Erythrophleum africanum
Erythrophleum africanum, the African blackwood, is a legume species in the genus Erythrophleum found in Savannahs of tropical Africa.[1] It produces a gum similar to gum arabic.[2]
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The larvae of Charaxes phaeus, the demon emperor, and of Charaxes fulgurata, the lightning charaxes, feed on E. africanum.
This plant is toxic to herbivores. Phytochemical constituents detected in the leaves aqueous extracts are saponins, cardiac glycosides, tannins, flavonoid glycosides, free flavonoids and alkaloids. The plant also yields dihydromyricetin.[3]
References
- "Erythrophleum africanum". plants.jstor.org.
- Nussinovitch, Amos (2009-10-07). Plant Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distribution, Properties, and Applications. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420052244.
- Hänsel, R.; Klaffenbach, J. (1961). "Optisch aktives Dihydromyricetin aus Erythrophleum africanum". Archiv der Pharmazie (in German). 294 (3): 158. doi:10.1002/ardp.19612940306.
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