Bushveld Sicklebush

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Bushveld Sicklebush
• Chinese-Lantern Tree
• Chinese-Lanterns
• Sicklebush
• Small-Leaved Sicklebush
• Small-leaf Sicklebush
• Southern Sicklebush

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Cailliea glomerata
• Cailliea nutans
• Dichrostachys glomerata
• Desmanthus nutans
• Dichrostachys glomerata var. grandifolia
• Dichrostachys callistachys
• Dichrostachys nutans var. grandifolia
• Mimosa divergens
• Mimosa varia
• Desmanthus trichostachyus
• Dichrostachys cinerea var. plurijuga
• Dichrostachys arborea
• Dichrostachys afra
• Cailliea dichrostachys
• Mimosa glomerata
• Acacia engleri
• Acacia adenostylis
• Piptadenia stenadenia
• Mimosa nutans
• Mimosa sanguinea
• Dichrostachys nutans
• Desmanthus divergens
• Desmanthus glomeratus
• Desmanthus callistachys
• Desmanthus leptostachys
• Dichrostachys cinerea var. africana

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Following its classification through the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Fabales, it is a member of the family Fabaceae. It is specifically identified under the genus Dichrostachys as the subspecies Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution spanning across several distinct regions of the African continent and its islands. In Northern Africa, its presence can be documented within the borders of Egypt. The species also extends into the Macaronesian region, specifically found in Cape Verde. Moving into West Tropical Africa, it is widely distributed across multiple nations. Specifically, this includes populations located in Benin, Burkina, and Gambia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include fruit.

Fruit

1. Journal of dietary supplements

Chemicals

Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana has 5 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoid, Flavonoids, Phenols, Tannins, betulinic acid.

Flavonoid

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Phenols

1. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Tannins

1. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

betulinic acid

1. Dr. Duke

Activities

Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana has 19 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Anthelmintic, AntiHIV, Antibacterial, Anticancer.

Antioxidant

1. Nutrients
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Anthelmintic

1. Dr. Duke

AntiHIV

1. Dr. Duke

Antibacterial

1. Dr. Duke

Anticancer

1. Dr. Duke

Anticarcinomic

1. Dr. Duke

Antiedemic

1. Dr. Duke

Antiinflammatory

1. Dr. Duke

Antileukemic

1. Dr. Duke

Antimalarial

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations

Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana has 7 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include extracts, Cameroonian medicinal spice extracts, extract, hydro-alcoholic extracts, methanol extracts.

Extracts

1. Metabolites
2. Food & function

Cameroonian medicinal spice extracts

1. Nutrients

Extract

1. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Hydro-alcoholic extracts

1. Nutrients

Methanol extracts

1. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Spice extracts

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Standardized powder of d. glomerata fruit pods (dyg-400^®)

1. Journal of dietary supplements