Biology:Harrisonia abyssinica
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Short description: Species of tree
| Harrisonia abyssinica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cneoroideae |
| Genus: | Harrisonia |
| Species: | H. abyssinica
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| Binomial name | |
| Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.
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Harrisonia abyssinica is a species of shrub or small tree in the genus Harrisonia, family Rutaceae. Native to tropical Africa, its habitat is usually in transitional zones between deciduous woodlands and evergreen forest.[1]
Description
Harrisonia abyssinica grows up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall with spines up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long on outgrowths on the branches.[2] It flowers from August to November with white to yellow petals.[3] The fruits are red to black, 4–9 centimetres (1.6–3.5 in) in diameter and edible.[4]
Medicinal properties
The roots and bark from the stem are used to treat gonorrhoea, dysentery and tuberculosis as well as an ascaricide.[5]
References
- ↑ "Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Harrisonia abyssinica" (in en). http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167470.
- ↑ "Harrisonia abyssinica". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Harrisonia+abyssinica. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.". https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167470. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "Compilation Harrisonia abyssinica". https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Harrisonia.abyssinica. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ Baldé, A.; Pieters, L.; De Bruyne, T.; Geerts, S.; Vanden Berghe, D.; Vlietinck, A. (1995). "Biological investigations on Harrisonia abyssinica". Phytomedicine 1 (4): 299-302. https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/46879997/s0944-7113_2811_2980006-120160629-12251-s3uqq8.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DBiological_investigations_on_Harrisonia.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A%2F20191230%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20191230T191032Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=83437d3c402afe8635d3324f90ea1547d4d3f36bf0611513a92cdb6146ee89c4. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q14860225 entry
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