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Evergreen tree. Leaves very glossy above. Inflorescences axillary, solitary or in few-flowered cymes. Petals 10, in two rows, the outer larger and thicker than the inner. Stamens 10, united into a tube. Ovary ellipsoid; ovules 10-31. Fruit a berry.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Warburgia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=967
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Warburgia

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Warburgia is a genus of plant in family Canellaceae described as a genus in 1895.[2] It was named for the German botanist Otto Warburg.[3] It is native to eastern and southern Africa.[1]

All four species have medicinal uses.[4] Extracts of Warburgia ugandensis have been reported to show some antimalarial properties in animal models.[5][6]

Species[1]
  1. Warburgia elongata Verdc. - Tanzania
  2. Warburgia salutaris (Bertol.f.) Chiov. - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal
  3. Warburgia stuhlmannii Engl. - Tanzania, Kenya
  4. Warburgia ugandensis Sprague - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Ethiopia to Malawi

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf. 1895. Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas C: 276
  3. ^ PlantZAfrica.com: Warburgia salutaris
  4. ^ Muchugi, A.; et al. (2008). "Genetic structuring of important medicinal species of genus Warburgia as revealed by AFLP analysis" (PDF). Tree Genetics & Genomes. 4 (4): 787–795. doi:10.1007/s11295-008-0151-3. S2CID 19621449.
  5. ^ Were, PS; Kinyanjui, P; Gicheru, MM; Mwangi, E; Ozwara, HS (2010). "Prophylactic and curative activities of extracts from Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Canellaceae) and Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) against Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium berghei". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 130 (1): 158–62. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.034. PMID 20435133.
  6. ^ Medicinal plants on verge of extinction - environment - 10 January 2009 - New Scientist
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Warburgia: Brief Summary

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Warburgia is a genus of plant in family Canellaceae described as a genus in 1895. It was named for the German botanist Otto Warburg. It is native to eastern and southern Africa.

All four species have medicinal uses. Extracts of Warburgia ugandensis have been reported to show some antimalarial properties in animal models.

Species Warburgia elongata Verdc. - Tanzania Warburgia salutaris (Bertol.f.) Chiov. - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal Warburgia stuhlmannii Engl. - Tanzania, Kenya Warburgia ugandensis Sprague - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Ethiopia to Malawi
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