There are 21 citations in afrirefs related to erythrina abyssinica lam. Erythrina abyssinica a small, deciduous tree with unique flowers that bloom april through may on bare stems. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Antiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of erythrina abyssinica. It has been introduced as an ornamental in mauritius and various places in tropical asia and central america. Erythrina abyssinica is a veritable multipurpose tree.
Pdf cytotoxic and ptp1b inhibitory activities from. Redhotpoker tree, lucky bean tree, flame tree, abyssinian coral tree en. Erythrina abyssinica is widespread in various habitats and currently not under threat. Erythrina abyssinica photo of erythrina abyssinica lam. Erythrina abyssinica is widespread from sudan and ethiopia south to angola, zimbabwe and mozambique. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Moreover, it has interesting erytthrina in traditional medicine that deserve more research attention. The in vitro antihelminthic efficacy of erythrina abyssinica extracts on ascaridia galli charles lagu and fib kayanja additional information is available at the end of the chapter. Erythrina abyssinica, erythrina tomentosa, coral tree. Cordia africana and erythrina abyssinica are the most compatible trees for coffee shade in southwestern ethiopia. Erythrina abyssinica water extract exhibited significant reduc tion in perivascular cuffing, lymphocytic infiltration and astrocytosis in the cerebrum. Cytotoxic and ptp1b inhibitory activities from erythrina abyssinica. Coral tree erythrina elenae native only to cuba, this species is. Erythrina abyssinica msebeantiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of erythrina abyssinica.
Parasite counts were monitored in peripheral circula tion from the third day post infection up to the end of the study. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Erythrina crista galli, erythrina laurifolia cry baby tree, cockspur coral tree, cocks comb coral tree erythrina decora namib coral tree erythrina edulis chachafruto erythrina fusca, erythrina glauca cape kaffirboom, gallito, coral bean, bois immortelle erythrina herbacea coral tree, coral bean, cardinalspear, cherokeebean more. Seeds retain their viability for a long period, and may be stored indefinitely in cool, dry, insect free conditions. The wood is commonly used for making carvings, stools, drums, mortars, beehives, tool handles, brake blocks and floats for fishing nets, and sometimes also in house construction. The causes of such adverse reactions are diverse, includ. Butea monosperma, butea frondosa, erythrina monosperma flame of the forest, dhak, palas, bastard teak, parrot tree erythrina abyssinica, erythrina tomentosa. There are book citations related to erythrina abyssinica lam. Erythrina abyssinica erythrina abyssinica x 23k jpg. For more multimedia, look at erythrina corallodendron on wikimedia commons. Pdf antiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of. Erythrina abyssinica in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The genus erythrina has about 120 species with 9 occurring in southern africa.
Ethanol extract fractions gave the best reverse transcriptase 1 activities. Swiss white mice were divided intotengroups, twocontrol groups andeightinfected groups. Micropropagation of an endangered medicinal and indigenous multipurpose tree species. Erythrina corallodendron in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Erythrina leaf extracts gave the best antityrosinase activity followed by e. Micropropagation of an endangered medicinal and indigenous. Inflorescence an axillary or terminal, pyramidal, dense, erect false raceme up to 20 cm long.
The methanol extract did not have a significant difference compared to the nontreated group. In addition, to shade services, they also offer various tree products like firewood, timber, construction materials and lastly improving soil fertility and reduction of soil erosion 4445. This page was last edited on 10 december 2014, at 04. Feeding value of erythrina abyssinica leaves were evaluated with native sheep and goats at soddo, southern ethiopia in a 21day digestibility and 80 day growth trial. This leguminous tree species is native to east africa, eastern drc and southern africa. The wood is commonly used for making carvings, stools, drums, mortars. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
This leguminous tree species is native to east africa, eastern drc and southern africa history. Review on agroforestry system and its contribution in. In vivo antianaemic effect and safety of aqueous extracts of erythrina abyssinica and zanthoxylum usambarensis in mice models thomas m musyoka 1, nyamai w dorothy, arika m wycliffe, kelvin k juma, mutua d nzioka 1, david maina 2, stanely k waithaka 3, mathew p. Request pdf four new chalcones from erythrina abyssinica four new chalcones 1 4, named abyssinones a d, were isolated from the stem bark of the plant erythrina abyssinica and their. Myrica kandtiana, entada abyssinica, rubus steudneri and erythrina abyssinica were more potent compared to the medicinal plant abyssinica extracts of solanum aculeastrum, sesamum anguistifolium and sapium ellipticum with high mic values above 0. They are trees, with the larger species growing up to 30 m 98 ft in height. Like modern pharmaceutical drugs, herbal medicines, however, have the potential to cause adverse effects 14. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe. Erythrina abyssinica is a muchbranched, deciduous shrub or tree with a usually rounded, spreading crown. Pdf constituents of erythrina a potential source of. Ngugi 1, george o orinda 1, geoffrey m karau 4, eliud nm njagi 1 1department of biochemistry and biotechnology, kenyatta. Brains were processed for histology, immunohisto chemistry scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
Four new chalcones from erythrina abyssinica request pdf. General information abyssinian gooseberry is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree with a rounded crown, that can grow up to 10 metres tall, but is more commonly around 6 metres. Prevalence and factors associated with use of herbal. Pilostigma thonningi and erythrina abyssinica are also found around the plots in this elevation range. Marume a, matope g, katsande s, khoza s, mutingwende i, mduluza t, munodawafataderera t and ndhlala ar 2017 wound healing properties of selected plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine. Media in category erythrina abyssinica the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total.
General information erythrina abyssinica is a muchbranched, deciduous shrub or tree with a usually rounded, spreading crown. In this period they are conspicuous and decorative. Erythrina berteroana is a small deciduous tree, abundantly armed with stout spines, with a broad, spreading, thin crown. Diby icraf cote divoire country program, c ote divoire, cocody mermoz 08. The in vitro antihelminthic efficacy of erythrina abyssinica extracts on ascaridia galli. Erythrina abyssinica infructescences showing seeds. It has a wellbranched, rounded and spreading crown. Erythrina from the greek erythros meaning red referring to the flowers.
It contains about species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Many coral trees bloom for several weeks or months. Infected mice received either methanol orwater extract of erythrina abyssinica at 12. Erythrina abyssinica scientific classification kingdom. Frontiers wound healing properties of selected plants. It grows from 1 15 metres tall, with occasional specimens as much as 24 metres tall. Constituents of erythrina a potential source of secondary metabolities.