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Vangueria infausta

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID643ff04d2c297471736164
Scientific name Vangueria infausta
Authority Burch.
First published in Trav. S. Africa 2: 258 (1824)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Canthium infaustum Baill. Adansonia 12: 191 (1878)

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Language Common/alternative name
English wild medlar
Afrikaans wildemispel
Afrikaans wilde mispel
Arabic فنجرية منحوسة
North Ndebele umviyo
North Ndebele umbizo
nso mmilo
Portuguese mafilo
ss amantulwane
ss umvile
tn mmilo
tn mothwany
ts mpfilwa
ts pfilu
ve mavelo
ve muzwilu
xh umvilo
Chinese 非楂
Zulu umviyo
Zulu umtulwa

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Name Authority First published in
Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta Unknown
Vangueria infausta subsp. rotundata (Robyns) Verdc. Kew Bull. 36: 549 (1981)

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Vangueria infausta var. campanulata (Robyns) Verdc. Kew Bull. 36: 550 (1981)

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000331237
Tropicos 27904529
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:769741-1
The Plant List kew-211683
PFAF Vangueria infausta
Open Tree Of Life 416310
NCBI Taxonomy 164485
IUCN Red List 146206626
IPNI 769741-1
iNaturalist 340324
GBIF 2917876
Freebase /m/04gqq3v
EPPO VAGIN
EOL 1097014
USDA GRIN 70820
Wikipedia Vangueria_infausta

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
An ethnobotanical study of wild edible fruits in miombo woodlands of Tabora region in Western Tanzania Mgalula ME J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10895781
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00668-x
PMID:38403583
A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812860
doi:10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:38270178
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the people of Mosop, Nandi County in Kenya Maiyo ZC, Njeru SN, Toroitich FJ, Indieka SA, Obonyo MA Front Pharmacol 19-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10834697
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1328903
PMID:38313073
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
Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, and Anticancer Potentials of African Medicinal Fruits: A Comprehensive Review Fakudze NT, Sarbadhikary P, George BP, Abrahamse H Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 08-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10458058
doi:10.3390/ph16081117
PMID:37631032
The potential repositioning of South African underutilised plants for food and nutrition security: A scoping review Shembe PS, Ngobese NZ, Siwela M, Kolanisi U Heliyon 13-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10285247
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17232
PMID:37360088
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
Ethnomedicinal plants used for treatment of snakebites in Tanzania – a systematic review Mogha NG, Kalokora OJ, Amir HM, Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 07-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9553154
doi:10.1080/13880209.2022.2123942
PMID:36205572
Medicinal plants used for the management of respiratory diseases in Zimbabwe: Review and perspectives potential management of COVID-19 Nyagumbo E, Pote W, Shopo B, Nyirenda T, Chagonda I, Mapaya RJ, Maunganidze F, Mavengere WN, Mawere C, Mutasa I, Kademeteme E, Maroyi A, Taderera T, Bhebhe M Phys Chem Earth (2002) 21-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9489988
doi:10.1016/j.pce.2022.103232
PMID:36161239
“Planeterranea”: An attempt to broaden the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet worldwide Vetrani C, Piscitelli P, Muscogiuri G, Barrea L, Laudisio D, Graziadio C, Marino F, Colao A Front Nutr 02-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9480100
doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.973757
PMID:36118764
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
Present scenarios and future prospects of herbal nanomedicine for antifungal therapy Yadav R, Pradhan M, Yadav K, Mahalvar A, Yadav H J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 13-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9101776
doi:10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103430
PMID:35582019
Effect of Soil Type: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Phytochemicals in Some Browse Species Leaves Found in Savannah Biome of South Africa Mudau HS, Mokoboki HK, Ravhuhali KE, Mkhize Z Molecules 22-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8911906
doi:10.3390/molecules27051462
PMID:35268563
Natural Products from Medicinal Plants against Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species: Current Research Endeavours, Challenges and Prospects Seepe HA, Nxumalo W, Amoo SO Molecules 29-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8587185
doi:10.3390/molecules26216539
PMID:34770948
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

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