PROTA 11(1): Medicinal plants 1
Editors
- Mrs. Dr Gaby Schmelzer, PROTA Network Office Europe, Netherlands
- Mrs. Prof. Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Associate Editors
- Chris Bosch, PROTA Network Office Europe, Netherlands
- Mrs. Prof. Dr Monique Simmonds, Head Jodrell Laboratory, Kew Gardens, United Kingdom
- Dr Randolph Arroo, Leicester School of Pharmacy - Natural Products Research, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Aad de Ruijter, PROTA Network Office Europe, Netherlands
Current state of activities (November 2007)
- 174 species in extended format (‘major species’)
- 307 species in reduced format (‘minor species’)
The major species are listed in the following table:
|
Species |
Authors |
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Acalypha indica |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
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Acokanthera oppositifolia |
Owuor Onyango Bethwell, Kenya |
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Acokanthera schimperi |
Owuor Onyango Bethwell, Kenya |
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Adenia cissampeloides |
D. Fowler & O. Grace, UK |
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Adenia lobata |
Dr Clemence Zimudzi, Zimbabwe |
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Adenia volkensii |
Dr D.M. Modise, Botswana |
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Adenium boehmianum |
Leo Oyen, Netherlands |
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Adenium obesum |
Leo Oyen, Netherlands |
| Adenium oleifolium |
Leo Oyen, Netherlands |
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Agave americana |
Dr Pankaj Oudhia, India |
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Alafia multiflora |
David Tsala, Cameroun
T. Dimo, Cameroun |
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Alchornea cordifolia |
Hélène Mavar, Belgium |
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Alchornea floribunda |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
| Aloe buetneri |
PROSEA |
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Aloe lateritia |
Prof. Len Newton, Kenya |
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Aloe rabaiensis |
Prof. Len Newton, Kenya |
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Aloe secundiflora |
Prof. Len Newton, Kenya |
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Aloe vera |
Prof. A.J. Afolayan, South Africa
Dr A.O. Adebola, South Africa |
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Andrachne ovalis |
Olwen Grace, UK |
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Anthocleista djalonensis |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Anthocleista nobilis |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
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Anthocleista vogelii |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
|
Anthostema senegalense |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
| Argemone mexicana |
PROSEA |
|
Azima tetracantha |
Tony Dold, South Africa |
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Baissea multiflora |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
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Bersama abyssinica |
Daniel Sitoni, Tanzania |
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Boerhavia diffusa |
Mbaki Muzila, Botswana |
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Boerhavia repens |
Mbaki Muzila, Botswana |
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Bridelia atroviridis |
A.A. Adebisi, Nigeria
D.O. Ladipo, Nigeria |
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Brucea antidysenterica |
D. Fowler & O. Grace, UK |
|
Caesalpinia bonduc |
Dr Pankaj Oudhia, India |
| Cannabis sativa |
P. Jansen, Netherlands |
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Capsella bursa-pastoris |
Dr Ina Vandebroek, Belgium |
|
Cassia abbreviata |
Dr Victor Kawanga, Zambia |
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Cassia sieberiana |
Prof. Jos van der Maesen, Netherlands |
|
Catharanthus roseus |
G.H Schmelzer, Netherlands |
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Chamaecrista absus |
