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Erythrina caffra

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID643fd8b4a50be874241387
Scientific name Erythrina caffra
Authority Thunb.
First published in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 121 (1800)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Duchassaingia caffra (Thunb.) Walp. Linnaea23: 742 (1850)
Chirocalyx pubescens Walp. Linnaea23: 741 (1851)
Erythrina fissa C.Presl Symb. Bot.1: 69 (1832)
Erythrina insignis Tod. Nuov. Gen. Sp.: 66 (1861)
Erythrina viarum Tod. Nuov. Gen. Sp.: 62 (1861)
Erythrina constantiana Micheli Rev. Hort. (Paris)68: 524 (1896)
Corallodendron caffrum (Thunb.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 172 (1891)

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Language Common/alternative name
English african coral tree
English coast coral tree
English kaffir tree
Afrikaans kuskoraalboom
Arabic حمرية جنوبة أفريقية
German küsten-korallenbaum
Persian فردوسی ساحلی
Urdu ایریتھرینا کیفرا
Chinese 南非刺桐

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000180608
Tropicos 13030205
INPN 670771
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:494373-1
The Plant List ild-2680
Open Tree Of Life 570705
NCBI Taxonomy 3842
IUCN Red List 146457362
IPNI 494373-1
iNaturalist 119671
GBIF 5349557
Freebase /m/04y5mqv
EPPO ERZCA
EOL 644148
USDA GRIN 15735
Wikipedia Erythrina_afra

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Scientific Literature Top

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Phytochemical evaluation of Ziziphus mucronata and Xysmalobium undulutum towards the discovery and development of anti-malarial drugs Buthelezi MN, Tshililo VG, Kappo AP, Simelane MB Malar J 11-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11088772
doi:10.1186/s12936-024-04976-1
PMID:38734650
A Review of Ethnomedicinal Plants as Potential Anthelmintic Agents to Alternatively Control Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Ruminants in South Africa Mhlongo LC, Mseleku C, Tenza T, Fomum SW, McGaw LJ, Hassen A, Nsahlai IV J Parasitol Res 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10805549
doi:10.1155/2024/7955692
PMID:38268708
Antibacterial Activity of Hexanol Vapor In Vitro and on the Surface of Vegetables Kyoui D, Saito Y, Takahashi A, Tanaka G, Yoshida R, Maegaki Y, Kawarai T, Ogihara H, Suzuki C Foods 17-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10453283
doi:10.3390/foods12163097
PMID:37628096
Plant Extracts as Antimicrobial Agents in Sustainable Conservation of Erythrina caffra (Fabaceae) Historical Trees Palla F, Bucchini AE, Giamperi L, Marino P, Raimondo FM Antibiotics (Basel) 24-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10376849
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12071098
PMID:37508194
Green Synthesis of Characterized Silver Nanoparticle Using Cullen tomentosum and Assessment of Its Antibacterial Activity Asong JA, Frimpong EK, Seepe HA, Katata-Seru L, Amoo SO, Aremu AO Antibiotics (Basel) 18-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9952626
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12020203
PMID:36830116
Prenylated Flavonoids in Topical Infections and Wound Healing Sychrová A, Škovranová G, Čulenová M, Bittner Fialová S Molecules 13-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9323352
doi:10.3390/molecules27144491
PMID:35889363
Commodity risk assessment of Acer palmatum plants grafted on Acer davidii from China Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Gonthier P EFSA J 12-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9096882
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7298
PMID:35592020
Medicinal Plants for Mitigating Pain and Inflammatory-Related Conditions: An Appraisal of Ethnobotanical Uses and Patterns in South Africa Aremu AO, Pendota SC Front Pharmacol 22-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8569556
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.758583
PMID:34744737
A Review of Ethnoveterinary Knowledge, Biological Activities and Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Woody Plants Used for Managing Animal Health in South Africa Selogatwe KM, Asong JA, Struwig M, Ndou RV, Aremu AO Vet Sci 12-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8537377
doi:10.3390/vetsci8100228
PMID:34679058
A Review of Plant-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Traditional Southern African Medicine Cock I, Mavuso N, Van Vuuren S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 29-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8346297
doi:10.1155/2021/7341124
PMID:34367307
Natural and Historical Heritage of the Lisbon Botanical Gardens: An Integrative Approach with Tree Collections Cunha AR, Soares AL, Brilhante M, Arsénio P, Vasconcelos T, Espírito-Santo D, Duarte MC, Romeiras MM Plants (Basel) 04-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8309379
doi:10.3390/plants10071367
PMID:34371570
Cathodic Water Enhances Seedling Emergence and Growth of Controlled Deteriorated Orthodox Seeds Fatokun K, Beckett RP, Varghese B, Pammenter NW Plants (Basel) 09-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8226443
doi:10.3390/plants10061170
PMID:34207499
Chemical composition, antioxidant activities and antibacterial activities of essential oil from Erythrina caffra Thunb. growing in South Africa Wintola OA, Olajuyigbe AA, Afolayan AJ, Coopoosamy RM, Olajuyigbe OO Heliyon 07-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8213900
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07244
PMID:34179531
Structural insights and molecular dynamics into the inhibitory mechanism of a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor from Tamarindus indica L de Medeiros AF, de Souza BB, Coutinho LP, Murad AM, dos Santos PI, Monteiro ND, dos Santos EA, Maciel BL, de Araújo Morais AH J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 24-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7875565
doi:10.1080/14756366.2021.1876686
PMID:33491503
The traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of bacterial respiratory diseases: A review of the ethnobotany and scientific evaluations Cock IE, Van Vuuren SF J Ethnopharmacol 27-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7383173
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113204
PMID:32730881

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