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Internal ID UUID643fe8ae3fb2b140294835
Scientific name Arum palaestinum
Authority Boiss.
First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 6 (1854)

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Arum palaestinum is cultivated and sold as an ornamental flowering plant by specialist nurseries, primarily for rock gardens, Mediterranean‑themed landscapes, and as a potted indoor specimen.

Properties relevant to use:
The species displays a striking burgundy‑to‑purple‑brown spathe surrounding a yellowish spadix and produces glossy, arrow‑shaped foliage. It is a perennial, tuberous plant adapted to well‑drained soils and full to partial sun, making it suitable for low‑maintenance landscaping in temperate Mediterranean climates. Its ornamental value derives from the conspicuous spadix/spathe arrangement and its attractive leaf morphology.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Commercial material is propagated vegetatively by division of tubers in horticultural nurseries, minimizing wild‑harvesting pressure. Arum palaestinum is not listed under major international trade regulations (e.g., CITES) and is considered of low conservation concern in its native range.

Standards and regulation:
International horticultural trade follows national plant import/export regulations, and cultivar naming adheres to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP).

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Arum magdalenae Sprenger Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 1894: 227 (1894)
Arum sanctum Damm. Dammann Catal. : 3, 5 (1889)
Richardia sancta (Dammer) Pynaert Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1893-1894: 16 (1893)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic لوف فلسطيني
Czech árón palestinský
Persian گل شیپوری فلسطینی
Hebrew לוף ארצישראלי
Ukrainian Кліщинець палестинський
Chinese 巴勒斯坦疆南星

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Alternate between 20°C and 4°C for 3 months each, across multiple cycles, acknowledging that germination may be prolonged.
Requires Darkness: These seeds need to be covered with soil or otherwise kept in the dark to germinate properly. Light inhibits their germination process.
Requires Soaking: These seeds need to be soaked in warm water until they swell, which can take 24-48 hours. Seeds that float are usually not viable and should be discarded, along with the soaking water.
Sow seeds immediately as their viability decreases rapidly, or they best germinate when fresh. If stored, seeds might need temperature cycling and patience to germinate.
store seeds @ 6°C; grow seedlings at cool temperature till true leaf appears

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000280910
USDA Plants ARPA39
Tropicos 2101935
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86101-1
The Plant List kew-16331
Open Tree Of Life 703425
NCBI Taxonomy 749969
IPNI 86101-1
iNaturalist 75599
GBIF 5330523
Freebase /m/0t528t9
EOL 1132967
Calflora (Californian flora) 10504
Calflora (Californian flora) 8464
USDA GRIN 4357
Wikipedia Arum_palaestinum
CMAUP NPO28505

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
GZ17-6.02 interacts with proteasome inhibitors to kill multiple myeloma cells Booth L, Roberts JL, West C, Dent P Oncotarget 05-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10913917
doi:10.18632/oncotarget.28558
PMID:38441437
GZ17-6.02 interacts with bexarotene to kill mycosis fungoides cells Booth MR, Booth L, Roberts JL, West C, Dent P Oncotarget 08-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10852062
doi:10.18632/oncotarget.28557
PMID:38329728
Tetraenone A: A New β-Ionone Derivative from Tetraena aegyptia Ashour A, Sherif AE, El-Sayed SM, Kim JY, Jang DS, Anvari A, Farahat AA, Ibrahim SR, Mohamed GA, Ainousah BE, Aljohani RF, Al-Hejaili RR, Khoja RH, Hassan AH, Zaki AA Metabolites 18-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10744760
doi:10.3390/metabo13121202
PMID:38132884
Natural Inhibitors of Mammalian α-Amylases as Promising Drugs for the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases Kalinovskii AP, Sintsova OV, Gladkikh IN, Leychenko EV Int J Mol Sci 20-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10671682
doi:10.3390/ijms242216514
PMID:38003703
New Insights into the Latest Advancement in α-Amylase Inhibitors of Plant Origin with Anti-Diabetic Effects Kashtoh H, Baek KH Plants (Basel) 14-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10458243
doi:10.3390/plants12162944
PMID:37631156
Management of Obesity-Related Inflammatory and Cardiovascular Diseases by Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Uses to Therapeutic Targets Saad B Biomedicines 05-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10452657
doi:10.3390/biomedicines11082204
PMID:37626701
Medicinal plants of Jordan: Scoping review Abu-Odeh A, Fino L, Al-Absi G, Alnatour D, Al-Darraji M, Shehadeh M, Suaifan G Heliyon 07-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10276232
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17081
PMID:37332946
Arum palaestinum delays hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation through the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway and exhibits anticoagulant effects with antimicrobial properties Dwikat M, Amer J, Jaradat N, Salhab A, Rahim AA, Qadi M, Aref A, Ghanim M, Murad H, Modallal A, Shalabni K Front Pharmacol 01-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10270306
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1180262
PMID:37332348
Phenolic compounds as Nrf2 inhibitors: potential applications in cancer therapy Sharifi-Rad J, Seidel V, Izabela M, Monserrat-Mequida M, Sureda A, Ormazabal V, Zuniga FA, Mangalpady SS, Pezzani R, Ydyrys A, Tussupbekova G, Martorell M, Calina D, Cho WC Cell Commun Signal 01-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10152593
doi:10.1186/s12964-023-01109-0
PMID:37127651
Controlled Drug Release from Nanoengineered Polysaccharides Bayer IS Pharmaceutics 28-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10221078
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15051364
PMID:37242606
Plant functional trait responses to cope with drought in seven cool-season grasses Taleb MH, Majidi MM, Pirnajmedin F, Maibody SA Sci Rep 31-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10066319
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-31923-y
PMID:37002231
Mycophagy: A Global Review of Interactions between Invertebrates and Fungi Santamaria B, Verbeken A, Haelewaters D J Fungi (Basel) 26-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9968043
doi:10.3390/jof9020163
PMID:36836278
Active Compounds with Medicinal Potential Found in Maxillariinae Benth. (Orchidaceae Juss.) Representatives—A Review Lipińska MM, Haliński ŁP, Gołębiowski M, Kowalkowska AK Int J Mol Sci 01-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9821772
doi:10.3390/ijms24010739
PMID:36614181
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal wild plants in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon Hani N, Baydoun S, Nasser H, Ulian T, Arnold-Apostolides N J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9791969
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00568-y
PMID:36572929
Health Benefits and Pharmacological Aspects of Chrysoeriol Aboulaghras S, Sahib N, Bakrim S, Benali T, Charfi S, Guaouguaou FE, Omari NE, Gallo M, Montesano D, Zengin G, Taghzouti K, Bouyahya A Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 07-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9415049
doi:10.3390/ph15080973
PMID:36015121

