Dioclea

GENUS

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderFabales
5. FamilyFabaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana

General: of problems of species delimitation within Dioclea, and poorly

via GBIF · Kew POWO

🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

2,047

With media

687

Family

Fabaceae

Collections

ECOSUR, IBUNAM, F, NY, UFERSA, UNIVASF

Recorded in

Belice, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Brazil, Brasil, Guyana

• Dioclea violacea lectin inhibits tumorigenesis and tumor angiogenesis in vivo.Biochimie · 2024
• Revisiting the taxonomy of Dioclea and related genera (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), with new generic circumscriptions.PhytoKeys · 2020
• Molecular basis of proton sensing by G protein-coupled receptors.Cell · 2025
• Pharmaceutical properties and toxicology of Dioclea grandiflora.Pharmaceutical biology · 2013
• Dioclea Altissima Seed Lectin (DAL) Prevents Anxiety-like Behavioral Responses in Adult Zebrafish (Danio Rerio): Involvement of GABAergic and 5-HT Systems.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2022

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