abstract

• Catasetum is a genus of the Orchidaceae family with approximately 170 species, some of which have been reported with medicinal properties in different countries of America. The species of this genus are mostly epiphytic plants and are one of the few genera in the Orchidaceae family that develops male and female flowers. Catasetum is distributed from Mexico, throughout tropical America and reaches the North of Argentina. Medicinally, some species are used to treat gastrointestinal diseases, abscesses, asthma, kidney and urinary infections, diabetes mellitus, and others. Propagation methods for large-scale multiplication of some species of this genus are available, but very few species have been propagated. Despite medicinal reports, the species of this genus have been little studied. Therefore, this chapter highlights several research areas where there are gaps and potential research áreas to harness the potential of the Catasetum genus.

authors

• Alonso-Castro A.J.
• Carranza Álvarez Candy
• Fortanelli Martínez Javier
• Ramírez Tobías Hugo Magdaleno

publication date

• 2023-01-01

funding provided via

• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Mexico [321352]  Grant

published in

• Advances in Orchid Biology, Biotechnology and Omics  Book

keywords

• Medicinal orchids, catasetum, medicinal plant, gastrointestinal disease, mexican orchids

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/978-981-99-1079-3_6

PubMed ID

start page

• 187

end page

• 207

volume

issue