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Internal ID UUID644024503b1b2144629364
Scientific name Agave deserti
Authority Engelm.
First published in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 310 (1875)

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Language Common/alternative name
English mescal
English century plant or maguey
English desert agave
English century plant
Arabic أغاف صحراوي
Chinese 沙漠龙舌兰

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Agave deserti var. deserti Unknown
Agave deserti var. pringlei (Engelm. ex Baker) W.C.Hodgs. & Reveal Novon 11(4): 413. 2001
Agave deserti var. simplex (Gentry) W.C.Hodgs. & Reveal Novon 11(4): 413. 2001

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000754311
USDA Plants AGDE
Tropicos 1200376
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61932-1
The Plant List kew-293754
Open Tree Of Life 93639
NCBI Taxonomy 382119
Nature Serve 2.133754
IUCN Red List 114979533
IPNI 61932-1
iNaturalist 75296
GBIF 2767087
Freebase /m/0c308g
EOL 1083882
Calflora (Californian flora) 114
USDA GRIN 5426
Wikipedia Agave_deserti
CMAUP NPO25802

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnomedicinal evaluation of medicinal plants used for therapies by men and women in rural and urban communities in Makkah district Qari SH, Alqethami A, Qumsani AT Saudi Pharm J 02-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10733703
doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101881
PMID:38130903
Bringing CAM photosynthesis to the table: Paving the way for resilient and productive agricultural systems in a changing climate Perron N, Kirst M, Chen S Plant Commun 21-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10943566
doi:10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100772
PMID:37990498
Pre-contact Agave domesticates – living legacy plants in Arizona’s landscape Hodgson WC, Jane Rosenthal E, Salywon AM Ann Bot 10-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10799993
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad113
PMID:37815005
Atmospheric CO2 decline and the timing of CAM plant evolution Sage RF, Gilman IS, Smith JA, Silvera K, Edwards EJ Ann Bot 29-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10799994
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad122
PMID:37642245
How does leaf succulence relate to plant drought resistance in woody shrubs? Guo B, Arndt SK, Miller RE, Szota C, Farrell C Tree Physiol 19-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10652328
doi:10.1093/treephys/tpad066
PMID:37208014
The Agavoideae: an emergent model clade for CAM evolutionary biology Heyduk K, McAssey EV, Field R, Leebens-Mack J Ann Bot 16-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10799990
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad062
PMID:37191440
Physiology, genomics, and evolutionary aspects of desert plants Mohanta TK, Mohanta YK, Kaushik P, Kumar J J Adv Res 07-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10982872
doi:10.1016/j.jare.2023.04.019
PMID:37160225
Physiological Responses of Agave maximiliana to Inoculation with Autochthonous and Allochthonous Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Hernández-Cuevas LV, Salinas-Escobar LA, Segura-Castruita MÁ, Palmeros-Suárez PA, Gómez-Leyva JF Plants (Basel) 24-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9922000
doi:10.3390/plants12030535
PMID:36771619
Ecological-niche modeling reveals current opportunities for Agave dryland farming in Sonora, Mexico and Arizona, USA Ortiz Cano HG, Hadfield R, Gomez T, Hultine K, Mata Gonzalez R, Petersen SL, Hansen NC, Searcy MT, Stetler J, Cervantes Mendívil T, Burchfield D, Park P, Stewart JR PLoS One 20-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9858763
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0279877
PMID:36662880
Desert plants to stop desertification: To succeed, reforestation projects to reclaim once fertile lands need to consider the local abiotic, biotic, and social factors Blilou I, Hirt H EMBO Rep 29-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9900327
doi:10.15252/embr.202256687
PMID:36579758
Uses, Knowledge and Extinction Risk Faced by Agave Species in Mexico Alducin-Martínez C, Ruiz Mondragón KY, Jiménez-Barrón O, Aguirre-Planter E, Gasca-Pineda J, Eguiarte LE, Medellin RA Plants (Basel) 27-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9824392
doi:10.3390/plants12010124
PMID:36616253
The Role of Aquaporins in Plant Growth under Conditions of Oxygen Deficiency Kudoyarova G, Veselov D, Yemelyanov V, Shishova M Int J Mol Sci 05-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9456501
doi:10.3390/ijms231710159
PMID:36077554
Evolution of Crassulacean acid metabolism in response to the environment: past, present, and future Heyduk K Plant Physiol 24-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9434201
doi:10.1093/plphys/kiac303
PMID:35748752
Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Two Kalanchoë Species during Plantlet Formation Jácome-Blásquez F, Ooi JP, Zeef L, Kim M Plants (Basel) 22-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9268976
doi:10.3390/plants11131643
PMID:35807595
De Novo Transcriptome of Mammillaria bombycina (Cactaceae) under In Vitro Conditions and Identification of Glyoxalase Genes Enríquez-González C, Garcidueñas-Piña C, Castellanos-Hernández OA, Enríquez-Aranda S, Loera-Muro A, Ocampo G, Pérez-Molphe Balch E, Morales-Domínguez JF Plants (Basel) 31-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8838482
doi:10.3390/plants11030399
PMID:35161380

