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Agapanthus africanus

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID64402446140c4777229140
Scientific name Agapanthus africanus
Authority (L.) Hoffmanns.
First published in Verz. Pfl.-Kult. : 35 (1824)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Mauhlia umbellata (L'Hér.) Thunb. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 997 (1830)
Mauhlia linearis Thunb. Nov. Gen. Pl. : 111 (1792)
Mauhlia africana (L.) Dahl Observ. Bot. : 26 (1787)
Tulbaghia heisteri Fabr. Enum. , ed. 2: 4 (1763)
Tulbaghia minor (G.Lodd.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 718 (1891)
Tulbaghia africana (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 718 (1891)
Tulbaghia africana var. heisteri (Fabr.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 317 1898
Abumon africanum (L.) Britton Fl. Bermuda : 72 (1918)
Agapanthus minor G.Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1: t. 42 (1817)
Agapanthus tuberosus L. ex Redouté Liliac. 1: t. 4 (1803)
Agapanthus umbellatus L'Hér. Sert. Angl. : 18 (1789)
Crinum africanum L. Sp. Pl. : 292 (1753)
Crinum floridum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 228 (1796)

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Language Common/alternative name
English lily of the nile
English african lily
Spanish tulbaghia heisteri
Spanish agapanthus minor
Spanish agapanthus umbellatus
Spanish crinum africanum
Spanish mauhlia africana
Spanish lirio africano
Spanish mauhlia linearis
Afrikaans kleinbloulelie
Belarusian агапантус афрыканскі
Czech kalokvět africký
German afrikanische schmucklilie
Persian گل نرگس آفریقایی
Finnish afrikansinisarja
French agapanthe d'afrique
Croatian afrički ljiljan
Upper Sorbian afriska pyšnica
Japanese 紫君子蘭
Japanese ムラサキクンシラン
Malayalam നൈലിന്റെ ലില്ലി
Norwegian Bokmål skjermagapant
Polish agapant afrykański
Polish lilia afrykańska
Polish baldasznik afrykański
Slovenian afriška modra lilija
Serbian Афрички љиљан
Telugu అగాపాంతస్ ఆఫ్రికానస్
Chinese 百子蓮
Chinese 百子莲
Chinese 南非百子莲

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Agapanthus africanus subsp. africanus

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Ascension
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000754060
USDA Plants AGAF
Tropicos 1200741
INPN 80371
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527258-1
The Plant List kew-293521
Missouri Botanical Garden 275759
Open Tree Of Life 103445
NCBI Taxonomy 51501
IPNI 527258-1
iNaturalist 56019
GBIF 2854740
Freebase /m/0qr0
EPPO AGPAF
EOL 1083810
Calflora (Californian flora) 12188
USDA GRIN 1658
Wikipedia Agapanthus_africanus
PFAF Agapanthus africanus