Prof. Jos van der Maesen, Netherlands |
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Chamaecrista nigricans |
Prof. Jos van der Maesen, Netherlands |
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Chasmanthera dependens |
Dr. David Mosango, Uganda |
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Cissampelos mucronata |
Mbaki Muzila, Botswana |
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Cissampelos owariensis |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
| Cissampelos pareira |
PROSEA |
|
Clutia abyssinica |
Dr Esther Matu, Kenya |
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Cocculus pendulus |
Dr Pankaj Oudhia, India |
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Cordia myxa |
Dr Pankaj Oudhia, India |
|
Coronopus didymus |
Nicholas Mbivii, Kenya |
|
Costus afer |
Dr Getachew Aweke, Ethiopia |
|
Costus lucanusianus |
Dr Getachew Aweke, Ethiopia |
|
Croton lobatus |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
|
Croton macrostachyus |
Franclin Mairura, Kenya |
| Datura fastuosa |
Mrs Oluyemisi Nuga, Nigeria |
|
Datura ferox |
Dr Moffat Setshogo, Botswana |
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Datura inoxia |
Dr Moffat Setshogo, Botswana |
|
Datura stramonium |
Franclin Mairura, Kenya |
|
Detarium microcarpum |
Amadou Kouyaté, Mali
Prof. Patrick van Damme, Belgium |
|
Drypetes gossweileri |
Alembert Tchinda, Cameroon |
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Elaeophorbia drupifera |
Anke Weisheit, Uganda |
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Elaeophorbia grandifolia |
Prof. Len Newton, Kenya |
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Erythrococca anomala |
Jiofack Tafokou, Cameroon |
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Erythrophleum africanum |
Dr Victor Kawanga, Zambia |
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Erythrophleum ivorense |
Ben Sule Onyeugbo, Nigeria |
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Erythrophleum suaveolens |
Jeremiah Okeyo, Kenya |
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Euphorbia convolvuloides |
Olwen Grace, UK |
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Euphorbia grantii |
O. Grace & D. Fowler, UK |
|
Euphorbia heterophylla |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
|
Euphorbia hirta |
Dr John Tabuti, Uganda |
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Euphorbia hypericifolia |
Dr V.E. Emongor, Botswana |
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Euphorbia paganorum |
Prof. Len Newton, Kenya |
|
Euphorbia peplus |
Alembert Tchinda, Cameroon |
|
Euphorbia poissonii |
Alembert Tchinda, Cameroon |
|
Euphorbia prostrata |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
|
Euphorbia thymifolia |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
|
Euphorbia tirucalli |
O. Grace, UK |
|
Euphorbia unispina |
Prof. Len Newton, Kenya |
|
Excoecaria madagascariensis |
Owuor Onyango Bethwell, Kenya |
|
Flueggea virosa |
Dr John Tabuti, Uganda |
|
Gloriosa superba |
Dr Edmond Dounias, France |
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Harrisonia abyssinica |
Dr V.E. Emongor, Botswana |
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Heliotropium indicum |
Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mauritius |
|
Heliotropium ovalifolium |
Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mauritius |
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Holarrhena floribunda |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
|
Holarrhena pubescens |
Alfred Maroyi, Zimbabwe |
|
Hyoscyamus muticus |
Nestor Alvarez Cruz, Cuba |
|
Jatropha curcas |
Dr Reinhard Henning, Germany |
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Jatropha gossypiifolia |
Dr Victor Kawanga, Zambia |
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Lycopodium clavatum |
Dr Clemence Zimudzi, Zimbabwe |
|
Mallotus oppositifolius |
Dr. David Mosango, Uganda |
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Maprounea africana |
Alfred Maroyi, Zimbabwe |
|
Maprounea membranacea |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
|
Microdesmis keayana |
Nestor Alvarez Cruz, Cuba |
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Microdesmis puberula |
