Androya
{{short description|Genus of plants}}
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| genus = Androya
| parent_authority = H.Perrier (1952) {{cite web | title = Androya | url = http://theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Scrophulariaceae/Androya/ | work = The Plant List | date = 2013 }}
| species = decaryi
| authority = H.Perrier (1952)
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Androya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Madagascar.{{Cite web|title=Tropicos {{!}} Name - Androya decaryi H. Perrier|url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/23000188?projectid=17|access-date=2020-12-25|website=legacy.tropicos.org}}
Taxonomy
It was first described by H.Perrier in 1952.
Species
This taxon only contains one species, Androya decaryi.
Description
This evergreen shrub can be found at elevations between 0 - 499m.
Uses
= Traditional medicine =
A decoction of this plant is used to treat symptoms associated with malaria and yellow fever.{{cite journal | vauthors = Le Lamer AC, Ibrahim N, Manjary F, Mallet-Ladeira S, Girardi C, Valentin A, Fabre N, Moulis C | display-authors = 6 | title = Macrocyclic spermidine alkaloids from Androya decaryi L. Perrier | journal = Molecules | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 3962–71 | date = April 2013 | pmid = 23558539 | pmc = 6269681 | doi = 10.3390/molecules18043962 | doi-access = free }}
Chemistry
Three spermidine alkaloids are known to be present in Androya decaryi. They are (–)-(2S)-2-phenyl-1,5,9-triazacyclotridecan-4-one, (+)-decaryine A and (–)-decaryine B. However, there is no sufficient evidence to suggest that these three chemicals have any significant activity against Plasmodium falciparum.
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Category:Scrophulariaceae genera
Category:Monotypic Lamiales genera
Category:Endemic flora of Madagascar
Category:Plants described in 1952
Category:Taxa named by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie
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