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Rourea coccinea

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID643ff848143aa282295989
Scientific name Rourea coccinea
Authority (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hook.f.
First published in Niger Fl. : 290 (1849)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Rourea inodora De Wild. & T.Durand Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. 1: 71 (1899)
Byrsocarpus coccineus Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 226 (1827)
Byrsocarpus inodorus (De Wild. & T.Durand) G.Schellenb. Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 325 (1915)
Byrsocarpus ledermannii G.Schellenb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 451 (1919)
Byrsocarpus parvifolius Planch. Linnaea 23: 412 (1850)
Byrsocarpus puberulus G.Schellenb. & G.Schellenb. Pflanzenr. , IV, 127: 150 (1938)
Byrsocarpus puniceus Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 227 (1827)
Byrsocarpus tisseramii Aubrév. & Pellegr. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 59 1950
Byrsocarpus tisserantii Aubrév. & Pellegr. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 59 (1950)

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Language Common/alternative name
Hausa kimbar maharba
Sango yorö-nzïä

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Name Authority First published in
Rourea coccinea subsp. boiviniana (Baill.) Jongkind Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 89(6): 332 (1989)
Rourea coccinea subsp. coccinea Unknown

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Name Authority First published in
Rourea coccinea var. viridis (Gilg) Jongkind Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 89(6): 328 (1989)

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000398858
Tropicos 8400299
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:264741-1
The Plant List kew-2415872
Open Tree Of Life 5748976
NCBI Taxonomy 162701
IUCN Red List 158104
IPNI 264741-1
iNaturalist 505872
GBIF 7326625
EPPO ROUCO
USDA GRIN 449079

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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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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
Medicinal herbs and their metabolites with biological potential to protect and combat liver toxicity and its disorders: A review Islam Shawon S, Nargis Reyda R, Qais N Heliyon 01-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10864916
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25340
PMID:38356556
Indigenous medicinal plants used in folk medicine for malaria treatment in Kwara State, Nigeria: an ethnobotanical study Evbuomwan IO, Stephen Adeyemi O, Oluba OM BMC Complement Med Ther 16-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10504731
doi:10.1186/s12906-023-04131-4
PMID:37716985
Ethnomedicinal Information on Plants Used for the Treatment of Bone Fractures, Wounds, and Sprains in the Northern Region of the Republic of Benin Codo Toafode NM, Oppong Bekoe E, Vissiennon Z, Ahyi V, Vissiennon C, Fester K Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 21-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9797300
doi:10.1155/2022/8619330
PMID:36588593
Antidiarrheal and Antibacterial Activities of Calpurnia aurea: Benth Seed Different Extracts Bogale A, Alemayehu H, Nedi T, Engidawork E Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 31-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9451978
doi:10.1155/2022/9582687
PMID:36091586
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
Wandering through southwestern Nigeria: An inventory of Yoruba useful angiosperm plants Ajao AA, Mukaila YO, Sabiu S Heliyon 25-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8733184
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08668
PMID:35024488
Traditional medicinal plants used for treating emerging and re-emerging viral diseases in northern Nigeria Abubakar IB, Kankara SS, Malami I, Danjuma JB, Muhammad YZ, Yahaya H, Singh D, Usman UJ, Ukwuani-Kwaja AN, Muhammad A, Ahmed SJ, Folami SO, Falana MB, Nurudeen QO Eur J Integr Med 27-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC9760313
doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2021.102094
PMID:36573184
Ethnoveterinary knowledge of sheep and goat farmers in Benin (West Africa): effect of socioeconomic and environmental factors Tchetan E, Olounlade AP, Houehanou TD, Azando EV, Kaneho JA, Houinato MR, Hounzangbe-Adote SM, Quetin-Leclercq J, Gbaguidi FA Heliyon 24-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8339241
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07656
PMID:34381905
Therapeutic candidates for keloid scars identified by qualitative review of scratch assay research for wound healing Alishahedani ME, Yadav M, McCann KJ, Gough P, Castillo CR, Matriz J, Myles IA PLoS One 18-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8213172
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0253669
PMID:34143844
Larval Cytotoxic and Subacute Toxicity of Gardenia ternifolia, Rourea coccinea, and Cassytha filiformis Used in Traditional Medicine of Benin (West Africa) Agbodjento E, Klotoé JR, Sacramento TI, Dougnon TV, Déguenon E, Agbankpé J, Fabiyi K, Assogba P, Hounkanrin MP, Akotegnon R, Dougnon TJ, Atègbo JM J Toxicol 28-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7644332
doi:10.1155/2020/8843575
PMID:33178266
Ethnobotanical survey on plants used in the treatment of candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin Fanou BA, Klotoe JR, Fah L, Dougnon V, Koudokpon CH, Toko G, Loko F BMC Complement Med Ther 21-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7507638
doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03080-6
PMID:32957970
Sephadex® LH-20, Isolation, and Purification of Flavonoids from Plant Species: A Comprehensive Review Mottaghipisheh J, Iriti M Molecules 10-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7570886
doi:10.3390/molecules25184146
PMID:32927822
Anti-proliferative activities of Byrsocarpus coccineus Schum. and Thonn. (Connaraceae) using ovarian cancer cell lines Ukwade CE, Ebuehi OA, Adisa RA, Singh SK, Singh R J Ovarian Res 21-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7374866
doi:10.1186/s13048-020-00679-8
PMID:32693841
Ethnobotanical survey, anthelmintic effects and cytotoxicity of plants used for treatment of helminthiasis in the Central and Kara regions of Togo Ataba E, Katawa G, Ritter M, Ameyapoh AH, Anani K, Amessoudji OM, Tchadié PE, Tchacondo T, Batawila K, Ameyapoh Y, Hoerauf A, Layland LE, Karou SD BMC Complement Med Ther 07-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7341664
doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03008-0
PMID:32635909

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