Lonchocarpus salvadorensis
| Lonchocarpus salvadorensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lonchocarpus |
| Species: | L. salvadorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lonchocarpus salvadorensis | |
Lonchocarpus salvadorensis, the Sangre de Chucho, is a plant species in the genus Lonchocarpus.
The rotenoids deguelin, rotenone, elliptone and α-toxicarol can be found in the seeds of L. salvadorensis.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Rotenoids of Lonchocarpus salvadorensis: Their effectiveness in protecting seeds against bruchid predation. Nicholas Birch, Leslie Crombie and W. Mary Crombie, Phytochemistry, Volume 24, Issue 12, 26 November 1985, Pages 2881-2883, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(85)80019-4