Tetradenia riparia, also known as misty plume bush or ginger bush, is a flowering plant native to southern Africa. It belongs to the mint and sage family and is commonly used as a decorative garden plant due to its attractive flowers. The plant is deciduous, multi-stemmed, and can grow up to 5m tall. Its leaves are large, heart-shaped, and emit a pleasant ginger scent when crushed. The plant produces branched inflorescences with white, lilac, or pink flowers. It is found on riverbanks and hillsides in eastern South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Botswana, and eastern tropical Africa. Tetradenia riparia is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments, and its leaves contain antimalarial and antibacterial properties.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Iboza riparia	N.E.Br.	Fl. Cap. 5(1): 300 (1910)
Moschosma myriostachya	Benth. & Hook.f.	Gen. Pl. 2: 1173 (1876)
Moschosma riparia	Hochst.	Flora 28: 67 (1845)
Plectranthus riparius	Hochst.	Flora 28: 67 (1845)
Premna ferruginea	A.Rich.	Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 172. 1850
Basilicum myriostachyum	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 512 (1891)
Basilicum riparium	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 512 (1891)
Gumira ferruginea	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 507 (1891)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	ginger bush
English	mountain mist
Afrikaans	watersalie
Finnish	myskiyrtti
Chinese	臭白花
Chinese	麝香木
Zulu	ginger bush
Zulu	watersalie
Zulu	iboza

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native

Africa click to expand
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland

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- Central America
  - Honduras

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000321572
Tropicos	17602679
INPN	706868
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:913408-1
The Plant List	kew-202369
Open Tree Of Life	455159
NCBI Taxonomy	992795
IUCN Red List	149504836
IPNI	913408-1
iNaturalist	406462
GBIF	5609418
USDA GRIN	418415
Wikipedia	Tetradenia_riparia

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Overview of Research on Leishmaniasis in Africa: Current Status, Diagnosis, Therapeutics, and Recent Advances Using By-Products of the Sargassaceae Family

Abdoul-Latif FM, Oumaskour K, Abdallah N, Ainane A, Houmed Aboubaker I, Merito A, Mohamed H, Ainane T

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

18-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054980
doi:	10.3390/ph17040523
PMID:	38675483

Molecular modelling and anticholinesterase activity of the essential oil from three chemotypes of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson (Verbenaceae)

Silva Júnior AQ, Rodrigues GD, Alcântara de Sousa K, Maduro Bouillet LE, Bianchi dos Santos G, de Sousa Barroso A, Veras Mourão RH

Heliyon

03-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11031784
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29063

Synthetic polyploidization induces enhanced phytochemical profile and biological activities in Thymus vulgaris L. essential oil

Gupta N, Bhattacharya S, Dutta A, Tauchen J, Landa P, Urbanová K, Houdková M, Fernández-Cusimamani E, Leuner O

Sci Rep

07-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10920654
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-56378-7
PMID:	38454146

Leaf extracts of eight selected southern African medicinal plants modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages

Khumalo GP, Loa-Kum-Cheung W, Van Wyk BE, Feng Y, Cock IE

Inflammopharmacology

04-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC11006729
doi:	10.1007/s10787-023-01420-9
PMID:	38310564

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

A survey to document toxic hazards in the zone surrounding volcanoes national park, a habitat for mountain gorillas, an endangered wildlife species in Rwanda

Kwizera E, Rumbeiha WK, Nishimwe K, Nziza J

Front Vet Sci

03-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10791935
doi:	10.3389/fvets.2023.1320162
PMID:	38234986

Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Clinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri as Affected by Harvest Season and Cultivation Method, i.e., Outdoor, Greenhouse and In Vitro Culture

Vlachou G, Papafotiou M, Daferera DJ, Tarantilis PA

Plants (Basel)

07-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10747734
doi:	10.3390/plants12244098
PMID:	38140425

