Biology:Scyphocephalium
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Scyphocephalium Warb. |
Scyphocephalium is a genus of plants in family Myristicaceae native to west Africa, containing two species.[1] One species contains chemicals with significant in vitro antibacterial activity.[2]
Species
Scyphocephalium mannii (Benth. & Hook.f.) Warb. - Cameroon to Gabon
Scyphocephalium ochocoa Warb. - Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
References
- ↑ Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=scyphocephalium
- ↑ Hu, J.-F.; Garo, E.; Yoo, H.-D.; Cremin, P.A.; Goering, M.G.; O'Neil-Johnson, M.; Eldridge, G.R. (2005). "Cyclolignans from Scyphocephalium ochocoa via high-throughput natural product chemistry methods". Phytochemistry 66 (9): 1077–1082. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.03.014. PMID 15896378.
Wikidata ☰ Q16739308 entry
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