''Trichilia'' is a
flowering plant genus in the
family Meliaceae. These plants are particularly diverse in
sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
and tropical
South America.
Several species are used in
folk medicine and
shamanism
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a Spirit world (Spiritualism), spirit world through Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, such as tranc ...
– e.g. ''
T. rubescens'' against
malaria, ''
T. tocacheana'' as a
hallucinogen, and ''
T. catigua'' in the
aphrodisiac and
stimulant
Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and inv ...
catuaba. ''
T. emetica'' wood, also known as Natal mahogany or Cape mahogany is the traditional material of choice for
Mozambique's famous ''
psikhelekedana
Psikhelekedana is a traditional art form from the south of Mozambique that is dating back to at least colonial times. Psikhelekedana are miniature models consisting of small wood carvings painted in bright, glossy colors.
History
Psikhelekedana or ...
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miniature
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* Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting
* Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture
* Miniature (chess), a masterful chess game or problem ...
artists. ''
Trichilia dregeana'', or forest mahogany also yields timber and is also used in carvings, traditional African musical instruments, household implements, furniture, bats and canoes.
Selected species:
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Trichilia acuminata''
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Trichilia areolata''
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Trichilia blanchetii''
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Trichilia breviflora''
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Trichilia bullata''
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Trichilia casaretti''
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Trichilia catigua
''Trichilia catigua'' is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Trichilia''.
The species is used in folk medicine and shamanism in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba
The name Catuaba ( , via Portuguese from Guarani) is used for the in ...
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Trichilia chirriactensis''
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Trichilia columata''
Guardi
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Trichilia discolor''
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Trichilia dregeana''
Sond.
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Trichilia elsae
''Trichilia elsae'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Acre state in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natur ...
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Trichilia emarginata
''Trichilia emarginata'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. The plant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest
The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil fro ...
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Trichilia emetica''
Vahl
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Trichilia fasciculata
''Trichilia fasciculata'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habi ...
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Trichilia florbranca
''Trichilia florbranca'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habit ...
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Trichilia gamopetala
''Trichilia gamopetala'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the n ...
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Trichilia grandifolia
''Trichilia grandifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; ...
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Trichilia hirta
''Trichilia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Meliaceae. These plants are particularly diverse in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America.
Several species are used in folk medicine and shamanism – e.g. '' T. rubescens'' agai ...
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Trichilia hispida
''Trichilia hispida'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Brazil and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural ha ...
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Trichilia lecointei
''Trichilia lecointei'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is native to Pará state of northern Brazil and Guyana. It occurs in Jari Genetic Reserve and Monte Dourado National Park, in the Amazon River delta region. It is threatene ...
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Trichilia lovettii
''Trichilia lovettii'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the Af ...
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Trichilia magnifoliola
''Trichilia magnifoliola'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural hab ...
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Trichilia micropetala
''Trichilia micropetala'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habit ...
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Trichilia ornithothera''
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Trichilia pallens
''Trichilia pallens'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natura ...
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Trichilia pittieri
''Trichilia pittieri'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Cen ...
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Trichilia primogenita
''Trichilia primogenita'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, ...
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Trichilia pseudostipularis''
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Trichilia pungens
''Trichilia pungens'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Is ...
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Trichilia quadrijuga
''Trichilia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Meliaceae. These plants are particularly diverse in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America.
Several species are used in folk medicine and shamanism – e.g. '' T. rubescens'' ag ...
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Trichilia ramalhoi
''Trichilia ramalhoi'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Ame ...
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Trichilia reticulata''
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Trichilia rubescens''
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Trichilia silvatica
''Trichilia silvatica'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habita ...
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Trichilia solitudinis
''Trichilia solitudinis'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. The plant is native to the Amazon region, in Pará and Roraima states of northern Brazil, and adjacent Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (al ...
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Trichilia stellato-tomentosa
''Trichilia stellato-tomentosa'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavaku ...
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Trichilia surumuensis
''Trichilia surumuensis'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Brazil and Guyana. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natu ...
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Trichilia tetrapetala
''Trichilia tetrapetala'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habit ...
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Trichilia tocacheana
''Trichilia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Meliaceae. These plants are particularly diverse in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America.
Several species are used in folk medicine and shamanism – e.g. '' T. rubescens'' ag ...
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C.DC.
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Trichilia trachyantha
''Trichilia trachyantha'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as ...
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Trichilia triacantha
''Trichilia triacantha'', the bariaco, is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family endemic to Puerto Rico.
Description
The bariaco is a shrub or a tree reaching up to 9 meters tall. It has leaves made up of several leathery, spine-toothed ...
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Trichilia ulei
''Trichilia ulei'' is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Peru.
References
ulei
''Osteomeles anthyllidifolia'', commonly called ''Ūlei'', ''eluehe'', ''uulei'', Hawaiian rose, or Hawaiian hawthorn, is a species o ...
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References
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Meliaceae genera
Medicinal plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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