Lonchocarpus cyanescens
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| Lonchocarpus cyanescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Lonchocarpus |
| Species: | L. cyanescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonchocarpus cyanescens Perkin | |
Lonchocarpus cyanescens is a species of shrub from Fabaceae family. It is commonly known as elo and anunu by Igbo people in Yoruba, as talaki in Hausa, sauru in Tiv and as ebelu by the Edo people. It was discovered by William Henry Perkin in 1856 and is used for dye making.[1]
References
- ↑ "Staining Properties of Lonchocarpus Cyanescens on the Testes" (PDF). College of Medicine, University of Lagos (Lagos, Nigeria: Open Access Scientific Reports).
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