Neorautanenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Glycininae
Genus: Neorautanenia
Schinz
Species
  • Neorautanenia ficifolia (Benth. ex Harv.) C.A.Sm.
  • Neorautanenia mitis (A. Rich.) Verdc.
Synonyms[1]

Bisrautanenia Kuntze (1903)

Neorautanenia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of herbs of subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa. They inhabit seasonally-dry tropical open woodland, bushland, wooded grassland, and grassland, often on rocky outcrops.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Neorautanenia mitis is a common perennial herb found in the middle-belt region of Nigeria, as well as other parts of western and central Africa. It has insecticidal properties and is used in traditional Rwandese medicine as treatment for scabies.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:23017-1 Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Vongtau HO, Abbah J, Mosugu O, Chindo BA, Ngazal IE, Salawu AO, et al. (June 2004). "Antinociceptive profile of the methanolic extract of Neorautanenia mitis root in rats and mice". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 92 (2–3): 317–324. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.014. PMID 15138018.


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