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Annona stenophylla (Annona stenophylla)

Description

Annona stenophylla is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Tanzania and Zambia. A paste of the roots is used in traditional medicine in Zimbabwe to treat Sexually transmitted infections and as a snake repellant. Bioactive molecules extracted from the bark of the root are reported to have hypoglycemic activity in diabetic mice.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Magnoliales

            • Family: Annonaceae

              • Genus: Annona