Ammocharis tinneana

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Internal ID	UUID644025281396b276869592
Scientific name	Ammocharis tinneana
Authority	(Kotschy & Peyr.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
First published in	J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 177 (1939)

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Common products:
- Dye: water-soluble brown/natural brown dye for protein fibers; paste used for body/face decoration; applications in craft dyeing.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Tanning: crushed bark used as a vegetable tannin for leather; operationally valued in communities with tannery practices.
- Fibers: interior leaf fibers twisted into cordage; outer leaf sheath fibers used in thatch, matting, and basketry.
- Brush brooms: bundles of leaf bases employed as sweeping brooms.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Bulb starch: Piaroa (Venezuela) process bulbs into starch and fermented beverages after maceration and leaching.

Colorants and tanning:
- Natural brown dyes for wool, silk, and other protein fibers; coloring from the plant’s sap/powder is reported across several African records. Tannins from bark are used to convert animal skins to leather.

Wood and fiber:
- Cordage and basketry from interior leaf fibers; thatching/matting from leaf-sheath fibers; sources describe technique-specific use in southern African households.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- Body/face paint pigment derived from the plant’s powder (for decorative application only).

Properties relevant to use:
- Tannins: bark extracts provide tanning activity suitable for leather processing.
- Pigments: water-soluble colorants yield brown dye on protein fibers and serve as cosmetic pigments after grinding/powdering.
- Fiber: long, flexible strands from the leaf interior enable strong cordage; coarse, durable sheath fibers support thatch/mat.

Sustainability and sourcing:
-Wild-harvested for dye/tanning/fiber; contemporary management (e.g., in Namibia) aims at sustainable harvesting to prevent depletion; regional initiatives provide guidance for extraction intensity and patch management.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Stenolirion elliotii	Baker	Hooker's Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2493 (1896)
Crinum ammocharoides	Baker	J. Bot. 16: 195 (1878)
Crinum bainesii	Baker	Gard. Chron. , n.s., 16: 39 (1881)
Crinum cordofanum	Kotschy & Peyr.	Pl. Tinn. : 14 (1867)
Crinum lastii	Baker	Handb. Amaryll. : 79 (1888)
Crinum ondongense	Baker	Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 3: 666 (1903)
Crinum poggei	Pax	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 141 (1892)
Crinum rhodanthum	Baker	Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 397 (1898)
Crinum thruppii	Baker ex Oliv.	Unkn. Horn of Afr. , App.: 322 (1888)
Crinum tinneae	Kotschy & Peyr.	Flora 51: 508 (1868)
Crinum tinneanum	Kotschy & Peyr.	Pl. Tinn. : 44 (1867)

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Namibia
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Central African Republic
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000759939
USDA Plants	AMTI
Tropicos	1201038
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63101-1
The Plant List	kew-299011
Open Tree Of Life	439682
NCBI Taxonomy	414783
IPNI	63101-1
iNaturalist	514219
GBIF	5325622
EPPO	AORTI
EOL	1085795
Wikipedia	Ammocharis_tinneana

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Ethnobotanical study of nutraceutical plants used to manage opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda

Ikinyom N, Lamwaka AV, Malagala AT, Ndyomugyenyi EK

Trop Med Health

01-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10472741
doi:	10.1186/s41182-023-00540-w
PMID:	37658427

Chemical Characterization and Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation of the Ethanol Extract from the Bulbs of Pancratium maritimun Collected in Sicily

Cicio A, Sut S, Dall’Acqua S, Bruno M, Luparello C, Serio R, Zizzo MG

Molecules

09-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10222022
doi:	10.3390/molecules28103986
PMID:	37241726

Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches

Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF

Plants (Basel)

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10005506
doi:	10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:	36904005

Plants Used in Antivenom Therapy in Rural Kenya: Ethnobotany and Future Perspectives

Omara T

J Toxicol

16-Jun-2020

PMCID:	PMC7315313
doi:	10.1155/2020/1828521
PMID:	32612650

Medicinal plants species used by herbalists in the treatment of snakebite envenomation in Uganda

Okot DF, Anywar G, Namukobe J, Byamukama R

Trop Med Health

05-Jun-2020

PMCID:	PMC7273665
doi:	10.1186/s41182-020-00229-4
PMID:	32518500

Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Local Tissue Damage Induced by Snake Venoms: An Overview from Traditional Use to Pharmacological Evidence

