Bibcode:2000PSyEv.225...15V. doi:10.1007/BF00985456.
  5. 1 2 Nicotra, Viviana E.; Ramacciotti, Natalia S.; Gil, Roberto R.; Oberti, Juan C.; Feresin, Gabriela E.; Guerrero, Cecilia A.; Baggio, Ricardo F.; Garland, M. Teresa; Burton, Gerardo (2006). "Phytotoxic Withanolides from Jaborosa rotacea". Journal of Natural Products. 69 (5): 783–789. doi:10.1021/np0600090. hdl:11336/32933. PMID 16724841.
  6. Vaccarini, Clarisa; Bonetto, Gloria (2000). "Antifeedant Activity Evaluation of Withanolides from Jaborosa integrifolia". Molecules. 5 (12): 422–423. doi:10.3390/50300422.
  7. Jaborosa. Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Solanaceae Source. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. Barboza, G. (1986). "Una nueva especie de Jaborosa (Solanaceae)". Kurtziana. 18: 89–92. ISSN 0075-7314.