''Cullen plicatum'',

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''Psoralea plicata'', is a herb species in the genus ''

Psoralea ''Psoralea'' is a genus in the legume family (Fabaceae) with 111 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs native to southern and eastern Africa, ranging from Kenya to South Africa. In South Africa they are commonly referred to as fountainbush (English ...

''. It is

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from northern Africa to north-west India and to South Africa. ''C. plicatum'' contains plicadin, a coumestan, and plicatin A and B, two hydroxycinnamic acids.Plicatin A and B, two phenolic cinnamates from Psoralea plicata. Nazli Rasool, Abdul Qasim Khan and Abdul Malik, Phytochemistry, Volume 29, Issue 12, 1990, Pages 3979-3981,

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''Psoralea plicata'' on www.efloras.org
Psoraleeae Plants described in 1812 Flora of North Africa Flora of Northeast Tropical Africa Flora of Southern Africa Flora of the Arabian Peninsula Flora of the Indian subcontinent Flora of West Tropical Africa Flora of Western Asia {{Faboideae-stub