Combretum leprosum

Combretum leprosum
Combretum leprosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum
Species: C. leprosum
Binomial name
Combretum leprosum
Mart.
Synonyms

Combretum hassleranum Chodat
Combretum leptostachyum Mart.

Combretum leprosum, the mofumbo in Portuguese, is a plant species in the genus Combretum found in Brazil.

This plant contains combretastatin A-4.[1]

See also

References

  1. Determination of Combretastatin A-4 in Combretum leprosum. SCN Queiroz, MR Assalin, S Nobre, IS Melo, RM Moraes, VL Ferracini and AL Cerdeira, Planta Med, 2010, volume 76, pages 53, doi:10.1055/s-0030-1251815

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