Vepris nobilis

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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|image= Vepris nobilis.jpg

|status=LC

|status_system=IUCN3.1

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. |author2=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |year=2020 |title=Vepris nobilis |volume=2020 |page=e.T153944693A153944695 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T153944693A153944695.en |access-date=30 June 2023}}

|genus=Vepris

|species=nobilis

|authority=(Delile) Mziray

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|synonyms={{Collapsible list|

• Aspidostigma acuminatum {{small|Hochst.}}
• Cranzia nobilis {{small|(Delile) Kuntze}}
• Teclea diversifolia {{small|Lanza}}
• Teclea nobilis {{small|Delile}}
• Teclea nobilis var. latifoliolata {{small|Engl.}}
• Toddalia nobilis {{small|(Delile) Hook.f. ex Oliv.}}

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Vepris nobilis (syn. Teclea nobilis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa.{{cite POWO |id=969503-1 |title=Vepris nobilis (Delile) Mziray |access-date=29 June 2023 }} A tree, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) use its leaves to repel the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.{{cite journal |title=Repellent activity against Anopheles gambiae of the leaves of nesting trees in the Sebitoli chimpanzee community of Kibale National Park, Uganda |year=2022 |last1=Lacroux |first1=Camille |last2=Pouydebat |first2=Emmanuelle |last3=Rossignol |first3=Marie |last4=Durand |first4=Sophie |last5=Aleeje |first5=Alfred |last6=Asalu |first6=Edward |last7=Chandre |first7=Fabrice |last8=Krief |first8=Sabrina |journal=Malaria Journal |volume=21 |issue=1 |page=271 |doi=10.1186/s12936-022-04291-7 |pmid=36163024 |pmc=9513939 |doi-access=free }}