Grias

Short description: Genus of trees

Grias

Grias neuberthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Ericales
Family:  | Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:  | Lecythidoideae
Genus:  | Grias

Type species
Grias cauliflora

Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759.[1][2] It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica.[3]

They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m (16–49 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit is 6–15 cm (2.4–5.9 in) long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species.[4][5][6]

Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells.[7]

Accepted species[3]

1. Grias angustipetala \- Ecuador
2. Grias cauliflora \- Anchovy pear - Central America, Jamaica, Colombia
3. Grias colombiana \- Colombia
4. Grias ecuadorica \- Ecuador
5. Grias haughtii \- Colombia
6. Grias longirachis \- Ecuador
7. Grias multinervia \- Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
8. Grias neuberthii \- Sachamangua - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
9. Grias peruviana \- Sachamangua - Ecuador, Peru
10. Grias purpuripetala \- Colombia [8]
11. Grias subbullata \- Ecuador
12. Grias theobromicarpa \- Pichincha

## References

1. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1075 in Latin
2. ↑ Tropicos, Grias L.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
5. ↑ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
6. ↑ Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.
7. ↑ Guamán-Ortiz, Luis M.; Romero-Benavides, Juan C.; Suarez, Alirica I.; Torres-Aguilar, Stephania; Castillo-Veintimilla, Paola; Samaniego-Romero, Jimmy; Ortiz-Diaz, Kevin; Bailon-Moscoso, Natalia (1 April 2020). "Cytotoxic Property of Grias neuberthii Extract on Human Colon Cancer Cells: A Crucial Role of Autophagy". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2020: e1565306. doi:10.1155/2020/1565306. PMID 32328120.
8. ↑ Mori, Scott, J. García-González, S. Angel & C. Alvarado. Grias purpuripetala (Lecythidaceae), a new purple-flowered species from southern Colombia. Britonnia 62, 2010/06/01, pp. 105-109

## External links

* Field Museum: Grias photos
* Field Museum Herbarium: Grias photos

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