Crinum macowanii is a deciduous bulbous plant species found in Africa that has been used in traditional medicine for various ailments. It is known by different names among different African cultures and is named after the British botanist Peter MacOwan. The plant has long, slender, bell-shaped flowers that are highly scented and vary in size. It is native to most of east, central, and southern Africa and is found in various habitats. However, its existence is threatened due to unsustainable harvesting for medicinal purposes. The plant has been traditionally used for back pain, swelling, urinary tract disorders, and other conditions. Scientific research has found that it has antiviral and weak anti-fungal properties. The plant contains alkaloids, including lycorine, which is also found in the roots and leaves. Galantamine, a compound with potential medicinal uses, has also been isolated from the plant.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Crinum corradii	Chiov. apud Chiartigi	Webbia 8: 6. 1951
Crinum gouwsii	Traub	Pl. Life 10: 40 (1954)
Crinum johnstonii	Baker	Bot. Mag. 128: t. 7812 (1902)
Crinum pedicellatum	Pax	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 142 (1892)
Crinum macowanii subsp. confusum	I.Verd.	J. S. African Bot. 32: 67. 1966 (1966)
Crinum macowanii subsp. kalahariense	L.S.Hannibal	Bull. Louisiana Soc. Hort. Res. 3(5): 256 (1972)

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English	pyjama lily
Russian	Кринум Макована

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Cape Provinces
  - Free State
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Seychelles

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000764586
USDA Plants	CRMA23
Tropicos	1200097
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63973-1
The Plant List	kew-303499
Open Tree Of Life	826238
NCBI Taxonomy	180140
IPNI	63973-1
iNaturalist	429305
GBIF	2853929
EOL	1087203
USDA GRIN	12228
Wikipedia	Crinum_macowanii

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The anticancer and antibacterial potential of bioactive secondary metabolites derived From bacterial endophytes in association with Artemisia absinthium

Damavandi MS, Shojaei H, Esfahani BN

Sci Rep

27-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10611800
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-45910-w
PMID:	37891400

Benzoindolizidine Alkaloids Tylophorine and Lycorine and Their Analogues with Antiviral, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anticancer Properties: Promises and Challenges

Di Sotto A, Valipour M, Azari A, Di Giacomo S, Irannejad H

Biomedicines

24-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10603990
doi:	10.3390/biomedicines11102619
PMID:	37892993

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

Sustainable Applications of Endophytic Bacteria and Their Physiological/Biochemical Roles on Medicinal and Herbal Plants: Review

Tshikhudo PP, Ntushelo K, Mudau FN

Microorganisms

10-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9967847
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms11020453
PMID:	36838418

Antileishmanial Activity of Clinanthus milagroanthus S. Leiva & Meerow (Amaryllidaceae) Collected in Peru

Soto-Vásquez MR, Alvarado-García PA, Osorio EH, Tallini LR, Bastida J

Plants (Basel)

10-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9866881
doi:	10.3390/plants12020322
PMID:	36679035

Endophytic bacteria from in vitro culture of Leucojum aestivum L. a new source of galanthamine and elicitor of alkaloid biosynthesis

Ptak A, Morańska E, Warchoł M, Gurgul A, Skrzypek E, Dziurka M, Laurain-Mattar D, Spina R, Jaglarz A, Simlat M

Sci Rep

11-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9371375
doi:	10.1038/s41598-022-17992-5
PMID:	35953692

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

The Antibacterial, Antitumor Activities, and Bioactive Constituents’ Identification of Alectra sessiliflora Bacterial Endophytes

Maela MP, van der Walt H, Serepa-Dlamini MH

Front Microbiol

05-Jul-2022

PMCID:	PMC9294510
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2022.870821
PMID:	35865925

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

Lycorine Alkaloid and Crinum americanum L. (Amaryllidaceae) Extracts Display Antifungal Activity on Clinically Relevant Candida Species

Silva LC, Correia AF, Gomes JV, Romão W, Motta LC, Fagg CW, Magalhães PO, Silveira D, Fonseca-Bazzo YM

Molecules

06-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC9100883
doi:	10.3390/molecules27092976
PMID:	35566325

Metabolomic Insights Into Endophyte-Derived Bioactive Compounds

Mishra S, Priyanka, Sharma S

Front Microbiol

02-Mar-2022

PMCID:	PMC8926391
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2022.835931
PMID:	35308367

Metabolomic profile of medicinal plants with anti-RVFV activity

More GK, Vervoort J, Steenkamp PA, Prinsloo G

Heliyon

12-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC8857432
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08936
PMID:	35243061

Medicinal Plants for Mitigating Pain and Inflammatory-Related Conditions: An Appraisal of Ethnobotanical Uses and Patterns in South Africa

Aremu AO, Pendota SC

Front Pharmacol

22-Oct-2021

PMCID:	PMC8569556
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2021.758583
PMID:	34744737

Therapeutic applications and biological activities of bacterial bioactive extracts

Abdelghani Z, Hourani N, Zaidan Z, Dbaibo G, Mrad M, Hage-Sleiman R

Arch Microbiol

09-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8349711
doi:	10.1007/s00203-021-02505-1
PMID:	34370077

A Review of Plant-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Traditional Southern African Medicine

