Erythrina sigmoidea

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Erythrina sudanica
• Erythrina eriotricha
• Erythrina dybowskii

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Further taxonomic placement includes the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Fabales, placing it in the family Fabaceae. It is specifically identified under the genus Erythrina as the species Erythrina sigmoidea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is native to several countries located within the region of West Tropical Africa. Specifically, its natural habitat includes the nation of Benin. It is also found growing across the territories of Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau. Furthermore, the distribution extends into the country of Guinea. Finally, the range of this species reaches as far as Ivory Coast.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Erythrina sigmoidea is characterized by a perennial lifecycle, allowing the plant to persist through multiple growing seasons. As a phanerophyte, its regenerative buds are elevated well above the ground on woody stems, a life form classification that applies to both its primary growth habit (phanerophyte) and its specific structural positioning within its ecosystem (phanerophyte).

Life form :

phanerophyte

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Erythrina sigmoidea is characterized by its growth form as a woody tree, standing at a height typically ranging from a minimum of 3.048 meters to a maximum of 6.096 meters. This species is a self-supporting, non-climbing plant that functions as an independent organism, neither acting as a parasite nor an epiphyte, as it maintains a terrestrial habit. Its structural development is defined by a robust, woody constitution, ensuring stability within its terrestrial environment.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Plant height max:

6.096074128 m

Plant height min:

3.048037064 m

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Erythrina sigmoidea has 2 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, stem.

Root

1. Journal of natural products
2. Phytochemistry

Stem

1. Journal of parasitology research
2. Journal of natural products

Chemicals

Erythrina sigmoidea has 23 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 3,4,5-Tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid, Abyssinone IV, Abyssinone V, Bidwillon A, Corylin.

3,4,5-Tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid

1. Journal of parasitology research

Abyssinone IV

1. Journal of natural products

Abyssinone V

1. Journal of parasitology research

Bidwillon A

1. Journal of parasitology research

Corylin

1. Phytochemistry

Eriotrichin B

1. Phytochemistry

Erybraedin A

1. Phytochemistry

Erybraedin C

1. Phytochemistry

Erybraedin D

1. Phytochemistry

Erybraedin E

1. Phytochemistry

Activities

Erythrina sigmoidea has 2 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Cytotoxic.

Antioxidant

1. Journal of parasitology research

Cytotoxic

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Conditions

Erythrina sigmoidea has 7 reported investigations on conditions identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include Aspergillus fumigatus, Cancer, Cryptococcus neoformans, Plasmodium falciparum, cancer.

Aspergillus fumigatus

1. Phytochemistry

Cancer

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Cryptococcus neoformans

1. Phytochemistry

Plasmodium falciparum

1. Journal of parasitology research

Cancer

1. Heliyon

Cancers

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Malaria

1. Journal of parasitology research

Preparations

Erythrina sigmoidea has 4 reported preparations identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include bark, methylene chloride extract of the root bark, root bark, stem bark extracts.

Bark

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Methylene chloride extract of the root bark

1. Phytochemistry

Root bark

1. Journal of natural products

Stem bark extracts

1. Journal of parasitology research