Umbilicus luteus

Reniform Venus' navel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Umbilicus
Species:
U. l. (Huds.)
Binomial name
Umbilicus luteus (Huds.)
Huds.
Synonyms
  • Umbilicus erectus DC.

Umbilicus luteus, the reniform Venus' navel, is a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, in the genus Umbilicus, found in the Southern Balkans and southern Italy.

Umbilicus luteus leaf extract had a highly virucidal effect to Acyclovir (ACV) resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in vitro