Combretum leprosum

Combretum leprosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Combretaceae
Genus:Combretum
Species: C. leprosum
Binomial name
Combretum leprosum
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]

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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