A comparison of extractives from the bark of Ekebergia capensis and Ekebergia senegalensis

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 259-260

  Mulholland, Dulcie A ^a   Mahomed, Hamdani A ^a   Iourine, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coumarins; Ekebergia capensis; Ekebergia senegalensis; Medicinal plant; Meliaceae; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

EKEBERGIA CAPENSIS; EKEBERGIA SENEGALENSIS; MELIACEAE;

EID: 0031427591     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30763-8     Document Type: Article

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