African Blackwood (Erythrophleum africanum)
Erythrophleum africanum is a toxic tree from Southern African woodlands. Its bark and leaves contain potent cardiotoxic alkaloids, historically used in traditional.
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Synonyms
Caesalpiniodes africanum (Benth.) Kuntze
Erythrophleum pubistamineum Henn.
Gleditsia africana Benth.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderFabales
- familyFabaceae
- genusErythrophleum
- speciesErythrophleum africanum