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Agapanthus praecox

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID64402447297bf920253353
Scientific name Agapanthus praecox
Authority Willd.
First published in Enum. Pl. : 353 (1809)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Tulbaghia praecox (Willd.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 718 (1891)
Agapanthus medius Lodd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 33 (1840)
Agapanthus variegatus Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 33 (1840)
Agapanthus giganteus auct. Wiener Ill. Gart.-Zeitung 5: 119 (1880)

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Language Common/alternative name
English african-lily
English lily of the nile
English common agapanthus
English blue lily
English african lily
Afrikaans agapant
Bulgarian същински агапантус
Bulgarian Нилска лилия
Bulgarian Африканска лилия
Czech kalokvět kapský
Welsh lili-affrica gynnar
Finnish tarhasinisarja
Upper Sorbian zažna pyšnica
Swedish afrikansk kärlekslilja
Swedish afrikas blå lilja
Chinese 早花百子蓮
Chinese 早花百子莲

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Name Authority First published in
Agapanthus praecox subsp. minimus (Lindl.) F.M.Leight. J. S. African Bot. , Suppl. 4: 22 (1965)
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. J. S. African Bot. , Suppl. 4: 21 (1965)
Agapanthus praecox subsp. praecox Willd. Unknown

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.
constant humidity, very slow germination

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Norfolk Island
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000754090
USDA Plants AGPR5
Tropicos 1200769
INPN 611775
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527283-1
The Plant List kew-293550
Open Tree Of Life 306466
Observations.org 139345
NCBI Taxonomy 186128
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000014650
IPNI 527283-1
iNaturalist 199324
GBIF 2854755
Freebase /m/04f5_kz
EPPO AGPPR
EOL 1083816
Calflora (Californian flora) 8629
USDA GRIN 410534
Wikipedia Agapanthus_praecox

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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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
A Review of Ethnomedicinal Plants as Potential Anthelmintic Agents to Alternatively Control Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Ruminants in South Africa Mhlongo LC, Mseleku C, Tenza T, Fomum SW, McGaw LJ, Hassen A, Nsahlai IV J Parasitol Res 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10805549
doi:10.1155/2024/7955692
PMID:38268708
Plant Serpins: Potential Inhibitors of Serine and Cysteine Proteases with Multiple Functions Ferreira MM, Santos AS, Santos AS, Zugaib M, Pirovani CP Plants (Basel) 19-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10609998
doi:10.3390/plants12203619
PMID:37896082
Transcriptome Analysis of Embryogenic and Non-Embryogenic Callus of Picea Mongolica Wang Y, Wang H, Bao W, Sui M, Bai Y Curr Issues Mol Biol 21-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10378709
doi:10.3390/cimb45070332
PMID:37504248
Plant species diversity, plant use, and classification of agroforestry homegardens in southern and southwestern Ethiopia Kassa G, Bekele T, Demissew S, Abebe T Heliyon 25-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10241864
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16341
PMID:37287606
Hummingbird foraging preferences during extreme heat events Lawrence SL, Hazlehurst J Ecol Evol 10-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10171992
doi:10.1002/ece3.10053
PMID:37181210
Critical Role of Regrowth Conditions in Post-Cryopreservation of In Vitro Plant Germplasm Popova E, Kulichenko I, Kim HH Biology (Basel) 02-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10135868
doi:10.3390/biology12040542
PMID:37106743
Exploring the Molecular Mechanism of Sepal Formation in the Decorative Flowers of Hydrangea macrophylla ′Endless Summer′ Based on the ABCDE Model Wang Q, Lyu T, Lyu Y Int J Mol Sci 15-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9694991
doi:10.3390/ijms232214112
PMID:36430589
Carbon dioxide expanded liquid: an effective solvent for the extraction of quercetin from South African medicinal plants Pilařová V, Kuda L, Vlčková HK, Nováková L, Gupta S, Kulkarni M, Švec F, Van Staden J, Doležal K Plant Methods 23-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9219150
doi:10.1186/s13007-022-00919-6
PMID:35739596
Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Role of GA3 in Regulating the Asynchronism of Floral Bud Differentiation and Development in Heterodichogamous Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinskaja Qu Y, Chen X, Mao X, Huang P, Fu X Int J Mol Sci 17-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9224186
doi:10.3390/ijms23126763
PMID:35743203
Cryopreservation of Endangered Ornamental Plants and Fruit Crops from Tropical and Subtropical Regions Kaviani B, Kulus D Biology (Basel) 31-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9219781
doi:10.3390/biology11060847
PMID:35741368
Integrated Proteomic and Metabolomic Analyses Provide Insights Into Acquisition of Embryogenic Ability in Agapanthus praecox Yue J, Dong Y, Liu S, Jia Y, Li C, Wang Z, Gong S Front Plant Sci 18-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9158531
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.858065
PMID:35665191
Endogenous Hormone Profile and Sugars Display Differential Distribution in Leaves and Pseudobulbs of Laelia anceps Plants Induced and Non-Induced to Flowering by Exogenous Gibberellic Acid Tejeda-Sartorius O, Soto-Hernández RM, San Miguel-Chávez R, Trejo-Téllez LI, Caamal-Velázquez H Plants (Basel) 23-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9003143
doi:10.3390/plants11070845
PMID:35406825
The complete chloroplast genome of Clematis florida Thunb. (Ranunculaceae), an ornamental and medicinal plant from Henan province, China Dong Y, Zhu Q, Yue J Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 09-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8920357
doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2049460
PMID:35295912
Characterisation of the indigenous knowledge used for gastrointestinal nematode control in smallholder farming areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Ndlela SZ, Mkwanazi MV, Chimonyo M BMC Vet Res 21-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8862214
doi:10.1186/s12917-022-03172-0
PMID:35189866
Isolation and functional diversification of dihydroflavonol 4-Reductase gene HvDFR from Hosta ventricosa indicate its role in driving anthocyanin accumulation Qin S, Liu Y, Cui B, Cheng J, Liu S, Liu H Plant Signal Behav 24-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8967398
doi:10.1080/15592324.2021.2010389
PMID:34951328

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid 3-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides
(6'''-O-(Delphinidin 3-O-(6''-O-p-coumaroyl-glucoside) 7-O-glucosyl)) (6''''-O-(kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, 7-O-xyloside, 4'-O-glucosyl))succinate 163183865 Click to see 1598.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00572-5
(6'''-O-(Delphinidin 3-O-(6''-O-p-coumaroyl-glucoside) 7-O-glucosyl)) (6''''-O-(kaempferol 3,7-di-O-glucoside, 4'-O-glucosyl))succinate 163183864 Click to see 1628.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00572-5

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