Lonchocarpus salvadorensis explained

Lonchocarpus salvadorensis, the Sangre de Chucho, is a plant species in the genus Lonchocarpus.

The rotenoids deguelin, rotenone, elliptone and α-toxicarol can be found in the seeds of L. salvadorensis.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Rotenoids of Lonchocarpus salvadorensis: Their effectiveness in protecting seeds against bruchid predation. Nicholas Birch, Leslie Crombie and W. Mary Crombie, Phytochemistry, Volume 24, Issue 12, 26 November 1985, Pages 2881-2883,

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