Millettia thonningii

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Millettia thonningii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Millettia
Species:
M. thonningii
Binomial name
Millettia thonningii

Millettia thonningii is a species in the genus Millettia . It is a molluscicide plant. It contains the isoflavone alpinumisoflavone that is thought to be an antischistosomal agent. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Perrett, S.; Whitfield, P.J.; Sanderson, L.; Bartlett, A. (1995). "The plant molluscicide Millettia thonningii (Leguminosae) as a topical antischistosomal agent" . Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 47 (1): 49–54. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(95)01253-A. PMID   7564421.


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