Erythrophleum africanum
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| Erythrophleum africanum | |
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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 | |
Erythrophleum africanum, the African blackwood, is a legume species in the genus Erythrophleum found in savannahs of tropical Africa.[1] It produces a gum similar to gum arabic.[2]
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.[citation needed] The plant also yields dihydromyricetin.[3]
