Hannoa

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Hannoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Hannoa

Hannoa is a genus of plant in family Simaroubaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

  • Hannoa kitombetombe, Gilbert
  • Hannoa klaineana and Hannoa chlorantha. Both of these "are used in traditional medicine of Central African countries against fevers and malaria."[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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, "Antimalarial and cytotoxic potential of four quassinoids from Hannoa chlorantha and Hannoa klaineana, and their structure-activity relationships." Int J Parasitol. 1998 Apr; 28 (4): 635 - 640.
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