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Proiphys amboinensis

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID6440214014e07457816326
Scientific name Proiphys amboinensis
Authority (L.) Herb.
First published in Appendix : 42 (1821)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
- Ornamental horticulture: Widely cultivated as a houseplant and in shaded garden borders for its glossy, evergreen foliage and infrequent but showy white flowers. (Reference: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Australian National Botanic Gardens)

Industrial and craft applications:
(No documented uses)

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
(No documented uses)

Colorants and tanning:
(No documented uses)

Wood and fiber:
(No documented uses)

Fragrance and cosmetics:
(No documented uses)

Properties relevant to use:
- Foliage: Persistent, broad, leathery leaves with a glossy surface and distinct venation, contributing to its ornamental value.

Standards and regulation:
- No specific standards or regulations identified for commercial use. Cultivation for ornamental purposes is subject to general horticultural regulations and plant biosecurity measures in different regions.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Commonly propagated vegetatively (offsets) and sometimes by seed in horticulture, limiting large-scale wild harvesting. Ornamental trade likely sourced from cultivated stock, reducing pressure on wild populations. (Reference: Australian Native Plants Society; seed/offset sales listings)

Scientific/model-organism use:
- Cytogenetic studies: Chromosome counts (e.g., 2n=32) reported, providing basic genomic data for the species. (Reference: Chromosome number databases)
- Living collections: Maintained in botanical gardens globally (e.g., Kew, Australian herbaria) as a conservation and educational resource. (Reference: Global Biodiversity Information Facility; garden databases)
- Phylogenetic research: Included in molecular phylogenies of the Amaryllidaceae family. (Reference: Peer-reviewed taxonomic studies)

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Cearia amboinensis Dumort. Comment. Bot. : 65 (1822)
Pancratium amboinense L. Sp. Pl. : 291 (1753)
Pancratium australasicum Ker Gawl. Bot. Reg. 9: t. 715 (1823)
Pancratium ovatifolium Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 215 (1812)
Pancratium nervifolium Salisb. Parad. Lond. 2: t. 84 (1808)
Stemonix nervosus Raf. Atlantic J. 1: 165 (1833)
Amaryllis rotundifolia Lam. Encycl. 1: 124 (1783)
Crinum nervosum L'Hér. Sert. Angl. : 8 (1789)
Eurycles alata Sweet Hort. Brit. : 406 (1826)
Eurycles amboinensis (L.) Lindl. Encycl. Pl. : 242 (1829)
Eurycles australasica (Ker Gawl.) G.Don Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 1830
Eurycles australis Schult.f. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 911 (1830)
Eurycles coronata Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 406. 1826
Eurycles javanica M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 157 (1847)
Eurycles nervosa G.Don ex Loudon Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 117. 1830
Eurycles nuda Sweet Hort. Brit. : 406 (1826)
Eurycles rotundifolia M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 156 (1847)
Eurycles sylvestris Salisb. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Transactions of the Horticultural Society 1 1812
Cepa amboinensis (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 703 (1891)
Pancratium australe Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 47 (1825)
Crinum nervosum Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 135 (1824)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
Bengali কার্ডওয়েল লিলি
Indonesian daun sepenuh
Malay sepenuh
pam katunggal
Thai ว่านนางคุ้ม
Tonga lile pilisipeni
Chinese 假玉簪

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Thailand
    • Malesia
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
    • Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marianas
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Society Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Niue
      • Vanuatu

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000727150
USDA Plants PRAM4
Tropicos 50152058
INPN 448557
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:66645-1
The Plant List kew-285743
Open Tree Of Life 517124
NCBI Taxonomy 82229
IPNI 66645-1
iNaturalist 369594
GBIF 2858034
Freebase /m/02pkcvv
EOL 1081525
Wikipedia Proiphys_amboinensis

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
The use of antimalarial plants as traditional treatment in Papua Island, Indonesia Budiarti M, Maruzy A, Mujahid R, Sari AN, Jokopriyambodo W, Widayat T, Wahyono S Heliyon 14-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7736719
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05562
PMID:33344788
Methyl Eugenol: Its Occurrence, Distribution, and Role in Nature, Especially in Relation to Insect Behavior and Pollination Tan KH, Nishida R J Insect Sci 24-Apr-2012
PMCID:PMC3500151
doi:10.1673/031.012.5601
PMID:22963669
Methyl eugenol, a fruit-fly attractant, from the browning leaves of Proiphys amboinensis (amaryllidaceae) C.H Chuah, H.S Yong, S.H Goh Elsevier BV 26-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Methoxybenzenes / Dimethoxybenzenes
Methyleugenol 7127 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC=C)OC 178.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Heptacosane 11636 Click to see 380.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Hexacosane 12407 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 366.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Undecane 14257 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCC 156.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
9-Hexadecenoic acid 4668 Click to see CCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O 254.41 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Heptadecanoic Acid 10465 Click to see 270.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Myristic Acid 11005 Click to see 228.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Palmitelaidic acid 5282745 Click to see 254.41 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Palmitic Acid 985 Click to see 256.42 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Pentadecanoic Acid 13849 Click to see 242.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
Stearic Acid 5281 Click to see 284.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids
Lauric Acid 3893 Click to see 200.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Very long-chain fatty acids
Behenic Acid 8215 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 340.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00097-5

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