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Erythrophleum africanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Erythrophleum
Species:	E. africanum
Binomial name
Erythrophleum africanum (Welw. ex Benth.) Harms

Erythrophleum africanum, the African blackwood, is a legume species in the genus Erythrophleum found in savannahs of tropical Africa. It produces a gum similar to gum arabic.

The larvae of Charaxes phaeus, the demon emperor, and of Charaxes fulgurata, the lightning charaxes, feed on E. africanum.

This plant is toxic to herbivores. Phytochemical constituents detected in the leaves aqueous extracts are saponins, cardiac glycosides, tannins, flavonoid glycosides, free flavonoids and alkaloids. The plant also yields dihydromyricetin.

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes

References

1. "Erythrophleum africanum". plants.jstor.org.
2. Nussinovitch, Amos (2009-10-07). Plant Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distribution, Properties, and Applications. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420052244.
3. Hänsel, R.; Klaffenbach, J. (1961). "Optisch aktives Dihydromyricetin aus Erythrophleum africanum". Archiv der Pharmazie (in German). 294 (3): 158–172. doi:10.1002/ardp.19612940306. PMID 13710415. S2CID 84080110.

External links

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