LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

The Tillandsia genus: history, uses, chemistry, and biological activity

Estrella-Parra, Edgar; Flores-Cruz, María; Blancas-Flores, Gerardo; Koch, Stephen D; Alarcón-Aguilar, Francisco J.

Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát; 18 (3), 2019

Tillandsia L. genus comprises 649 species, with different uses at different times. T. usneoides L. uses are reported since the late- archaic and pre-Columbian cultures. In XIX-XX centuries, T. usneoides was used in some manufactured products, as polish and packing fruit. Tillandsia has a favorable reputa...

Plantas Medicinales/química, Tillandsia/química, Etnobotánica, Triterpenos/análisis, Extractos Vegetales/química, Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Bromeliaceae/química

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Vertebrate florivory of vascular epiphytes: the case of a bromeliad

Palacios-Mosquera, Y; Mondragón, D; Santos-Moreno, A.

Braz. j. biol; 79 (2), 2019

Abstract The avoidance of vertebrate herbivory is thought to be one of the possible drivers for the evolution of epiphytism. Scarce literature suggests that epiphyte herbivory is mainly related to insect attack on reproductive structures. In a pine-oak forest we observed almost all inflorescences of an ...

Aves/fisiología, Herbivoria/fisiología, Inflorescencia/fisiología, Mamíferos/fisiología, Tillandsia

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Plant structure predicts leaf litter capture in the tropical montane bromeliad Tillandsia turneri

Ospina-Bautista, F; Estévez Varón, J V.

Braz. j. biol; 76 (3), 2016

Abstract Leaves intercepted by bromeliads become an important energy and matter resource for invertebrate communities, bacteria, fungi, and the plant itself. The relationship between bromeliad structure, defined as its size and complexity, and accumulated leaf litter was studied in 55 bromeliads of Tilla...

Colombia, Bosques, Hojas de la Planta/crecimiento & desarrollo, Tillandsia/anatomía & histología

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In vitro and In vivo anti-cancer effects of Tillandsia recurvata (Ball Moss) from Jamaica

Lowe, HIC; Toyang, NJ; Bryant, J.

West Indian med. j; 62 (3), 2013

OBJECTIVE: Tillandsia recurvata, also commonly known as Ball Moss, is endemic to Jamaica and some parts of the Caribbean and South America. The plant, despite being reported to be used in folk medicine, had not previously been evaluated for its anti-cancer potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate...

Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/farmacología, Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos, Línea Celular Tumoral, Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos, Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos, ADN/efectos de los fármacos, Jamaica, Ratones, Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Tillandsia/química

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