''Erythrophleum africanum'', the African blackwood, is a legume species in the genus ''
Erythrophleum
''Erythrophleum'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae.
A partial list of species includes:
* '' Erythrophleum africanum''
* ''Erythrophleum chlorostachys''
* ''Erythrophleum couminga'' Baill.Charaxes phaeus'', the demon emperor, and of '' Charaxes fulgurata'', the lightning charaxes, feed on ''E. africanum''.
This plant is toxic to herbivores. Phytochemical constituents detected in the leaves aqueous extracts are saponins, cardiac glycosides, tannins, flavonoid glycosides, free flavonoids and alkaloids. The plant also yields dihydromyricetin.
See also
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