Combretum paniculatum

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Burning bush
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Inflorescence
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum
Species:
C. paniculatum
Binomial name
Combretum paniculatum

Combretum paniculatum, the burning bush or forest flame-creeper, is a plant species in the genus Combretum found in Africa. The fruit is a samara, i.e. a winged seed.

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Chemistry

The ethyl acetate extract of the leaf shows the presence of phenolic compounds (flavonoids, coumarins and tannins), sterols and alkaloids.[ citation needed ]

It produces a gum that is not recommended for food applications. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, DM; Wang, WP (1990). "Composition of the gum from Combretum paniculatum and four other gums which are not permitted food additives". Phytochemistry. 29 (4): 1193–5. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(90)85427-h. PMID   1366426.
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