Vepris nobilis
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Vepris |
Species: | V. nobilis |
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Vepris nobilis | |
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Vepris nobilis (syn. Teclea nobilis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa.[2] A tree, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) use its leaves to repel the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Vepris nobilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T153944693A153944695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T153944693A153944695.en. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Vepris nobilis (Delile) Mziray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Lacroux, Camille; Pouydebat, Emmanuelle; Rossignol, Marie; Durand, Sophie; Aleeje, Alfred; Asalu, Edward; Chandre, Fabrice; Krief, Sabrina (2022). "Repellent activity against Anopheles gambiae of the leaves of nesting trees in the Sebitoli chimpanzee community of Kibale National Park, Uganda". Malaria Journal. 21 (1): 271. doi:10.1186/s12936-022-04291-7. PMC 9513939. PMID 36163024.