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Salvia nilotica

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Internal ID UUID643febd24ad26617167218
Scientific name Salvia nilotica
Authority Juss. ex Jacq.
First published in Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 48 (1777)

Description Top

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Salvia nilotica is a shrub that can be found in the eastern African highlands, specifically in countries like Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. It typically grows between 900 and 3,600 meters in elevation and has creeping rhizomes and stems that can reach up to 60-90 cm in height. The plant produces small flowers in groups of 6-8, which can range in color from purple to rose to white.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Horminum niloticum Moench Methodus : 377 (1794)
Salvia abyssinica Jacq. Icon. Pl. Rar. 1: 2 (1787)
Salvia applanata Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. , Suppl.: 3 (1814)
Salvia hochstetteri Baker Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 459 (1900)
Salvia intermedia Schult. Observ. Bot. : 9 (1809)
Salvia macrorrhiza Chiov. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 36: 369 (1929)
Salvia parviflora Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 74 (1796)
Salvia pungens Hochst. ex Benth. Prodr. 12: 350 (1848)
Salvia spinosa Moench Methodus : 373 (1794)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic قصعين نيلي
Chinese 尼罗河鼠尾草

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000301707
Tropicos 17604873
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456789-1
The Plant List kew-183300
Open Tree Of Life 861976
Observations.org 454535
NCBI Taxonomy 268918
IPNI 456789-1
iNaturalist 778825
GBIF 3894697
Freebase /m/05b38j5
EOL 6342688
Elurikkus 435448
Wikipedia Salvia_nilotica

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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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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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Traditional lore on the healing effects of therapeutic plants used by the local communities around Simien Mountains National Park, northwestern Ethiopia Seraw E, Melkamu Y, Masresha G J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11025143
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00678-9
PMID:38632559
Review of Herbal Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Cancers in the East Africa Region from 2019 to 2023 Kudamba A, Kasolo JN, Bbosa GS, Lugaajju A, Wabinga H, Kafeero HM, Ssenku JE, Alemu SO, Walusansa A, Niyonzima N, Muwonge H Integr Cancer Ther 06-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10916491
doi:10.1177/15347354241235583
PMID:38445504
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local Gamo people in Boreda Abaya District, Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia Zemede J, Mekuria T, Ochieng CO, Onjalalaina GE, Hu GW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 28-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10900619
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00666-z
PMID:38419092
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia Alemu M, Asfaw Z, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Debella A, Sisay B, Debebe E J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10768247
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00644-x
PMID:38178202
Review of Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used to Treat Diarrhea by the People in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia Damtie D Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 25-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10693470
doi:10.1155/2023/8173543
PMID:38044982
An Ethnobotanical Survey of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by Communities to Treat Various Diseases around Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia Teshome M, Kebede F, Yohannes T Scientifica (Cairo) 01-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10632060
doi:10.1155/2023/5575405
PMID:37946795
An ethnomedicinal study in tulo district, west hararghe zone, oromia region, Ethiopia Bogale M, Sasikumar JM, Egigu MC Heliyon 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10106503
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15361
PMID:37077674
Ethnobotanical study of endemic and non-endemic medicinal plants used by indigenous people in environs of Gullele botanical garden Addis Ababa, central Ethiopia: A major focus on Asteraceae family Woldeamanuel MM, Geda MK, Mohapatra S, Bastia TK, Rath P, Panda AK Front Pharmacol 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9727095
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.1020097
PMID:36506590
Medicinal plants used for management of hemorrhoids in Ethiopia: A systematic review Getachew M, Belayneh A, Kebede B, Alimaw Y, Biyazin Y, Abebaw A, Abebe D Heliyon 13-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9403375
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10211
PMID:36033288
In Vitro Cytotoxic Activity of African Plants: A Review Canga I, Vita P, Oliveira AI, Castro MÁ, Pinho C Molecules 05-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9370645
doi:10.3390/molecules27154989
PMID:35956938
Plant diversity and community analysis of Sele-Nono forest, Southwest Ethiopia: implication for conservation planning Kefalew A, Soromessa T, Demissew S Bot Stud 19-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9294133
doi:10.1186/s40529-022-00353-w
PMID:35851664
Medicinal plants used to treat livestock ailments in Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia Asfaw A, Lulekal E, Bekele T, Debella A, Debebe E, Sisay B BMC Vet Res 22-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9215094
doi:10.1186/s12917-022-03320-6
PMID:35733153
Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia Agize M, Asfaw Z, Nemomissa S, Gebre T J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 21-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9210772
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00546-4
PMID:35729583
Evaluation of In vivo antidiarrheal activity of hydro-methanolic extract of the root of Rumex nepalensis in Swiss Albino mice Andargie Y, Sisay W, Molla M, Adela M Metabol Open 20-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9243151
doi:10.1016/j.metop.2022.100197
PMID:35785136
Evaluation of Antidiarrheal Activity of 80% Methanol Extract and Solvent Fractions of the Leaves of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal in Swiss Albino Mice Tessema Desta G, Andargie Ferede Y, Sisay Zewdu W, Adela Alemu M Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 09-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9110169
doi:10.1155/2022/7968973
PMID:35586684

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols
methyl (E,2R)-2-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoate 102376544 Click to see CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCC(C(=O)OC)O 312.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532764
Methyl 2-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoate 71356337 Click to see CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCC(C(=O)OC)O 312.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532764
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
methyl (2R,9E,12E)-2-hydroxyoctadeca-9,12-dienoate 163189648 Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCC(C(=O)OC)O 310.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532764
methyl (2R,9Z,12Z,15Z)-2-hydroxyoctadeca-9,12,15-trienoate 163010936 Click to see CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCC(C(=O)OC)O 308.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532764
methyl (2R)-2-hydroxyoctadeca-9,12-dienoate 162989848 Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCC(C(=O)OC)O 310.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532764
Methyl 2-hydroxyoctadeca-9,12,15-trienoate 163010935 Click to see CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCC(C(=O)OC)O 308.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532764

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