Millettia thonningii

Millettia thonningii

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Millettia
Species:	M. thonningii
Binomial name
*Millettia thonningii* (Schumach.) Baker

Millettia thonningii is a species in the genus Millettia. It is a molluscicide plant. It contains the isoflavone alpinumisoflavone that is thought to be an antischistosomal agent.^[1]

References

↑ The plant molluscicide Millettia thonningii (Leguminosae) as a topical antischistosomal agent. S. Perrett, P. J. Whitfield, L. Sanderson and A. Bartlett, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 47, Issue 1, 23 June 1995, Pages 49-54

External links

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Millettia+thonningii&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Millettia thonningii"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

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