Combretum caffrum

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Combretum caffrum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum
Species:
C. caffrum
Binomial name
Combretum caffrum
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze

Combretum caffrum is the Eastern Cape South African bushwillow tree.

Biochemistry

Combretastatin A-4 Combretastatin A4.svg
Combretastatin A-4

In C. caffrum, combretastatins A-1, A-4 and B-1 can be found. [1]

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Combretastatin is a dihydrostilbenoid found in Combretum caffrum.

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Combretastatin A-4

Combretastatin A-4 is a combretastatin and a stilbenoid. It can be isolated from Combretum caffrum, the Eastern Cape South African bushwillow tree or in Combretum leprosum, the mofumbo, a species found in Brazil.

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Combretastatin B-1 is a combretastatin and a dihydrostilbenoid. It can be found in Combretum caffrum, the Eastern Cape South African bushwillow tree or in Combretum kraussii, the forest bushwillow.

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