Edmond Dounias, France |
|
Mostuea brunonis |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Ochrosia borbonica |
Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mauritius |
|
Okoubaka aubrevillei |
D.O. Ladipo & A.A. Adebisi, Nigeria |
| Papaver rhoeas |
PROSEA |
|
Peltophorum africanum |
Chris Bosch, Netherlands |
|
Penianthus longifolius |
Dr. David Mosango, Uganda |
|
Penianthus zenkeri |
Alembert Tchinda, Cameroon |
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Pentadiplandra brazzeana |
Dr Edmond Dounias, France |
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Peperomia pellucida |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
|
Petiveria alliacea |
Dr Julio Allegre, Peru
Dr Mirela Clavo, Peru |
|
Phyllanthus amarus |
Dr Pankaj Oudhia, India |
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Phyllanthus casticum |
Nestor Alvarez Cruz, Cuba |
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Phyllanthus fraternus |
Dr Pankaj Oudhia, India |
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Phyllanthus maderaspatensis |
Alfred Maroyi, Zimbabwe |
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Phyllanthus muellerianus |
Koma Ben-Bala, Central African Republic |
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Phyllanthus niruroides |
Nestor Alvarez Cruz, Cuba |
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Phyllanthus reticulatus |
Alfred Maroyi, Zimbabwe |
|
Phyllanthus urinaria |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
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Physalis angulata |
Franclin Mairura, Kenya |
|
Phytolacca americana |
Dr Getachew Aweke, Ethiopia |
|
Phytolacca dodecandra |
Dr Clemence Zimudzi, Zimbabwe |
|
Picralima nitida |
Nyunai Nyemb, Cameroon |
|
Piper capense |
Dr. Clemence Zimudzi, Zimbabwe |
| Piper umbellatum |
PROSEA |
|
Plantago lanceolata |
Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mauritius |
|
Plantago major |
Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mauritius |
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Pleiocarpa mutica |
Nyunai Nyemb, Cameroon |
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Plumbago indica |
Jeremiah Okeyo, Kenya |
|
Plumbago zeylanica |
Yemurai Mungwini, Zimbabwe |
|
Rauvolfia caffra |
Neduvoto Mollel, Tanzania |
|
Rauvolfia vomitoria |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
|
Rhigiocarya racemifera |
Edith Thompson, United Kingdom |
|
Sacoglottis gabonensis |
Dr Edmond Dounias, France |
|
Sambucus nigra |
Franclin Mairura, Kenya |
|
Schwenkia americana |
Edith Thompson, UK |
|
Senna alata |
Chris Bosch, Netherlands |
|
Senna didymobotrya |
Dr John Tabuti |
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Senna italica |
Jeremiah Okeyo, Kenya |
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Senna podocarpa |
Chris Bosch, Netherlands |
|
Senna singueana |
Dr Victor Kawanga, Zambia |
|
Senna sophera |
Chris Bosch, Netherlands |
|
Shirakiopsis elliptica |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
|
Solanum aculeatissimum |
Dr Mark Nicholson, Kenya |
|
Solanum erianthum |
Dr D.M. Modise, Botswana
Dr K.K. Mogotsi, Botswana |
|
Solanum incanum |
Dr Esther Matu, Kenya |
|
Solanum nigrum |
Dr Paul Jansen, Netherlands |
|
Sphenocentrum jollyanum |
Dr David Mosango, Uganda |
|
Spigelia anthelmia |
Prof. Jos van der Maesen, Netherlands |
|
Spondianthus preussii |
M.O. Soladoye, Nigeria
A.A. Adebisi, Nigeria |
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Stephania abyssinica |
D. Fowler & O. Grace, UK |
|
Stephania dinklagei |
Olwen Grace, UK |
|
Strophanthus eminii |
Dr Henk Beentje, UK |
|
Strophanthus gratus |
Dr Henk Beentje, UK |
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Strophanthus hispidus |
Dr Henk Beentje, UK |
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Strophanthus kombe |
Dr Henk Beentje, UK |
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Strophanthus preussii |
Dr Henk Beentje, UK |
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Strophanthus sarmentosus |
Dr Henk Beentje, UK |
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Strophanthus thollonni |
Dr Henk Beentje, UK |
