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Maerua crassifolia

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID643ff5d3e171c760919745
Scientific name Maerua crassifolia
Authority Forssk.
First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : cxiii (1775)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Maerua arabica J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 827. 1791 [late Sep-Nov 1791]
Maerua meyeri-johannis Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 225 (1914)
Maerua rigida R.Br. Narr. Travels Africa , App. 22: 226 (1826)
Maerua uniflora Vahl Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 1: 36. 1790
Wiegmannia arabica Hochst. & Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 787. 1841
Maerua hirtella Chiov. Fl. Somala 1: 83 (1929)
Maerua uguenensis Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 251 (1915)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic سرح سميك الأوراق
Arabic مرو
Arabic تنعيم
Arabic سرح
Arabic مرو سميك الأوراق
Bambara berejɔn
Persian مکرانی
Hebrew מרואה עבת-עלים
Hebrew מרואה עבת עלים
Slovenian merua

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Western Sahara
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
      • Palestine
      • Sinai

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000375694
USDA Plants MACR6
Tropicos 5900744
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147674-1
The Plant List kew-2371075
Open Tree Of Life 426126
NCBI Taxonomy 1198337
IUCN Red List 137749048
IPNI 147674-1
iNaturalist 208321
GBIF 3871765
Freebase /m/03m4678
EOL 2900271
USDA GRIN 23085
Wikipedia Maerua_crassifolia

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Corchorus tridens L.: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Nutritional Content and Pharmacological Properties Kudumela RG, Ramadwa TE, Mametja NM, Masebe TM Plants (Basel) 13-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11054996
doi:10.3390/plants13081096
PMID:38674505
Investigation of phytochemicals isolated from selected Saudi medicinal plants as natural inhibitors of SARS CoV-2 main protease: In vitro, molecular docking and simulation analysis Alharbi YT, Abdel-Mageed WM, Basudan OA, Mothana RA, Tabish Rehman M, ElGamal AA, Alqahtani AS, Fantoukh OI, AlAjmi MF Saudi Pharm J 08-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10973196
doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2024.102023
PMID:38550333
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan Muhakr MA, Ahmed IM, El hassan GO, Yagi S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10765873
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00646-9
PMID:38172804
Potential of Halophytes as Sustainable Fodder Production by Using Saline Resources: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions Hasnain M, Abideen Z, Ali F, Hasanuzzaman M, El-Keblawy A Plants (Basel) 29-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10255648
doi:10.3390/plants12112150
PMID:37299129
Plant Species as Potential Forage for Honey Bees in the Al-Baha Mountain Region in Southwestern Saudi Arabia Al-Ghamdi AA, Al-Sagheer NA Plants (Basel) 22-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10058344
doi:10.3390/plants12061402
PMID:36987090
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Feeding Ecology of the Cuvier’s Gazelle (Gazella cuvieri, Ogilby, 1841) in the Sahara Desert Herrera-Sánchez FJ, López O, Rodríguez-Siles J, Díaz-Portero MÁ, Arredondo Á, Sáez JM, Álvarez B, Cancio I, de Lucas J, Pérez J, Valenzuela G, Martínez-Valderrama J, Sánchez-Cerdá M, Qninba A, Virgós E, Calleja JA, Bartolomé J, Albanell E, Serrano E, Abáigar T, Gil-Sánchez JM Animals (Basel) 06-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9951649
doi:10.3390/ani13040567
PMID:36830354
Effect of seasonal variations during dry and wet seasons on reproductive performance and biological and economic criteria of hair sheep under Halaieb rangeland conditions Farrag B Arch Anim Breed 14-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9594863
doi:10.5194/aab-65-319-2022
PMID:36303952
Bio-Guided Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors from Medicinal Plants: In Vitro Assay and Molecular Dynamics Abdallah HM, El-Halawany AM, Darwish KM, Algandaby MM, Mohamed GA, Ibrahim SR, Koshak AE, Elhady SS, Fadil SA, Alqarni AA, Abdel-Naim AB, Elfaky MA Plants (Basel) 24-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9332707
doi:10.3390/plants11151914
PMID:35893619
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Floristic composition of Jandaf Mountain as biodiversity hotspot area in southwestern Saudi Arabia Al-Namazi AA, Algarni SM, Wan JS, Al Mosallam MS, Alotaibi F Saudi J Biol Sci 05-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9280213
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.03.003
PMID:35844416
Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa) Nabaloum A, Goetze D, Ouédraogo A, Porembski S, Thiombiano A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8858500
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00508-w
PMID:35183193
Anti-Proliferative, Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Properties of the Methanolic Extracts of Five Saudi Arabian Flora with Folkloric Medicinal Use: Aizoon canariense, Citrullus colocynthis, Maerua crassifolia, Rhazya stricta and Tribulus macropterus Yonbawi AR, Abdallah HM, Alkhilaiwi FA, Koshak AE, Heard CM Plants (Basel) 30-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8540380
doi:10.3390/plants10102073
PMID:34685882
Antiplasmodial, antimalarial activities and toxicity of African medicinal plants: a systematic review of literature Tajbakhsh E, Kwenti TE, Kheyri P, Nezaratizade S, Lindsay DS, Khamesipour F Malar J 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8390284
doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03866-0
PMID:34433465
Comparative Analysis of Chloroplast Genomes of Four Medicinal Capparaceae Species: Genome Structures, Phylogenetic Relationships and Adaptive Evolution Alzahrani DA, Albokhari EJ, Yaradua SS, Abba A Plants (Basel) 17-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8234754
doi:10.3390/plants10061229
PMID:34204211

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Hyperoside 5281643 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.1995.69669

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