Cullen plicatum

Cullen plicatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Cullen
Species:
C. plicatum
Binomial name
Cullen plicatum
(Delile) C.H.Stirt.
Synonyms
  • Lotodes plicatum (Delile) Kuntze
  • Munbya plicata (Delile) Pomel
  • Psoralea obovata Roxb.
  • Psoralea odorata Blatt. & Hallb.
  • Psoralea plicata Delile

Cullen plicatum, synonym Psoralea plicata, is a herb species in the genus Psoralea. It is native from northern Africa to north-west India and to South Africa.

C. plicatum contains plicadin, a coumestan, and plicatin A and B, two hydroxycinnamic acids.

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