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Psychotria capensis

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Internal ID UUID643fe95f2defc722166019
Scientific name Psychotria capensis
Authority Vatke
First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 230 (1875)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Logania capensis Eckl. S. African Quart. J. 1: 371 (1830)
Uragoga capensis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 959 (1891)
Grumilea capensis Sond. Fl. Cap. 3: 21 (1865)

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Language Common/alternative name
English black bird-berry
Afrikaans swartvoëlbessie
Afrikaans geelblomvoëlbessie
Persian پسیکتریا دماغه

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Name Authority First published in
Psychotria capensis subsp. capensis Unknown
Psychotria capensis subsp. riparia (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Verdc. Fl. Zambes. 5(1): 13 (1989)

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Psychotria capensis var. puberula (E.M.A.Petit) Verdc. Fl. Zambes. 5(1): 14 (1989)
Psychotria capensis var. pubescens (Sond.) E.M.A.Petit Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 43 (1964)

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Mauritius

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000285252
Tropicos 27904503
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:761631-1
The Plant List kew-167519
Open Tree Of Life 694235
NCBI Taxonomy 61843
IUCN Red List 147141624
IPNI 761631-1
iNaturalist 431505
GBIF 2921862
Freebase /m/0zmzpg5
EOL 1111851
USDA GRIN 30262
Wikipedia Psychotria_capensis

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Scientific Literature Top

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Editorial: Drug-ability strategies for potential antimycobacterial candidate: opportunities and challenges Swain SS, Oyedemi S, Paidesetty SK, Mohanty S, Hussain T Front Pharmacol 14-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10682765
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1294912
PMID:38035003
Topsoil and Vegetation Dynamics 14 Years after Eucalyptus grandis Removal in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Mthethwa K, Ruwanza S Plants (Basel) 24-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490425
doi:10.3390/plants12173047
PMID:37687294
Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Sexual Dysfunction, Infertility and Improving Virility in the East African Community: A Systematic Review Kyarimpa C, Nagawa CB, Omara T, Odongo S, Ssebugere P, Lugasi SO, Gumula I Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 12-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10439835
doi:10.1155/2023/6878852
PMID:37600549
A Comparative Study of the Anatomy of Leaf Domatia in Gardenia thunbergia Thunb., Rothmannia capensis Thunb., and Rothmannia globosa (Hochst.) Keay (Rubiaceae) Situngu S, Barker NP Plants (Basel) 16-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9696783
doi:10.3390/plants11223126
PMID:36432855
Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant, Anti-Enzymatic and Cytotoxic Activity of the Fruits and Roots of Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Maxim Graczyk F, Gębalski J, Makuch-Kocka A, Gawenda-Kempczyńska D, Ptaszyńska AA, Grzyb S, Bogucka-Kocka A, Załuski D Molecules 30-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9457789
doi:10.3390/molecules27175579
PMID:36080343
Editorial: Novel Approaches to the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Pusparajah P, Letchumanan V, Goh BH, McGaw LJ Front Pharmacol 03-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9382351
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.972935
PMID:35991895
Euphorbia characias Extract: Inhibition of Skin Aging-Related Enzymes and Nanoformulation Pintus F, Floris S, Fais A, Era B, Porcedda C, Tuberoso CI, Caddeo C Plants (Basel) 14-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9320162
doi:10.3390/plants11141849
PMID:35890482
In Vitro Potential of the Acetone Leaf Extract and Fractions of Psychotria capensis (Eckl.) Vatke (Rubiaceae) to Combat Co-Infection of Tuberculosis and Helminthiasis Aro AO, Famuyide IM, Oyagbemi AA, Kabongo-Kayoka PN, McGaw LJ Front Pharmacol 11-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8787188
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.744137
PMID:35087402
Leaf nodule endosymbiotic Burkholderia confer targeted allelopathy to their Psychotria hosts Georgiou A, Sieber S, Hsiao CC, Grayfer T, Gorenflos López JL, Gademann K, Eberl L, Bailly A Sci Rep 17-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8599487
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01867-2
PMID:34789815
A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera Aime MC, McTaggart AR Fungal Syst Evol 13-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC8165960
doi:10.3114/fuse.2021.07.02
PMID:34124616
Fruit bats in flight: a look into the movements of the ecologically important Eidolon helvum in Tanzania Randhawa N, Bird BH, VanWormer E, Sijali Z, Kilonzo C, Msigwa A, Ekiri AB, Samson A, Epstein JH, Wolking DJ, Smith WA, Martínez-López B, Kazwala R, Mazet JA One Health Outlook 05-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7402849
doi:10.1186/s42522-020-00020-9
PMID:32835170
Fractions and isolated compounds from Oxyanthus speciosus subsp. stenocarpus (Rubiaceae) have promising antimycobacterial and intracellular activity Aro AO, Dzoyem JP, Awouafack MD, Selepe MA, Eloff JN, McGaw LJ BMC Complement Altern Med 22-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6532187
doi:10.1186/s12906-019-2520-x
PMID:31117999
In vitro Antimycobacterial, Apoptosis-Inducing Potential, and Immunomodulatory Activity of Some Rubiaceae Species Aro AO, Dzoyem JP, Goddard A, Fonteh P, Kayoka-Kabongo PN, McGaw LJ Front Pharmacol 05-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6413436
doi:10.3389/fphar.2019.00185
PMID:30890938
Extracts of six Rubiaceae species combined with rifampicin have good in vitro synergistic antimycobacterial activity and good anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities Aro AO, Dzoyem JP, Eloff JN, McGaw LJ BMC Complement Altern Med 03-Oct-2016
PMCID:PMC5048625
doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1355-y
PMID:27716160
In vitro determination of the anti-aging potential of four southern African medicinal plants Ndlovu G, Fouche G, Tselanyane M, Cordier W, Steenkamp V BMC Complement Altern Med 05-Nov-2013
PMCID:PMC4228251
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-304
PMID:24188320

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