- Cola attiensis
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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. & PellegrinCola 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
- ^ 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.
Source
- Assi, A. 1998. Cola attiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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