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Strychnos aculeata |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Strychnos afzelii |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Strychnos camptoneura |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Strychnos dinklagei |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Strychnos icaja |
Dr. David Mosango, Uganda |
|
Strychnos nux-vomica |
Dr Pankaj Oudhia, India |
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Strychnos samba |
A. de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Strychnos usambarensis |
Nestor Alvarez Cruz, Cuba |
| Symphytum officinale |
R.H.M.J. Lemmens, Netherlands |
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Synadenium grantii |
Dr Mark Nicholson, Kenya |
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Synadenium pereskiifolium |
Prof. Len Newton, Kenya |
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Synclisia scabrida |
Mr P. Nana, Cameroon |
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Tabernaemontana crassa |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
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Tabernaemontana pachysiphon |
John Elia, Tanzania |
|
Tabernanthe iboga |
Dr Henri Bourobou, Gabon |
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Tetrorchidium didymostemon |
Benjamin Toirambe, DRCongo |
| Thevetia peruviana |
G. Schmelzer, Netherlands |
| Thuja orientalis |
PROSEA |
|
Triclisia dictyophylla |
Benedict Pollard, United Kingdom |
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Triclisia patens |
Dr. David Mosango, Uganda |
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Uapaca guineensis |
Marsi Mbayo Kitambala, DR Congo |
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Usteria guineensis |
Aad de Ruijter, Netherlands |
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Voacanga africana |
Alfred Maroyi, Zimbabwe |
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Withania somnifera |
Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mauritius |
The minor species which will be included are:
Acalypha brachystachya
Acalypha ciliata
Acalypha engleri
Acalypha fruticosa
Acalypha integrifolia
Acalypha lanceolata
Acalypha neptunica
Acalypha ornata
Acalypha racemosa
Acalypha villicaulis
Acalypha volkensii
Acokanthera laevigata
Acokanthera oblongifolia
Adenia keramanthus
Adenia venenata
Adenium oleifolia
Adenium multiflorum
Alafia benthamii
Alafia grandis
Alafia lucida
Alafia pauciflora
Alafia scandens
Alafia thouarsi
Albertisia cordifolia
Albertisia mangenotii
Albertisia scandens
Albertisia undulata
Alchornea hirtella
Alchornea laxiflora
Aloe chabaudii
Aloe christianii
Aloe divaricata
Aloe elata
Aloe flexilifolia
Aloe kilifiensis
Aloe schweinfurthii
Aloe venenosa
Andrachne aspera
Androsiphonia adenostegia
Anthocleista amplexicaulis
Anthocleista liebrechtsiana
Anthocleista madagascariensis
Anthocleista procera
Anthocleista schweinfurthii
Antidesma laciniatum
Antidesma membranaceum
Antidesma vogelianum
Argomuellera macrophylla
Baissea axillaris
Barteria fistulosa
Basananthe sandersonii
Berlinia craibiana
Bersama lucens
Boerhavia coccinea
Boerhavia erecta
Buddleia madagascariensis
Caesalpinia benthamiana
Caesalpinia volkensii
Carissa xylopicron
Cassia afrofistula
Cassia burttii
Cassia mannii
Catharanthus lanceus
Cavacoa aurea
Chamaecrista falcinella
Chamaecrista fallacina
Chrozophora brocchiana
Chrozophora senegalensis
Cissampelos torulosa
Cissampelos truncata
Clutia robusta
Cocculus hirsutus
Coldenia procumbens
Commicarpus plumbagineus
Cordia vignei
Costus dubius
Costus schlechteri
Craspidospermum verticillatum
Croton aubrevillei
Croton elutaria
Croton jatrophoides
Croton menyhartii
Croton nigritanus
Croton oligandrus
Croton polytrichus
Croton somalensis
Croton sylvaticus
Croton talaeporos
Croton tiglium
Croton wellensii
Crotonogyne preusii
Crotonogyne strigosa
Cynoglossum coeruleum
Cynoglossum lanceolatum
Dalechampia ipomoeifolia
Dichostemma glaucescens
Discoclaoxylon hexandrum
Discoglypremna caloneura
Drypetes capillipes
Drypetes chevalieri
Drypetes ivorensis
Drypetes klainei
Drypetes pellegrinii
Echium stenosiphon
Ehretia bakeri
Ehretia obtusifolia
Ehretia petiolaris
Erythrococca bongensis
Erythrococca fischeri
Erythrophleum lasianthum
Euphorbia antso
Euphorbia bussei
