Microclonal propagation of the species from the collection of the botanical garden: Ungernia sewerzowii (Regel) B.Fedtsch. (Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil.)
Journal: Notes in Current Biology
Year: 2025

The main problem with conserving introduced plants in botanical gardens is that more than 45% of species exist as isolated specimens, many of which cannot be propagated by seed or cuttings. Microclonal propagation offers a promising solution that allows rapid propagation of rare and valuable plant material. Ungernia sewertzowii (US) is a medicinal plant rich in alkaloids, particularly lycorine (0.04–0.46% in leaves, 0.15–0.38% in bulbs), used for bronchitis treatment. Due to overharvesting, natu