Hannoa
Hannoa is a genus of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Hannoa kitombetombe
- Hannoa klaineana and Hannoa chlorantha. Both of these "are used in traditional medicine of Central African countries against fevers and malaria."[1]
Hannoa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Simaroubaceae |
Genus: | Hannoa Planch. |
References
- François G, Diakanamwa C, Timperman G, Bringmann G, Steenackers T, Atassi G, Van Looveren M, Holenz J, Tassin JP, Assi LA, Vanhaelen-Fastre R, Vanhaelen M (1998). "Antimalarial and cytotoxic potential of four quassinoids from Hannoa chlorantha and Hannoa klaineana, and their structure-activity relationships". Int. J. Parasitol. 28 (4): 635–40. doi:10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00008-3. PMID 9602388.
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