Scilla madeirensis

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Scilla madeirensis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Scilla
Species:
S. madeirensis
Binomial name
Scilla madeirensis
Menezes[2]

Scilla madeirensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Madeira and the Savage Islands.[2]

In 2003, the bulbs of the plant were found to contain 2,4-(4′-aminobenzenamine)pyrimidine, which has limited evidence as a

α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist.[3]

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