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Irvingia gabonensis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID644021f05875e638929871
Scientific name Irvingia gabonensis
Authority (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill.
First published in Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 841 (1884)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Irvingia barteri Hook.f. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 167 (1860)
Irvingia caerulea Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 9, 1: 256 (1905)
Irvingia duparquetii Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 9, 1: 255 (1905)
Irvingia erecta Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 9, 1: 257 (1905)
Irvingia griffonii Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 9, 1: 255 (1905)
Irvingia hookeriana Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 9, 1: 254 (1905)
Irvingia pauciflora Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 9, 1: 257 (1905)
Irvingia velutina Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 9, 1: 254 (1905)

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Language Common/alternative name
Spanish mangifera africana
Spanish irvingia velutina
Spanish irvingia pauciflora
Spanish irvingia hookeriana
Spanish irvingia griffonii
Spanish irvingia erecta
Spanish irvingia duparquetii
Spanish irvingia caerulea
Spanish irvingia barteri
Spanish mangifera gabonensis
Czech irvingie gabunská
German dika
Polish mango afrykańskie
Swedish mangifera gabonensis
Swedish irvingia barteri
Swedish irvingia caerulea
Swedish irvingia duparquetii
Swedish irvingia erecta
Swedish irvingia griffonii
Swedish irvingia hookeriana
Swedish irvingia pauciflora
Swedish irvingia velutina
Chinese 非洲芒果

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Uganda
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Nigeria
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000732297
UNII 6V9H6XWU5P
Tropicos 29400178
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813766-1
The Plant List kew-2866788
Open Tree Of Life 425645
NCBI Taxonomy 79319
IUCN Red List 33055
IPNI 813766-1
iNaturalist 439167
GBIF 5380976
Freebase /m/0bcgdv
EPPO IRVGA
USDA GRIN 20449
Wikipedia Irvingia_gabonensis
PFAF Irvingia gabonensis

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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
Anti-diabetic, anti-pancreatic lipase, and anti-protein glycation potential of Irvingia gabonensis stem bark extracts: in vitro and in silico studies Omonkhua AA, Otitolaiye C, Aguebor-Ogie B, Elekofehinti O, Okello E, Onoagbe I, Okonofua F In Silico Pharmacol 14-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11091014
doi:10.1007/s40203-024-00219-y
PMID:38751710
A Systematized Review of the Relationship Between Obesity and Vitamin C Requirements Bird JK, Feskens EJ, Melse-Boonstra A Curr Dev Nutr 29-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11039309
doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102152
PMID:38666038
Recent Advances Regarding Polyphenol Oxidase in Camellia sinensis: Extraction, Purification, Characterization, and Application Zou C, Zhang X, Xu Y, Yin J Foods 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10887689
doi:10.3390/foods13040545
PMID:38397522
Influence of Postharvest Natural Softening Conditions on the Nutritional Quality of Safou (Dacryodes edulis H.J.Lam) Flour: Rheological Properties of the Optimized Safou Flour Mboukap AN, Klang MJ, Njapndounke B, Ndjang MM, Ndomou SC, Womeni HM Int J Food Sci 23-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10827379
doi:10.1155/2024/6050991
PMID:38293654
Folk taxonomy and quantitative ethnobotany of Loranthaceae in northern Benin Ahamidé DY, Dassou GH, Ahouandjinou ST, Houénon GH, Yédomonhan H, Tossou GM, Adomou AC, Akoègninou A Heliyon 30-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10750073
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22958
PMID:38148817
Obesity from a sign of being rich to a disease of the new age: A historical review Marghoub S, Sanaie S, Sullman MJ, Nejadghaderi SA, Safiri S, Mohammadinasab R Health Sci Rep 01-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10618901
doi:10.1002/hsr2.1670
PMID:37920661
Functional foods of sub‐Saharan Africa and their implications in the management of type 2 diabetes: A review Matsinkou Soh R, Ngaha Damndja W, Njintang Yanou N Food Sci Nutr 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10804129
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3764
PMID:38268906
Drivers of cocoa agroforestry adoption by smallholder farmers around the Taï National Park in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire Kouassi JL, Diby L, Konan D, Kouassi A, Bene Y, Kouamé C Sci Rep 31-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10471588
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41593-5
PMID:37653023
Vulnerability of cocoa-based agroforestry systems to climate change in West Africa Ariza-Salamanca AJ, Navarro-Cerrillo RM, Quero-Pérez JL, Gallardo-Armas B, Crozier J, Stirling C, de Sousa K, González-Moreno P Sci Rep 20-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10281996
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-37180-3
PMID:37340020
Biochemical properties of purified polyphenol oxidase from bitter leaf (Vernoniaamygdalina) Samuel Ilesanmi O, Funke Adedugbe O, Adeniran Oyegoke D, Folake Adebayo R, Emmanuel Agboola O Heliyon 15-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10293720
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17365
PMID:37383213
Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition department of the Brazilian association for the study of obesity and metabolic syndrome (ABESO—2022) Pepe RB, Lottenberg AM, Fujiwara CT, Beyruti M, Cintra DE, Machado RM, Rodrigues A, Jensen NS, Caldas AP, Fernandes AE, Rossoni C, Mattos F, Motarelli JH, Bressan J, Saldanha J, Beda LM, Lavrador MS, Del Bosco M, Cruz P, Correia PE, Maximino P, Pereira S, Faria SL, Piovacari SM Diabetol Metab Syndr 09-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10251611
doi:10.1186/s13098-023-01037-6
PMID:37296485
Occurrence and Dietary Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins in Most Consumed Foods in Cameroon: Exploring Current Data to Understand Futures Challenges Bouelet Ntsama IS, Frazzoli C, Pouokam GB, Colizzi V Foods 20-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10137334
doi:10.3390/foods12081713
PMID:37107508
Environmental exposure assessment of lead and cadmium in street vended foods sold in selected locations in Kenya Mwove J, Imathiu S, Orina I, Karanja P Food Sci Nutr 28-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10261756
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3344
PMID:37324892
Recent Advances of Polyphenol Oxidases in Plants Zhang S Molecules 25-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10004730
doi:10.3390/molecules28052158
PMID:36903403
Potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium levels of commonly consumed foods and estimates of dietary intakes of selected Nigerian adults Shokunbi OS, Adepoju OT, Ramaite ID, Shokunbi OS, Mojapelo PE, Akinyele IO Heliyon 15-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9981908
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13729
PMID:36873486

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Myristic Acid 11005 Click to see 228.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-9830791-2-5.50018-9
Oleic Acid 445639 Click to see 282.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-9830791-2-5.50018-9
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids
Lauric Acid 3893 Click to see 200.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-9830791-2-5.50018-9

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