Parasenegalia visco

Parasenegalia visco is a perennial tree found at higher elevations in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It has also been introduced to Africa. Common names for it include arca, visco, viscote, viscote blanco and viscote negro.[3] It grows 6–25m tall and it has fragrant yellow flowers in the Spring. In Bolivia is found at an altitude of 1500–3000m.[4] It has light to dark reddish brown twigs and small white flowers. It is cultivated for use in cabinetmaking.[5]

Parasenegalia visco
Parasenegalia visco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Parasenegalia
Species:
P. visco
Binomial name
Parasenegalia visco
(Lorentz ex Griseb. 1879) Seigler & Ebinger[1]
Range of Parasenegalia visco
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Acacia concinna Phil. 1870
  • Acacia platensis Manganaro 1919
  • Acacia polyphylla Clos 1813
  • Acacia riparia Kunth var. angustifoliola Kuntze 1898
  • Acacia visco Lorentz ex Griseb. 1879
  • Acacia visite Lorentz 1874
  • Lysiloma polyphyllum Benth. 1875
  • Manganaroa platensis (Manganaro 1919) Speg. 1921
  • Manganaroa subsericea Speg. 1921 [1923]
  • Senegalia visco (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger 2006

Methanol extract of Senegalia visco has been shown to have short-term and long-term anti-inflammatory effects in lab rats.[6] Among the class of compounds characterized from S. visco leaves, the triterpenoid lupeol, α-amyrin and β-amyrin may be mainly responsible for the pharmacological activities.[7]

References
  1. Seigler DS, Ebinger JE (2017). "Parasenegalia and Pseudosenegalia (Fabaceae : Mimosoideae): New genera of the Mimosoideae". Novon. 25 (2): 180–205. doi:10.3417/2015050. S2CID 90369571.
  2. Seigler DS, Ebinger JE, Miller JT (2006). "The Genus Senegalia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World" (PDF). Phytologia. 88 (1): 38–93. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.17845.
  3. ILDIS LegumeWeb
  4. Senegalia visco in Bolivia
  5. Parasenegalia visco at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  6. ARGENTINE SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY (Sociedad Argentina de Farmacología Experimental), Abstracts from the XXXVIII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING November 1–3, 2006. BIOCELL 2007, 31(1): 75-112, ISSN 0327-9545
  7. Pedernera AM, Guardia T, Calderón CE, Rotelli AE, de la Rocha NE, Saad JR, Verrilli MA, Aseff SG, Pelzer LE. Anti-inflammatory effect of Acacia visco extracts in animal models. Inflammopharmacology. 2010 Oct;18(5):253-60.
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