Non scientific name details for african cherry - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

african cherry

1 Accepted name(s) for "african cherry":

Accepted name
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman

3 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Drug form:	Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Prunus africana (Hook F.) Kalkman	Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman	Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)	Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman	Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman	Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman
Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013)	Prunus africana	Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman	Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman

8 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "african cherry":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
african plum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
african prune	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
afrikansk lagerhägg	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bitter almond	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
iron wood	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pygeum	Other	Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pygeum africanum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
red stinkwood	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)