Tripartite Sumac

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Tripartite Sumac

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Toxicodendron oxyacanthum
• Ziziphus tripartita
• Rhus tripartita
• Rhus oxyacantha var. ballii
• Rhamnus tripartita
• Rhus crataegiformis
• Rhus dioica
• Rhus oxyacantha
• Rhus ziziphina
• Rhus albicans
• Rhus syriaca
• Rhus oxyacantha var. ziziphina

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It further falls under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Sapindales, belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. Ultimately, it is identified by its genus, Searsia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a wide geographical distribution across several distinct regions. In Southeastern Europe, it can be found growing in Sicilia. Its presence extends significantly into Northern Africa, where it is located in Algeria. Additionally, the species is documented in the North African nations of Libya and Egypt. Finally, its range reaches as far west as Morocco within the same continent.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Searsia tripartita has 3 reported plant parts identified across 7 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include stem, leaf, root.

Stem

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3. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

Leaf

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2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

Root

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2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

Chemicals

Searsia tripartita has 17 reported phytochemicals identified across 7 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Condensed Tannins, polyphenols, CATECHIN, Carotenoids.

Flavonoids

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Condensed Tannins

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polyphenols

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2. PloS one

CATECHIN

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Carotenoids

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Epicatechin

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Flavonoid

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Gallic acid

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Gallocatechin

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Polyphenol

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Activities

Searsia tripartita has 1 reported activities identified across 7 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant.

Antioxidant

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Preparations

Searsia tripartita has 13 reported preparations identified across 7 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include plant extract, Rhus tripartita extract, alcoholic extract of the stem part of Rhus tripartita male genotype (RTSM), crude extract of polyphenols, extract.

Plant extract

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Rhus tripartita extract

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Alcoholic extract of the stem part of rhus tripartita male genotype (rtsm)

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Crude extract of polyphenols

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Extract

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Extracts prepared from the leaves

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Extracts prepared from the root

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Extracts prepared from the stem

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Plant leaf extract

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Saponin extract

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