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Species of plant
Vepris nobilis (syn. Teclea nobilis ) is a species of flowering plant in the family
Rutaceae , native to the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa.
[2] A tree, chimpanzees (
Pan troglodytes ) use its leaves to repel the mosquito
Anopheles gambiae .
[3]
^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020).
"Vepris nobilis " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 : e.T153944693A153944695.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T153944693A153944695.en . Retrieved 30 June 2023 .
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a
b
"Vepris nobilis (Delile) Mziray" .
Plants of the World Online .
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 June 2023 .
^ Lacroux, Camille; Pouydebat, Emmanuelle; Rossignol, Marie; Durand, Sophie; Aleeje, Alfred; Asalu, Edward; Chandre, Fabrice; Krief, Sabrina (2022).
"Repellent activity against Anopheles gambiae of the leaves of nesting trees in the Sebitoli chimpanzee community of Kibale National Park, Uganda" . Malaria Journal . 21 (1): 271.
doi :
10.1186/s12936-022-04291-7 .
PMC
9513939 .
PMID
36163024 .
Vepris nobilis Teclea nobilis