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines
1-((7aR)-5,6,7a,8-Tetrahydro-7H-benzo(g)-1,3-benzodioxolo(6,5,4-de)quinolin-7-yl)ethanone 6453733 Click to see 307.30 unknown via CMAUP database
N-Acetyldehydroanonaine 5315739 Click to see CC(=O)N1CCC2=CC3=C(C4=C2C1=CC5=CC=CC=C54)OCO3 305.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Benzophenanthridine alkaloids / Dihydrobenzophenanthridine alkaloids
(2S)-2-[[(13R)-1,2-dimethoxy-12-methyl-13H-[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]phenanthridin-13-yl]methyl]-7-methoxy-2,6-dimethylpyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-one 102236946 Click to see 618.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Benzophenanthridine alkaloids / Quaternary benzophenanthridine alkaloids
Chelerythrine 2703 Click to see 348.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Benzophenanthridine alkaloids / Secobenzophenanthridine alkaloids
Simulansamide 5321312 Click to see 397.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives
Syringic Acid 10742 Click to see 198.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid 8468 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O 168.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids
Pyrrolezanthine 636825 Click to see 245.27 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Sinapaldehyde 5280802 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=CC=O 208.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
(-)-Syringaresinol 11604108 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC 418.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Pinoresinol 73399 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty amides / N-acyl amines
(2Z,6E,8E,10E)-N-(2-methylpropyl)dodeca-2,6,8,10-tetraenamide 5321101 Click to see 247.38 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Linalyl acetate, (-)- 442474 Click to see 196.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
Caryophyllene oxide 1742210 Click to see 220.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Abscisic acids and derivatives
Abscisic Acid 5280896 Click to see 264.32 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Beta-Amyrin 73145 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3-Hydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one 160608 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2C(=O)C=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 428.70 unknown via CMAUP database
beta-Sitosterone 9801811 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(=O)C4)C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aldehydes / Aryl-aldehydes
Ganodine 126543 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCN2C(=CC=C2C=O)CO 229.27 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrans / Pyranones and derivatives
Zanthopyranone 10419590 Click to see 170.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Benzoquinolines / Phenanthridines and derivatives
1,2-Dimethoxy-13-methyl[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]phenanthridine 101673185 Click to see 347.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Oxychelerythrine 147279 Click to see CN1C2=C(C=CC3=CC4=C(C=C32)OCO4)C5=C(C1=O)C(=C(C=C5)OC)OC 363.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Furanoquinolines
8-Hydroxydictamnine 164950 Click to see 215.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Dictamnine 68085 Click to see 199.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Gamma-Fagarine 107936 Click to see 229.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Skimmianine 6760 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1)C(=C3C=COC3=N2)OC)OC 259.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Hydroxyquinolines
Zanthobisquinolone 54688597 Click to see 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Quinolones and derivatives / Hydroquinolones
4-Methoxy-1H-quinolin-2-one 600167 Click to see 175.18 unknown via CMAUP database
4-methoxy-N-methyl-2-quinolone 182073 Click to see 189.21 unknown via CMAUP database
N-Methylschinifoline 101652163 Click to see CC(=C)C=CC1=C(C2=CC=CC=C2N(C1=O)C)OC 255.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Quinolones and derivatives / Pyranoquinolines
(3S)-3-hydroxy-2,2,10-trimethyl-3,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-b]quinolin-5-one 932818 Click to see 259.30 unknown via CMAUP database
6,6,12-Trimethylisochromeno[4,3-c]quinolin-11-one 10017165 Click to see 291.30 unknown via CMAUP database
7-Methoxyflindersine 101995295 Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)OC)NC2=O)C 257.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Benzosimuline 5321951 Click to see 305.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Flindersine 68230 Click to see 227.26 unknown via CMAUP database
N-Acetoxymethylflindersine 11289552 Click to see CC(=O)OCN1C2=CC=CC=C2C3=C(C1=O)C=CC(O3)(C)C 299.32 unknown via CMAUP database
Rel-zanthodioline 5315424 Click to see CC1(C(C(C2=C(O1)C3=C(C(=CC=C3)OC)N(C2=O)C)O)O)C 305.32 unknown via CMAUP database
Zanthobungeanine 5315422 Click to see 271.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
(+)-Simulanol 52918181 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)O)OC)C=CCO 388.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Balanophonin 23252258 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)C=CC=O 356.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
Scoparone 8417 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC 206.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Isofraxidin 5318565 Click to see 222.19 unknown via CMAUP database
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown via CMAUP database

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