Olinia emarginata
| Olinia emarginata | |
|---|---|
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| Olinia emarginata bark | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Penaeaceae |
| Genus: | Olinia |
| Species: | O. emarginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Olinia emarginata Burtt Davy | |
fruits
Olinia emarginata, the mountain hard pear or berghardepeer in Afrikaans language, is a tree species in the genus Olinia native to South Africa.
Prunasin, a cyanogenic glucoside, can be found in the leaves of O. emarginata.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Occurrence of the cyanogenic glucoside prunasin and II corresponding mandelic acid amide glucoside in Olinia species (Oliniaceae). Adolf Nahrstedt and Jürgen Rockenbach, September 1993, Phytochemistry, Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 433–436, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(93)80024-M
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