Appearance
"Lamium bifidum" is an annual herbaceous plant. It possesses an erect or decumbent stem, white flowers and a deeply bifid lower lip. Flowers form in verticillasters of 20 or more flowers. These flowers are sometimes cleistogamous.An analysis of the essential oil of "Lamium bifidum" bracts and leaves identified the highest constituents as germacrene D, β-caryophyllene and α-Humulene. This contrasted with the primary constituents identified in the flowers: myrcene, β-caryophyllene and sabinene.
The species possesses a chromosome count of 2n = 18.
Distribution
"Lamium bifidum" has been described as having a broadly Mediterranean distribution. One or more subspecies have been documented as present in parts of Bulgaria, Corsica, Crete, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Spain, Tunisia and the former Yugoslavia.The species inhabits open spaces and clearings, waste places, mountain slopes and forest edges.
Uses
A chemical constituent of "Lamium bifidum", hesperetin, has identified anti-estrogen, tumorigenesis and breast cancer cell inhibition properties.References:
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