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters
Pentyl hentriacontanoate 21775821 Click to see 537.00 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Amino fatty acids
3-Aminopentanedioic acid 73064 Click to see C(C(CC(=O)O)N)C(=O)O 147.13 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
(1R,4R,5S,6S,9R)-9-bromo-4-[[(1R,4R)-4-bromo-1-hydroxy-3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl]methyl]-6-methyl-11-oxatricyclo[4.3.2.01,5]undecan-10-one 46703590 Click to see CC1(CC(CCC1Br)(CC2CCC34C2C(CCC3Br)(OC4=O)C)O)C 478.30 unknown via CMAUP database
[(1R,4R)-4-bromo-1-[[(1R,4R,5S,6S,9R)-9-bromo-6-methyl-10-oxo-11-oxatricyclo[4.3.2.01,5]undecan-4-yl]methyl]-3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl] acetate 46703591 Click to see CC(=O)OC1(CCC(C(C1)(C)C)Br)CC2CCC34C2C(CCC3Br)(OC4=O)C 520.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(2R)-2-[(2S,5S)-5-[(2R,4aS,6R,8aR)-2-[(2S,5R)-5-bromo-2,6,6-trimethyloxan-2-yl]-4a-methyl-3,4,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-pyrano[3,2-b]pyran-6-yl]-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]-6-methylhept-5-en-2-ol 101519535 Click to see 571.60 unknown via CMAUP database
(6R,7S,10R,11S,14R)-2,6,10-Trimethyl-14-[(S)-1-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-(3beta-hydroxy-3,7,7-trimethyl-6beta-bromohexahydrooxepin-2beta-yl)propyl]-2,7:6,11:10,14-triepoxy-3-tetradecene 102432674 Click to see CC1(C=CCC2(C(O1)CCC3(C(O2)CCC(O3)C(C)(CCC4C(CCC(C(O4)(C)C)Br)(C)O)O)C)C)C 587.60 unknown via CMAUP database
(E,6R)-6-[(2S,5S)-5-[(2R,4aS,6R,8aR)-2-[(2S,5R)-5-bromo-2,6,6-trimethyloxan-2-yl]-4a-methyl-3,4,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-pyrano[3,2-b]pyran-6-yl]-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]-2-methylhept-3-ene-2,6-diol 46703589 Click to see 587.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Aplysiol E 101519536 Click to see CC1(C(CCC(O1)(C)C2CCC3(C(O2)CCC(O3)C4(CCC(O4)C(C)(CC(C5C(O5)(C)C)Cl)O)C)C)Br)C 622.10 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acid amides
(3R,5S,6R)-3,5-bis(2-methylpropyl)-6-propan-2-ylpiperazin-2-one 16721114 Click to see 254.41 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2007.04.032
3,5-Bis(2-methylpropyl)-6-propan-2-ylpiperazin-2-one 73310400 Click to see CC(C)CC1C(NC(=O)C(N1)CC(C)C)C(C)C 254.41 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2007.04.032
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
gamma-Ureidonorvaline 6992098 Click to see 175.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Aspartic acid and derivatives
D-Aspartic Acid 83887 Click to see 133.10 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Amino acids and derivatives / Kainoids
alpha-Kainic acid 10255 Click to see 213.23 unknown via CMAUP database
CID 17753955 17753955 Click to see CC(C=CC=C(C)C1CNC(C1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O 311.33 unknown via CMAUP database
Domoic Acid 5282253 Click to see CC(C=CC=C(C)C1CNC(C1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O 311.33 unknown via CMAUP database
Isodomoic acid A 6442601 Click to see CC(=CCC=C(C)C(=O)O)C1CNC(C1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O 311.33 unknown via CMAUP database
isodomoic acid B 6442550 Click to see 311.33 unknown via CMAUP database
isodomoic acid C 11301378 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=C)C1CNC(C1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O 311.33 unknown via CMAUP database
isodomoic acid D 6442551 Click to see 311.33 unknown via CMAUP database
Isodomoic acid F 101790920 Click to see CC(C=CC=C(C)C1CNC(C1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O 311.33 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives
CID 21952380 21952380 Click to see 118.09 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Imidazopyrimidines / Purines and purine derivatives / Purinones / Hypoxanthines
CID 790 790 Click to see 136.11 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides
Isoorientin 114776 Click to see 448.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00147-0
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides
Vitexin 5280441 Click to see 432.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00147-0

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