Cape Sand Olive

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Cape Sand Olive
• Hedge Karee
• Hedge-Karee
• Hopbush
• Narrow-Leaved Sand Olive
• Sand Olive
• Small-Leaved Sand Olive
• Varnishleaf
• narrow-leaf hopbush

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Dodonaea dombeyana
• Dodonaea kingii
• Dodonaea serrulata
• Dodonaea thunbergiana
• Dodonaea wightiana
• Dodonaea zollingeri
• Dodonaea waitziana
• Dodonaea viscosa f. schiedeana
• Dodonaea viscosa var. linearis
• Dodonaea viscosa f. linearis
• Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia
• Dodonaea viscosa f. angustifolia
• Dodonaea thunbergiana var. linearis
• Dodonaea umbellata
• Dodonaea viscosa f. arizonica
• Dodonaea viscosa subsp. arizonica
• Dodonaea viscosa var. arizonica
• Dodonaea viscosa f. burmanniana
• Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana
• Dodonaea viscosa subf. excisa
• Dodonaea mundiana
• Dodonaea natalensis
• Dodonaea nematoidea
• Dodonaea linearis
• Dodonaea montana
• Dodonaea microcarpa
• Dodonaea schiedeana
• Dodonaea salicifolia
• Dodonaea eriocarpa var. minor
• Dodonaea eriocarpa var. waitziana
• Dodonaea brasiliensis
• Dodonaea burmanniana
• Dodonaea angustifolia
• Dodonaea arizonica

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and is classified under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Following the order Sapindales, it is a member of the family Sapindaceae and is specifically placed within the genus Dodonaea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution spanning several regions across the African continent. In West-Central Tropical Africa, it can be found growing in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Moving toward the eastern part of the continent, the species is also located within Northeast Tropical Africa. Specifically, its presence is documented in the countries of Djibouti and Eritrea. Finally, the plant completes its recorded range in this area by inhabiting the highlands and lowlands of Ethiopia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia has 2 reported plant parts identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, flower.

Leaf

1. Heliyon
2. Journal of parasitology research
3. Malaria journal
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Fitoterapia

Flower

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Chemicals

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia has 5 reported phytochemicals identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, 5,7,4'-Trihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavone, 5-Hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavone, 6-methoxykaempferol, PLE.

Flavonoids

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society

5,7,4'-Trihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavone

1. Fitoterapia

5-Hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavone

1. Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society

6-methoxykaempferol

1. Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society

PLE

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Activities

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia has 1 reported activities identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anthelmintic.

Anthelmintic

1. Parasitology

Preparations

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia has 5 reported preparations identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Methanol crude extract/fractions of leaves, PLE, acetone extract of PLE, ethanol extracts, leaves.

Methanol crude extract/fractions of leaves

1. Malaria journal

Ple

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Acetone extract of ple

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Ethanol extracts

1. Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society

Leaves

1. Heliyon