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Lemon Bush
Lippia javanica
Lemon Bush · Umsuzwane (Zulu) · Beukebos · Fever Tea · Fever Tree · Koorseteebossie · Lemoen bossie · Lippia · Mukundamboho · Musukudu · Mvavani · Nvavani · Ubani · Umombongwana · Umpishimpishi · Wild Tea · Wild-Tea · Zimbani · beukesbos · bokhukhwane · bokhukwane · inzinziniba
At a glance
Origin / distribution: CD
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: CARYOPHYLLENE, P-CYMENE, ICTEROGENIN, IPSDIENONE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Verbenaceae
Scientific name: Lippia javanica
Common names: Lemon Bush, Umsuzwane (Zulu), Beukebos, Fever Tea, Fever Tree, Koorseteebossie, Lemoen bossie, Lippia, Mukundamboho, Musukudu, Mvavani, Nvavani, Ubani, Umombongwana, Umpishimpishi, Wild Tea, Wild-Tea, Zimbani, beukesbos, bokhukhwane, bokhukwane, inzinziniba
POWO: 863680-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in CD.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- CD
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phytochemical Analysis and Bioactivities of <i>Dombeya rotundifolia</i> and <i>Lippia javanica</i>. · 2026 source ↗
- Antimicrobial activities of Lippia javanica from Eastern Cape Province of South Africa · 2024 source ↗
- A new chemotype of <i>Lippia javanica</i> (Burm.f.) Spreng collected in the Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya): the essential oil chemical composition of its aerial parts. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- P-CYMENE
- ICTEROGENIN
- IPSDIENONE
- LINALOOL
- MYRCENE
- OCIMENE
- MYRCENONE
- ALANINE
- ARGININE
- ASPARAGINE
- CHOLINE
- EO
- D-GLUCOSE
- CIS-OCIMENONE
- TRANS-OCIMENONE
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- PROLINE
- THEVESIDE
- THEVIRIDOSIDE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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