Guiera senegalensis

Guiera senegalensis
Inflorescence and flowers of Guiera senegalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Guiera
Species: G. senegalensis
Binomial name
Guiera senegalensis
J.F. Gmel

Guiera senegalensis is a flowering plant species in the genus Guiera. The plant produces the tannin 3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid and several alkaloids of the harman family.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Phytochemical and pharmacological study of roots and leaves of Guiera senegalensis J.F. gmel (combretaceae). Fiot Julien, Sanon Souleymane, Azas Nadine, Mahiou Valérie, Jansen Olivia, Angenot Luc, Balansard Guy and Ollivier Evelyne, Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2006, vol. 106, no2, pp. 173-178

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