Griffonia simplicifolia
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| style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;"|Griffonia simplicifolia | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Griffonia simplicifolia (DC.) Baill.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Griffonia simplicifolia (syn. Bandeiraea simplicifolia Benth.) is a woody climbing shrub native to West Africa and Central Africa. It grows to about 3 m, and bears greenish flowers followed by black pods.
The seeds of the plant are used as a herbal supplement for their 5-Hydroxytryptophan content.
Botanical synonyms for the plant also include Schotia simplicifolia (Vahl ex DC) Baill.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bandeiraea simplicifolia - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. Retrieved 2008-03-15.