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Vepris nobilis

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Vepris nobilis (syn. Teclea nobilis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa.[2] A tree, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) use its leaves to repel the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.[3]

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Vepris nobilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Vepris
Species:
V. nobilis
Binomial name
Vepris nobilis
(Delile) Mziray
Synonyms[2]
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    • Aspidostigma acuminatum Hochst.
    • Cranzia nobilis (Delile) Kuntze
    • Teclea diversifolia Lanza
    • Teclea nobilis Delile
    • Teclea nobilis var. latifoliolata Engl.
    • Toddalia nobilis (Delile) Hook.f. ex Oliv.
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