Therapeutic Potential of Natural Products in the Treatment of Schistosomiasis

Azevedo CM, Meira CS, da Silva JW, Moura DM, de Oliveira SA, da Costa CJ, Santos ED, Soares MB

Molecules

26-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10574020
doi:	10.3390/molecules28196807
PMID:	37836650

Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants on the management of mastitis in dairy cows: A systematic review

Kaseke TB, Chikwambi Z, Gomo C, Mashingaidze AB, Murungweni C

Vet Med Sci

19-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10650345
doi:	10.1002/vms3.1268
PMID:	37725398

Exploring the leishmanicidal potential of terpenoids: a comprehensive review on mechanisms of cell death

Rodrigues AC, Carloto AC, Gonçalves MD, Concato VM, Detoni MB, dos Santos YM, Cruz EM, Madureira MB, Nunes AP, Pires MF, Santos NC, Marques RE, Bidoia DL, Borges Figueiredo F, Pavanelli WR

Front Cell Infect Microbiol

19-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10550302
doi:	10.3389/fcimb.2023.1260448
PMID:	37799331

Anti-Leishmania amazonensis Activity, Cytotoxic Features, and Chemical Profile of Allium sativum (Garlic) Essential Oil

Garcia AR, Amorim MM, Amaral AC, da Cruz JD, Vermelho AB, Nico D, Rodrigues IA

Trop Med Infect Dis

21-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10384145
doi:	10.3390/tropicalmed8070375
PMID:	37505671

Medicinal plants used for treatment of malaria by indigenous communities of Tororo District, Eastern Uganda

Tabuti JR, Obakiro SB, Nabatanzi A, Anywar G, Nambejja C, Mutyaba MR, Omara T, Waako P

Trop Med Health

12-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10258082
doi:	10.1186/s41182-023-00526-8
PMID:	37303066

An inventory of native-alien populations in South Africa

Nelufule T, Robertson MP, Wilson JR, Faulkner KT

Sci Data

15-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10105770
doi:	10.1038/s41597-023-02119-w
PMID:	37061528

Synthesis, characterization and protective efficiency of novel polybenzoxazine precursor as an anticorrosive coating for mild steel

Soliman AM, Aly KI, Mohamed MG, Amer AA, Belal MR, Abdel-Hakim M

Sci Rep

05-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10076265
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-30364-x
PMID:	37019919

The cytokine/chemokine response in Leishmania/HIV infection and co-infection

Maksoud S, El Hokayem J

Heliyon

01-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10112040
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15055
PMID:	37082641

