The genetic legacy of fragmentation and overexploitation in the threatened medicinal African pepper-bark tree, Warburgia salutaris
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76654-6
Abstract: The pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) is one of the most highly valued medicinal plant species worldwide. Native to southern Africa, this species has been extensively harvested for the bark, which is widely used in traditional… read more here.
Keywords: bark; bark tree; pepper bark; tree warburgia ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial Drimane Sesquiterpenes Contribute to Balanced Antagonism but Do Not Structure Bacterial and Fungal Endophytes in the African Pepper Bark Tree Warburgia ugandensis
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00138
Abstract: The African pepper bark tree, Warburgia ugandensis, accumulates antimicrobial drimane sesquiterpenes in all of its organs. One hypothesis states that plant defense compounds determine endophyte community structure. Another hypothesis suggests that they just facilitate the… read more here.
Keywords: balanced antagonism; drimane sesquiterpenes; pepper bark; african pepper ... See more keywords