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_030015575.1 ASM3001557v1 Chromosome Northwestern Polytechnical University 2023-05-16 40 18.78 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Preparation of isolated guard cells, containing cell walls, from Vicia faba Fleetwood SK, Kleiman M, Foster EJ PLoS One 21-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10957180
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0299810
PMID:38513160
Calcium imaging: a technique to monitor calcium dynamics in biological systems Ghosh S, Dahiya M, Kumar A, Bheri M, Pandey GK Physiol Mol Biol Plants 30-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10784449
doi:10.1007/s12298-023-01405-6
PMID:38222278
Exploring Plants with Flowers: From Therapeutic Nutritional Benefits to Innovative Sustainable Uses Coyago-Cruz E, Moya M, Méndez G, Villacís M, Rojas-Silva P, Corell M, Mapelli-Brahm P, Vicario IM, Meléndez-Martínez AJ Foods 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10671036
doi:10.3390/foods12224066
PMID:38002124
A triphosphate tunnel metalloenzyme from pear (PbrTTM1) moonlights as an adenylate cyclase Yuan Y, Liu Y, Chen S, Wang L, Wang L, Niu Y, Zhao X, Zhao Z, Liu Z, Liu M Front Plant Sci 22-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10324617
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1183931
PMID:37426988
Palm Sunday in central Mexico: among sellers, palms and syncretism Briseño-Tellez JM, Pulido Silva MT, Bautista K, García Mera A, Larios-Lozano O, López Gutiérrez BN, López López YA, Mendoza Cruz Y, Monzalvo R, Ortega-Meza D, Sánchez Trejo EC, Zepeda-Hernández ZK J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10239146
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00587-3
PMID:37268987
Structure Elucidation of 16 Undescribed Steroidal Glycosides from the Underground Parts of Agapanthus africanus and Apoptosis-Inducing Activity in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cell Takahashi N, Iguchi T, Nagamine A, Shirai R, Nagata A, Yamauchi J, Mimaki Y ACS Omega 06-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9851033
doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c07766
PMID:36687079
Stomata in Close Contact: The Case of Pancratium maritimum L. (Amaryllidaceae) Saridis P, Georgiadou X, Shtein I, Pouris J, Panteris E, Rhizopoulou S, Constantinidis T, Giannoutsou E, Adamakis ID Plants (Basel) 05-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9740904
doi:10.3390/plants11233377
PMID:36501416
Genome-wide identification and characterization of active ingredients related β-Glucosidases in Dendrobium catenatum Wang Z, Zhao M, Zhang X, Deng X, Li J, Wang M BMC Genomics 23-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9400273
doi:10.1186/s12864-022-08840-x
PMID:35999493
A Review of African Medicinal Plants and Functional Foods for the Management of Alzheimer's Disease-related Phenotypes, Treatment of HSV-1 Infection and/or Improvement of Gut Microbiota Tettevi EJ, Maina M, Simpong DL, Osei-Atweneboana MY, Ocloo A J Evid Based Integr Med 21-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9310297
doi:10.1177/2515690X221114657
PMID:35866220
South African medicinal plants displaying angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition: Potential use in the management of preeclampsia Reddy R, Baijnath S, Moodley R, Moodley J, Naicker T, Govender N J Ayurveda Integr Med 05-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9178479
doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2022.100562
PMID:35675745
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Exploration of molecular mechanism of intraspecific cross-incompatibility in sweetpotato by transcriptome and metabolome analysis Yang Y, Zhang X, Zou H, Chen J, Wang Z, Luo Z, Yao Z, Fang B, Huang L Plant Mol Biol 25-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9072463
doi:10.1007/s11103-022-01259-8
PMID:35338442
Traditional uses of wild and tended plants in maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa Maroyi A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8925170
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00512-0
PMID:35292046
Screening for Innovative Sources of Carotenoids and Phenolic Antioxidants among Flowers Meléndez-Martínez AJ, Benítez A, Corell M, Hernanz D, Mapelli-Brahm P, Stinco C, Coyago-Cruz E Foods 29-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8623576
doi:10.3390/foods10112625
PMID:34828906
A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Headache in Africa Frimpong EK, Asong JA, Aremu AO Plants (Basel) 28-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8539318
doi:10.3390/plants10102038
PMID:34685845

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Cyclobutane lignans
[(1R,2R,3S,4S)-2-(2,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)-3,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclobutyl]-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methanone 101740969 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(C2C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)C(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O 512.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.007
[2-(2,4-Dihydroxybenzoyl)-3,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclobutyl]-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methanone 91047110 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(C2C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)C(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O 512.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.007
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Agapanthagenin 15558507 Click to see 448.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.4102/SAJS.V105I7/8.120
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,15R,16R,18R)-15,18-dihydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-1(20)-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 162890748 Click to see 917.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2007.12.004
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans
Atlantinone A 139584824 Click to see 442.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2007.12.004
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones
1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)Prop-2-En-1-One 425 Click to see 256.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.007
Isoliquiritigenin 638278 Click to see 256.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.007

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