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Mallotus oppositifolius

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
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Germination/Propagation
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Internal ID UUID643fe267181fe768943805
Scientific name Mallotus oppositifolius
Authority Müll.Arg.
First published in Linnaea 34: 194 (1865)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Mallotus beillei A.Chev., Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 307 (1928)
Mallotus chevalieri Beille Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 76 (1908)
Mallotus oppositifolius f. dentatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Pflanzenr. IV, 147, VII: 159 1914
Mallotus oppositifolius var. glabratus Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 194. 1865
Mallotus oppositifolius f. glabratus (Müll.Arg.) Pax Pflanzenr. IV, 147, VII: 160 1914
Mallotus oppositifolius var. integrifolius Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 195. 1865
Mallotus oppositifolius f. lindicus Radcl.-Sm. Kew Bull. 29: 437 (1974)
Mallotus oppositifolius var. lindicus (Radcl.-Sm.) Radcl.-Sm. Kew Bull. 39: 790 (1984)
Mallotus oppositifolius f. polycytotrichus Radcl.-Sm. Kew Bull. 40: 658 (1985)
Mallotus oppositifolius var. pubescens Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 525. 1897
Mallotus oppositifolius f. pubescens (Pax) Pax Pflanzenr. IV, 147, VII: 160 1914
Rottlera dentata Baill. Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 69 (1860)
Claoxylon cordifolium Benth. Niger Fl. : 506 (1849)
Acalypha dentata Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 410 (1827)
Croton oppositifolius Geiseler Croton. Monogr. : 23 (1807)
Echinus oppositifolius Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 978 (1891)
Mallotus dentatus (Baill.) Baill. Rut. 7: 26
Ricinocarpus dentatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 1891
Mallotus oppositifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 194. 1865

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Hausa kafar mutuwa

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000234658
Tropicos 12803687
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351636-1
The Plant List kew-119006
Open Tree Of Life 762442
NCBI Taxonomy 396489
IUCN Red List 62455
IPNI 351636-1
iNaturalist 440135
GBIF 5378557
Freebase /m/0rytjq9
EOL 1154804
Wikipedia Mallotus_oppositifolius

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Scientific Literature Top

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Medicinal plants used for cutaneous wound healing in Uganda; ethnomedicinal reports and pharmacological evidences Gang R, Okello D, Kang Y Heliyon 16-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11058731
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29717
PMID:38694090
Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Treatment of Snakebite Envenomation in West Africa: Case of Benin Dossou AJ, Fandohan AB, Omara T, Chippaux JP J Trop Med 08-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11018376
doi:10.1155/2024/8357312
PMID:38623180
Use of Medicinal Plants in the Process of Wound Healing: A Literature Review Cedillo-Cortezano M, Martinez-Cuevas LR, López JA, Barrera López IL, Escutia-Perez S, Petricevich VL Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10975678
doi:10.3390/ph17030303
PMID:38543089
Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal tree species used in the treatment of diseases by forest-fringe communities of Southwestern Ghana Asigbaase M, Adusu D, Musah AA, Anaba L, Nsor CA, Abugre S, Derkyi M Heliyon 14-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10788458
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23645
PMID:38226220
Synergistic Effect of Plant Compounds in Combination with Conventional Antimicrobials against Biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida spp. Bonincontro G, Scuderi SA, Marino A, Simonetti G Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 30-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10675371
doi:10.3390/ph16111531
PMID:38004397
Weak latitudinal trends in reproductive traits of Afromontane forest trees Swart RC, Geerts S, Geldenhuys CJ, Pauw J, Coetzee A Ann Bot 05-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC11082511
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad080
PMID:37407025
Native American ataxia medicines rescue ataxia-linked mutant potassium channel activity via binding to the voltage sensing domain Manville RW, Alfredo Freites J, Sidlow R, Tobias DJ, Abbott GW Nat Commun 06-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10244465
doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38834-6
PMID:37280215
Luteolin Isolated from Juncus acutus L., a Potential Remedy for Human Coronavirus 229E Hakem A, Desmarets L, Sahli R, Malek RB, Camuzet C, François N, Lefèvre G, Samaillie J, Moureu S, Sahpaz S, Belouzard S, Ksouri R, Séron K, Rivière C Molecules 23-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10254368
doi:10.3390/molecules28114263
PMID:37298740
Potentiation effect of mallotojaponin B on chloramphenicol and mode of action of combinations against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nguena-Dongue BN, Tchamgoue J, Ngandjui Tchangoue YA, Lunga PK, Toghueo KR, Zeuko`o ME, Melogmo YK, Tchouankeu JC, Kouam SF, Fekam BF PLoS One 21-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10030026
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0282008
PMID:36943826
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
Anthelmintic Agents from African Medicinal Plants: Review and Prospects Jato J, Orman E, Duah Boakye Y, Oppong Bekoe E, Oppong Bekoe S, Asare-Nkansah S, Spiegler V, Hensel A, Liebau E, Agyare C Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 31-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9825222
doi:10.1155/2022/8023866
PMID:36624864
Meeting report: 35th International Conference on Antiviral Research in Seattle, Washington, USA – March 21–25, 2022 Spengler JR, Welch SR, Deval J, Gentry BG, Brancale A, Carter K, Moffat J, Meier C, Seley-Radtke KL, Schang LM Antiviral Res 31-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC10999130
doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2022.105521
PMID:36596323
Extract of Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll. Arg. increased prefrontal cortex dendritic spine density and serotonin and attenuated para-chlorophenylalanine-aggravated aggressive and depressive behaviors in mice Kukuia KK, Appiah F, Dugbartey GJ, Takyi YF, Amoateng P, Amponsah SK, Adi-Dako O, Koomson AE, Ayertey F, Adutwum-Ofosu KK Front Pharmacol 28-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9649488
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.962549
PMID:36386158
Pest categorisation of Colletotrichum aenigma , C. alienum , C. perseae , C. siamense and C. theobromicola Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, 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, Migheli Q, Vloutoglou I, Czwienczek E, Maiorano A, Streissl F, Reignault PL EFSA J 25-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9405523
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7529
PMID:36034322
Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria Lawal IO, Rafiu BO, Ale JE, Majebi OE, Aremu AO Plants (Basel) 25-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8912796
doi:10.3390/plants11050633
PMID:35270103

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