author(s) : Khadiga M. Ahmed, Ibrahim A. El-Garf
and Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk
description
The family Commelinaceae comprises about 40 genera and 630.species (Boulos, 2005).
Genera Count
represented in egypt with 3 Genera
Species
represented in egypt with 0 Species
- Proximate Composition, Carbohydrates and Lipids
Flavonoids and Other Phenolic Compounds - Phytoecdysteroids
- Volatile Oils
- Other Constituents
The plants of the family Commelinaceae are often grown for ornamental purposes due to their bluish or purplish leaves and/or flowers, but are also known to be used ethnobotanically to treat many diseases, including mycosal infections , venereal diseases, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders, and cancer, which may be linked to their antibacterial and antioxidant properties (Tan et al., 2014b).
location
egypt