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes / Branched alkanes
2-Methyldecane	23415	Click to see CCCCCCCCC(C)C	156.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88701-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
(2R)-2-[(1R,2R,3S)-1,2,3-trihydroxyhexyl]-2,3-dihydropyran-6-one	101881300	Click to see CCCC(C(C(C1CC=CC(=O)O1)O)O)O	230.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8741(86)90115-7
(2R)-2-[(1S,2S)-1,2-dihydroxyhexyl]-2,3-dihydropyran-6-one	163097336	Click to see CCCCC(C(C1CC=CC(=O)O1)O)O	214.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00112-5
[(1S,2R,3S)-1,2-dihydroxy-1-[(2S)-6-oxo-2,3-dihydropyran-2-yl]heptan-3-yl] acetate	163036045	Click to see CCCCC(C(C(C1CC=CC(=O)O1)O)O)OC(=O)C	286.32	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)85280-6
[1,2-Dihydroxy-1-(6-oxo-2,3-dihydropyran-2-yl)heptan-3-yl] acetate	72957000	Click to see CCCCC(C(C(C1CC=CC(=O)O1)O)O)OC(=O)C	286.32	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)85280-6
1-Octen-3-Ol	18827	Click to see CCCCCC(C=C)O	128.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
2-(1,2-Dihydroxyhexyl)-2,3-dihydropyran-6-one	100918704	Click to see CCCCC(C(C1CC=CC(=O)O1)O)O	214.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00112-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(1R,3R,4aR,4bS,7R,10aR)-7-ethenyl-1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthren-3-ol	21677685	Click to see CC1(CCC2C(=C1)CCC3C2(CC(CC3(C)CO)O)C)C=C	304.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81440-5
(2R,4bS,8aS,10S)-4b,8,8-trimethyl-2-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8a,9,10-octahydro-1H-phenanthrene-2,10-diol	21587010	Click to see CC(C)C1(CCC2=C(C1)C(CC3C2(CCCC3(C)C)C)O)O	306.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88701-4
4b,8,8-trimethyl-2-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8a,9,10-octahydro-1H-phenanthrene-2,10-diol	73806949	Click to see CC(C)C1(CCC2=C(C1)C(CC3C2(CCCC3(C)C)C)O)O	306.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88701-4
7-ethenyl-1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthren-3-ol	22297855	Click to see CC1(CCC2C(=C1)CCC3C2(CC(CC3(C)CO)O)C)C=C	304.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81440-5
Ibozol	5458584	Click to see CC(C)C1(CCC2=C(C1)C(CC3C2(CCCC3(C)C)C)O)O	306.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8741(86)90115-7
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Geraniol	637566	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Linalool, (+/-)-	6549	Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
beta-Fenchyl alcohol	6973643	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C2)(C1O)C)C	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Camphor	2537	Click to see CC1(C2CCC1(C(=O)C2)C)C	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701144
Fenchone	14525	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C2)(C1=O)C)C	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701144 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
4-Terpineol, (+/-)-	11230	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)(C(C)C)O	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Alpha-Terpineol	17100	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(C)(C)O	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Perillaldehyde	16441	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(=CC1)C=O	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Perillyl alcohol	10819	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(=CC1)CO	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(+)-delta-Cadinene	441005	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CCC(=C2CC1)C)C(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701144
(1R,4S,4aR)-1,6-dimethyl-4-propan-2-yl-3,4,4a,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-ol	5315592	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CCC(C2CC1)(C)O)C(C)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701144
1,2,4a,5,6,8a-Hexahydro-1-isopropyl-4,7-dimethylnaphthalene	101708	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=CCC2C(C)C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
alpha-Cadinol	10398656	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CCC(C2CC1)(C)O)C(C)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701144
alpha-Muurolene	12306047	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=CCC2C(C)C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Cadina-1(10),4-diene	10223	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CCC(=C2CC1)C)C(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701144
Caryophyllene	5281515	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
gamma-Gurjunene	90805	Click to see CC1CCC(C=C2C1CCC2C)C(=C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Guaiol	227829	Click to see CC1CCC(CC2=C1CCC2C)C(C)(C)O	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
Isocaryophyllene	5281522	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701144
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids
Ledum camphor	22297324	Click to see CC1CCC2C1C3C(C3(C)C)CCC2(C)O	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957672
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
8a-[3-[5-[4-[3,4-Dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-2-hydroxy-6b-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,11,11,14b-pentamethyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicene-4-carboxylic acid	74081266	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC(=O)C23CCC(CC2C4=CCC5C(C4(CC3)CO)(CCC6C5(CC(C(C6(C)C(=O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)OC1C(C(CO1)(CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	1237.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88701-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(3R,8R,9R,10S,13R,14R,17S)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	162965363	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88701-4
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88701-4
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrans / Pyranones and derivatives / Dihydropyranones
[(E,3S)-1-[(2R)-6-oxo-2,3-dihydropyran-2-yl]hept-1-en-3-yl] acetate	101125555	Click to see CCCCC(C=CC1CC=CC(=O)O1)OC(=O)C	252.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8741(86)90115-7
2-(3-Hydroxyhept-1-enyl)-2,3-dihydropyran-6-one	72789729	Click to see CCCCC(C=CC1CC=CC(=O)O1)O	210.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84590-2
Desacetylumuravumbolide	11298768	Click to see CCCCC(C=CC1CC=CC(=O)O1)O	210.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84590-2

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Tetradenia riparia

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