Cola attiensis

Cola attiensis
Cola attiensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Cola
Species: C. attiensis
Binomial name
Cola attiensis
Aubrev. & Pellegrin

Cola attiensis is a species of flowering plant in the Sterculiaceae family. It is endemic to Ivory Coast. An extract from the plant exhibits visceral antileishmanial properites.[1]

References

  1. ^ Iwu, M M; J E Jackson, J D Tally, and D L Klayman (1992-10). "Evaluation of plant extracts for antileishmanial activity using a mechanism-based radiorespirometric microtechnique (RAM)". Planta-Med (Thieme Medical Publishers) 58 (5): 436–441. doi:10.1055/s-2006-961508. PMID 1470668. 

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