Cock I, Mavuso N, Van Vuuren S

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

29-Jul-2021

PMCID:	PMC8346297
doi:	10.1155/2021/7341124
PMID:	34367307

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Amaryllidaceae alkaloids / Crinine- and Haemanthamine-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids
(+)-Crinamine	118701061	Click to see COC1CC2C3(C=C1)C(CN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	301.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3
(11S,13beta,19S)-1,2-Didehydrocrinan-3alpha,11-diol	5282088	Click to see C1C(C=CC23C1N(CC2O)CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	287.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00096-X
(18-Hydroxy-5,7-dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9,16-tetraen-15-yl) acetate	73657405	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2C3(C=C1)C(CN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	329.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
(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/S0367-326X(02)00164-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100819N
[(1S,13R,15R)-5,7-dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9,16-tetraen-15-yl] acetate	101935954	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C43)OCO5)C=C1	313.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
[(1S,13S,15S,18S)-18-hydroxy-5,7-dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9,16-tetraen-15-yl] acetate	162963527	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2C3(C=C1)C(CN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	329.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
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(00)00128-X
11-Epicrinamine	5281172	Click to see COC1CC2C3(C=C1)C(CN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	301.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
3-O-Acetylhamayne	443671	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2C3(C=C1)C(CN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	329.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
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 COC1=C2CN3CCC4(C3CC(C5C4O5)O)C2=CC6=C1OCO6	317.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
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(00)00128-X
Bulphanidine	407581	Click to see COC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C43)OCO5)OC)C=C1	315.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Buphanidrine	338023	Click to see COC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C43)OCO5)OC)C=C1	315.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Crinamidine	399204	Click to see COC1=C2CN3CCC4(C3CC(C5C4O5)O)C2=CC6=C1OCO6	317.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Crinamin	73620	Click to see COC1CC2C3(C=C1)C(CN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	301.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
Crinamine	500027	Click to see COC1CC2C3(C=C1)C(CN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	301.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
Crinine	398937	Click to see C1CN2CC3=CC4=C(C=C3C15C2CC(C=C5)O)OCO4	271.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Hamayne	443670	Click to see C1C(C=CC23C1N(CC2O)CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	287.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2004-818919 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00096-X
Powellin	443669	Click to see COC1=C2CN3CCC4(C3CC(C=C4)O)C2=CC5=C1OCO5	301.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
Undulatine	3083985	Click to see COC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C43)OCO5)OC)C6C1O6	331.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Vittatine acetate	541087	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C43)OCO5)C=C1	313.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Vittatine, 11-hydroxy-	602595	Click to see C1C(C=CC23C1N(CC2O)CC4=CC5=C(C=C34)OCO5)O	287.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100819N
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Amaryllidaceae alkaloids / Lycorine-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids
1-O-Acetyllycorine	443672	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C=C2CCN3C2C1C4=CC5=C(C=C4C3)OCO5)O	329.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8
Lycorine	72378	Click to see C1CN2CC3=CC4=C(C=C3C5C2C1=CC(C5O)O)OCO4	287.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00096-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2004-818919
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Phenethylamines
Tyramine	5610	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCN)O	137.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00096-X
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Benzoquinolines / Phenanthridines and derivatives
(17-Hydroxy-9-methoxy-5,7-dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9-trien-16-yl) acetate	75966350	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2C3(C1O)CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C34)OCO5)OC	361.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100819N
[(1S,13R,16S,17S)-17-acetyloxy-9-methoxy-5,7-dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9-trien-16-yl] acetate	132573533	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2C3(C1OC(=O)C)CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C34)OCO5)OC	403.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
1-Epideacetylbowdensine	443673	Click to see COC1=C2CN3CCC4(C3CCC(C4O)O)C2=CC5=C1OCO5	319.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
1H,6H-5,11b-Ethano[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-j]phenanthridine-1,2-diol, 2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-7-methoxy-	629204	Click to see COC1=C2CN3CCC4(C3CCC(C4O)O)C2=CC5=C1OCO5	319.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00164-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
2-O-Acetylbulbisine	56928078	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2C3(C1O)CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C34)OCO5)OC	361.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
4-Methoxy-9-azatetracyclo[7.5.2.01,10.02,7]hexadeca-2,4,6,13-tetraene-5,12-diol	494912	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2CN3CCC4(C3CC(C=C4)O)C2=C1)O	273.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
4a-Dehydroxycrinamabine	398935	Click to see C1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C43)OCO5)C(C1O)O	289.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
5,7-Dioxa-12-azapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.02,10.04,8]nonadeca-2,4(8),9-triene-16,17-diol	74952092	Click to see C1CC2C3(CCN2CC4=CC5=C(C=C43)OCO5)C(C1O)O	289.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Bowdensine	541341	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2C3(C1OC(=O)C)CCN2CC4=C(C5=C(C=C34)OCO5)OC	403.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Macowine	637191	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2CN3CCC4(C3CC(C=C4)O)C2=C1)O	273.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Tetrahydroisoquinolines / 4-phenyltetrahydroisoquinolines
2-Methyl-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-7-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline	618047	Click to see CN1CC(C2=CC(=C(C=C2C1)O)OC)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O	285.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X
Cherylline	90075	Click to see CN1CC(C2=CC(=C(C=C2C1)O)OC)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O	285.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00096-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00128-X

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Crinum macowanii

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