Psorospermum febrifugum

Psorospermum febrifugum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Tribe:	Vismieae
Genus:	Psorospermum
Species:	P. febrifugum
Binomial name
	Psorospermum febrifugum; Spach

Psorospermum febrifugum is a flowering plant species in the genus Psorospermum occurring in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It grows in open woodland over a wide range of altitudes. The inconspicuous flowers are fragrant, creamy-white and some 8mm in diameter. The fruit is a small berry some 6mm in diameter and bright red when mature.

Like many members of the Clusiaceae, this plant contains xanthones like sporospermin.^[1]

References

^ Psorospermin, A New Antileukemic Xanthone From Psorospermum febrifugum. Kupchan S. Morris, Streelman David R. and Sneden Albert T., Journal of Natural Products, Volume 43, issue 2 (1980), p. 296-301. DOI: 10.1021/np50008a010

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[1] Psorospermin, A New Antileukemic Xanthone From Psorospermum febrifugum. Kupchan S. Morris, Streelman David R. and Sneden Albert T., Journal of Natural Products, Volume 43, issue 2 (1980), p. 296-301. DOI: 10.1021/np50008a010

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