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 .
^ 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 .