Euphorbia cooperi
Euphorbia crotonoides
Euphorbia cuneata
Euphorbia cyatophora
Euphorbia depauperata
Euphorbia espinosa
Euphorbia forskalii
Euphorbia gossypina
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Euphorbia inaequilatera
Euphorbia indica
Euphorbia ingens
Euphorbia joyae
Euphorbia kaokoensis
Euphorbia macrophylla
Euphorbia noxia
Euphorbia petitiana
Euphorbia polycnemoides
Euphorbia pyrifolia
Euphorbia quadrangularis
Euphorbia quinquecostata
Euphorbia sapini
Euphorbia schimperiana
Euphorbia scordifolia
Euphorbia serpens
Euphorbia subsalsa
Euphorbia tenuispinosa
Euphorbia trigona
Euphorbia ugandensis
Euphorbia uhligiana
Euphorbia usambarica
Euphorbia venenifica
Euphorbia virosa
Excoecaria bussei
Excoecaria grahamii
Excoecaria guineensis
Fumaria muralis
Grossera macrantha
Grossera vignei
Heliotropium aegyptiacum
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Heliotropium ramossisimum
Heliotropium steudneri
Heliotropium supinum
Heliotropium zeylanicum
Hilleria latifolia
Hilsenbergia petiolaris
Hunteria congolana
Hunteria ghanensis
Hunteria umbellata
Hunteria zeylanica
Jateorhiza macrantha
Jateorhiza palmata
Jatropha chevalieri
Jatropha dichtar
Jatropha ellenbeckii
Jatropha nogalensis
Jatropha pelargoniifolia
Jatropha spicata
Jatropha stuhlmannii
Kolobopetalum auriculatum
Loesenera kalantha
Macaranga beillei
Macaranga heterophylla
Macaranga heudelotii
Macaranga monandra
Macaranga spinosa
Maesobotrya vermeulenii
Mallotus subulatus
Mareya brevipes
Mareya micrantha
Meineckia paxii
Mildbraedia carpinifolia
Mildbraedia paniculata
Monadenium lugardae
Motandra guineensis
Motandra guineensis
Oncinotis glabrata
Oncinotis hirta
Oncinotis nitida
Pachyelasma tessmannii
Pachypodium lealii
Paropsia guineensis
Passiflora suberosa
Peltophorum africanum
Perichasma laetificata
Phyllanthus beillei
Phyllanthus emblica
Phyllanthus engleri
Phyllanthus fischeri
Phyllanthus hutchinsonianus
Phyllanthus kaessneri
Phyllanthus lanceolatus
Phyllanthus nummulariifolius
Phyllanthus odontadenius
Phyllanthus ovalifolius
Phyllanthus pentandrus
Phyllanthus phillyreifolius Poiret var telfairianus
Phyllanthus polyanthus
Phyllanthus pulcher
Phyllanthus rotundifolius
Phyllanthus sacleuxii
Physalis lagascae
Phytolacca octandra
Pierreodendron africanum
Pisonia lanceolata
Plagiostyles africana
Plantago palmata
Pleioceras barteri
Plumbago aphylla
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbago dawei
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Pycnobotrya nitida
Pycnocoma angustifolia
Pycnocoma cornuta
Pycnocoma macrophylla
Rauvolfia mombasiana
Roupellina boivini
Schizozygia coffaeoides
Schizozygia coffaeoides
Sclerocroton integerrimus
Sebastiana chamaelea
Securinega capuronii
Senna alexandrina
Senna bacillaris
Senna holosericea
Senna hookeriana
Senna longiracemosa
Senna petersiana
Shirakia aubrevillei
Solanum adoense
Solanum arundo
Solanum campylacanthum
Solanum goetzei
Solanum hastifolium
Solanum kwebense
Solanum marginatum
Solanum mauense
Solanum renschii
Solanum schimperianum
Solanum sessilistellatum
Solanum taitense
Solanum terminale
Solanum thruppii
Solanum zanzibarense
Stemonocoleus micranthus
Strophanthus barteri
Strophanthus courmontii
Strophanthus gardeniiflorus
Strophanthus gracilis
Strophanthus mortehanii
Strophanthus nicholsonii
Strophanthus speciosus
Strophanthus welwitschii
Strychnos angolensis
Strychnos barteri
Strychnos congolana
Strychnos cumindora
Strychnos densiflora
Strychnos floribunda
Strychnos henningsii
Strychnos longicaudata
Strychnos melastomatoides
Suregada zanzibariensis
Symphytum officinale
Synadenium compactum
Synadenium glaucescens
Syrrhonema fasciculatum
Tabernaemontana brachyantha
Tabernaemontana coffeoides
Tabernaemontana mauritiana
Tabernaemontana ventricosa
Tetraberlinia polyphylla
Tetrorchidium oppositifolium
Thecacoris spathulifolia
Thecacoris stenopetala
Tiliacora dinklagei
Tinospora bakis
Tinospora caffra
Tinospora oblongifolia
Tournefortia acuminata
Tragia benthamii
Tragia brevipes
Tragia furialis
Tragia hildebrandtii
Tragia preussii
Tragia spathulata
Tragia tenuifolia
Trichodesma africanum
Trichodesma ambacense
Trichodesma physaloides
Trichodesma zeylanicum
Triclisia sacleuxii
Uapaca paludosa
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