Félix-Silva J, Silva-Junior AA, Zucolotto SM, Fernandes-Pedrosa MD

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

21-Aug-2017

PMCID:	PMC5585606
doi:	10.1155/2017/5748256
PMID:	28904556

Kenyan medicinal plants used as antivenin: a comparison of plant usage

Owuor BO, Kisangau DP

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

01-Feb-2006

PMCID:	PMC1409767
doi:	10.1186/1746-4269-2-7
PMID:	16451723

Alkaloids from Ammocharis tinneana

A MACHOCHO, S CHHABRA, F VILADOMAT, C CODINA, J BASTIDA

Elsevier BV

25-Jul-2002

doi:	10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Amaryllidaceae alkaloids
5-Methoxy-9-azatetracyclo[7.6.1.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-2,4,6-triene-4,15-diol	162945003	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C3C(CCC4C3N(CC4)CC2=C1)O)O	275.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Amaryllidaceae alkaloids / Crinine- and Haemanthamine-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids
(1R,13R,15R,16S,18R,19S)-9,15-dimethoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-trien-19-ol	162985204	Click to see	347.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
(1S,11R,13R,15R,16S,18R)-9-methoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-triene-11,15-diol	101036743	Click to see	333.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
(1S,13R,15R,16S,18R,19R)-9,15-dimethoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-trien-19-ol	5281171	Click to see	347.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
(3alpha,11S)-1,2-Didehydro-3,7-dimethoxycrinan-11-ol	25092366	Click to see	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
(3R)-7-Methoxy-1,2-didehydrocrinan-3-ol	627287	Click to see COC1=C2CN3CCC4(C3CC(C=C4)O)C2=CC5=C1OCO5	301.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
(9,15-Dimethoxy-5,7-dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9,16-tetraen-18-yl) acetate	78180690	Click to see	373.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
(9,15-Dimethoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-trien-19-yl) acetate	78180691	Click to see	389.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
[(1R,13R,15R,18R)-9,15-dimethoxy-5,7-dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9,16-tetraen-18-yl] acetate	101682301	Click to see	373.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
[(1S,13R,15R,16S,18R,19R)-9,15-dimethoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-trien-19-yl] acetate	162845168	Click to see	389.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
1,2-Didehydrocrinan-3-ol	101727	Click to see C1CN2CC3=CC4=C(C=C3C15C2CC(C=C5)O)OCO4	271.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
6-Hydroxyundulatine	545030	Click to see	347.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
6Alpha-Hydroxyundulatine	15479738	Click to see COC1CC2C3(CCN2C(C4=C(C5=C(C=C43)OCO5)OC)O)C6C1O6	347.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
9-Methoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-trien-15-ol	625708	Click to see	317.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
9-Methoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-triene-11,15-diol	78180692	Click to see	333.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
9,15-Dimethoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-trien-19-ol	4480708	Click to see COC1CC2C3(C(CN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C43)OCO5)OC)O)C6C1O6	347.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
9,15-Dimethoxy-5,7,17-trioxa-12-azahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,13.02,10.04,8.016,18]icosa-2,4(8),9-triene	271606	Click to see COC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C43)OCO5)OC)C6C1O6	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Ambelline	441585	Click to see	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Bulphanidine	407581	Click to see	315.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Buphanidrine	338023	Click to see	315.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Buphanisin	625225	Click to see COC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C43)OCO5)C=C1	285.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Buphanisine	12302149	Click to see COC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C43)OCO5)C=C1	285.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Crinamidine	399204	Click to see	317.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Crinan-12-ol, 1,2-didehydro-3alpha,7-dimethoxy-	494154	Click to see	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Crinan, 3alpha-methoxy-	625509	Click to see COC1CCC23CCN(C2C1)CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5	287.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Crinan,3,7-dimethoxy-,(3alpha-	629061	Click to see	317.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Crinine	398937	Click to see	271.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Flexinine	398936	Click to see	287.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Powelline	443669	Click to see	301.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Powelline, 1,2-dihydro-	627523	Click to see	303.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Undulatin	3083985	Click to see	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Amaryllidaceae alkaloids / Lycorine-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids
Lycorine	72378	Click to see	287.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides
(4E,7E,10R)-5,9,9-trimethyl-11-oxabicyclo[8.2.1]trideca-1(13),4,7-triene-6,12-dione	92977572	Click to see CC1=CCCC2=CC(C(C=CC1=O)(C)C)OC2=O	246.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Benzoquinolines / Phenanthridines and derivatives
(5,14-Dihydroxy-4-methoxy-9-azatetracyclo[7.6.1.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-2,4,6,12-tetraen-15-yl) acetate	78172915	Click to see	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Norpluviine	12313583	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2CN3CCC4=CCC(C(C43)C2=C1)O)O	273.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1
Sternbergine	178814	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C=C2CCN3C2C1C4=CC(=C(C=C4C3)O)OC)O	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00118-1

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Ammocharis tinneana

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