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Zanha africana

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Internal ID UUID643ffbc5db429629351833
Scientific name Zanha africana
Authority (Radlk.) Exell
First published in Fl. Zambes. 2: 537 (1966)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Dialiopsis africana Radlk. Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 3: 208 (1907)

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Language Common/alternative name
Afrikaans fluweelvrugzahna

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Namibia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000429335
UNII F67682Z5T5
Tropicos 28601541
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:785637-1
The Plant List kew-2468965
Open Tree Of Life 237206
NCBI Taxonomy 569835
IPNI 785637-1
iNaturalist 596424
GBIF 3785195
Freebase /m/0zgbdyc
USDA GRIN 417928
Wikipedia Zanha_africana

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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
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
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
Medicinal plants used for the management of respiratory diseases in Zimbabwe: Review and perspectives potential management of COVID-19 Nyagumbo E, Pote W, Shopo B, Nyirenda T, Chagonda I, Mapaya RJ, Maunganidze F, Mavengere WN, Mawere C, Mutasa I, Kademeteme E, Maroyi A, Taderera T, Bhebhe M Phys Chem Earth (2002) 21-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9489988
doi:10.1016/j.pce.2022.103232
PMID:36161239
Changes in tree structure, composition and soil in different disturbance categories in Miombo and agroecosystems in Malawi, central Africa Nyirenda H Heliyon 16-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9508568
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10664
PMID:36164510
Disease Pandemics and Major Epidemics Arising From New Encounters between Indigenous Viruses and Introduced Crops Jones RA Viruses 04-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7761969
doi:10.3390/v12121388
PMID:33291635
First report of Cassava brown streak viruses on wild plant species in Mozambique Amisse JJ, Ndunguru J, Tairo F, Boykin LM, Kehoe MA, Cossa N, Ateka E, Rey C, Sseruwagi P Physiol Mol Plant Pathol 01-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC6472602
doi:10.1016/j.pmpp.2018.10.005
PMID:31007377
Data for developing allometric models and evaluating carbon stocks of the Zambezi Teak Forests in Zambia Ngoma J, Moors E, Kruijt B, Speer JH, Vinya R, Chidumayo EN, Leemans R Data Brief 28-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5854870
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.02.057
PMID:29556519
Vernacular dominance in folk taxonomy: a case study of ethnospecies in medicinal plant trade in Tanzania Otieno J, Abihudi S, Veldman S, Nahashon M, van Andel T, de Boer HJ J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4429978
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-11-10
PMID:25971902
Ethnopharmacological Survey of Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Gastrointestinal Pain, Inflammation and Diarrhea in Africa: Future Perspectives for Integration into Modern Medicine Stark TD, Mtui DJ, Balemba OB Animals (Basel) 04-Mar-2013
PMCID:PMC4495512
doi:10.3390/ani3010158
PMID:26487315
Traditional Medicines Among the Embu and Mbeere Peoples of Kenya Kareru PG, Kenji GM, Gachanja AN, Keriko JM, Mungai G Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 28-Aug-2006
PMCID:PMC2816425
doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v4i1.31193
PMID:20162075
Prediction of Desiccation Sensitivity in Seeds of Woody Species: A Probabilistic Model Based on Two Seed Traits and 104 Species DAWS MI, GARWOOD NC, PRITCHARD HW Ann Bot 01-Apr-2006
PMCID:PMC3291879
doi:10.1093/aob/mcl022
PMID:16464874
Screening of Tanzanian medicinal plants for anti-Candida activity Runyoro DK, Matee MI, Ngassapa OD, Joseph CC, Mbwambo ZH BMC Complement Altern Med 30-Mar-2006
PMCID:PMC1481531
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-11
PMID:16571139
Zanhasaponins A and B, antiphospholipase A2 saponins from an antiinflammatory extract of Zanha africana root bark. Cuéllar MJ, Giner RM, Recio MC, Just MJ, Máñez S, Cerdá M, Hostettmann K, Ríos JL J Nat Prod 01-Nov-1997
doi:10.1021/NP970221R
PMID:9392883
Three new oleanane saponins from Zanha africana. Cuéllar MJ, Giner RM, Recio MC, Just MJ, Máñez S, Ríos JL, Bilia AR, Msonthi J, Hostettmann K J Nat Prod 01-Feb-1997
doi:10.1021/NP960527I
PMID:9051916

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,9-epoxylignans
Lariciresinol dimethyl ether 14237703 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC2COC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)OC)OC 388.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970221R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
zanhasaponin A 44593349 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC(=O)C34CCC(CC3C5=CCC6C(C5(CC4O)C)(CCC7C6(CC(C(C7(C)C(=O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)(C)C)C)O)O)O)O)O 987.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960527I
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970221R
zanhasaponin B 44593350 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC(=O)C34CCC(CC3C5=CCC6C(C5(CC4O)C)(CCC7C6(CC(C(C7(C)C(=O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)(C)C)C)O)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)O)O 1119.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960527I
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970221R
zanhasaponin C 44593351 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC(=O)C34CCC(CC3C5=CCC6C(C5(CC4O)C)(CCC7C6(CC(C(C7(C)C(=O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)(C)C)C)O)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O)O)O)O 1251.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960527I
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970221R
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols / Cyclohexanols
(4R)-6-methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol 6708691 Click to see COC1C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O 194.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970221R
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960527I
1D-1-O-Methyl-myo-inositol 440078 Click to see COC1C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O 194.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970221R
6-Methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol 230881 Click to see COC1C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O 194.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960527I
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970221R

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