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Internal ID UUID644025cdcd21f304467401
Scientific name Danae racemosa
Authority (L.) Moench
First published in Methodus : 170 (1794)

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Unfortunately, no documented, verifiable record in the consulted ethnobotanical monographs, peer‑reviewed journals, reputable herbal compendia, or historic sources indicates that Danae racemosa (L.) Moench has been used as teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices by any named culture or region. As a result, an ethnobotanical uses entry cannot be compiled for this taxon.

General Uses Top

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Common products:
- Cut stems and foliage for floristry (evergreen shoots) (Hessayon, 1999; Royal Horticultural Society).

Industrial and craft applications:
- No documented industrial or craft uses (timber, fiber, pulp, resins, dyes, tannins, oils, adhesives, coatings, or bioplastics).

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- No documented edible or beverage uses.

Colorants and tanning:
- No documented use of plant parts as dyes or tanning agents.

Wood and fiber:
- No documented use as timber, pulp, fiber, or other structural material.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- No documented use for essential oils, absolutes, fixed oils, or fragrance applications.

Properties relevant to use:
- Not applicable.

Standards and regulation:
- Not applicable.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- No documented commercial-scale sourcing for industrial, craft, or food applications; the species is cultivated for ornamental/floristry markets (RHS, s藎).

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Ruscus racemosus L. Sp. Pl. : 1041 (1753)
Ruscus terminalis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 255 (1796)
Danae laurus Medik. Malvenfam. : 72 (1787)
Danaidia racemosa (L.) Link Handbuch 1: 274 (1829)

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Language Common/alternative name
English alexandrian laurel
English poet's laurel
Spanish danaida
Spanish danaidia
Arabic خاماذفني
Arabic رعند عنقودي
Azerbaijani danaya
Azerbaijani budaqlı danaya
Czech děreň hroznatá
German traubendorn
Persian چلم
French fragon à grappes
French laurier d'alexandrie
Russian Даная ветвистая
Chinese 大王桂
Chinese 灌木百合

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Turkey

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000765028
Tropicos 18404833
INPN 160113
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533709-1
The Plant List kew-303930
Open Tree Of Life 635577
Observations.org 140694
NCBI Taxonomy 34184
IPNI 533709-1
iNaturalist 485180
GBIF 5303891
Freebase /m/05h461q
EPPO DNARA
EOL 1087356
USDA GRIN 13202
Wikipedia Danae_racemosa
CMAUP NPO17508

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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A systematic methodology to assess the identity of plants in historical texts: A case study based on the Byzantine pharmacy text John the Physician's Therapeutics Lardos A, Patmore K, Allkin R, Lazarou R, Nesbitt M, Scott AC, Zipser B J Ethnopharmacol 25-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC7615571
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2023.117622
PMID:38128894
A systematic review on mitigation of common indoor air pollutants using plant-based methods: a phytoremediation approach Kumar R, Verma V, Thakur M, Singh G, Bhargava B Air Qual Atmos Health 11-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005924
doi:10.1007/s11869-023-01326-z
PMID:37359395
Artemisia Species with High Biological Values as a Potential Source of Medicinal and Cosmetic Raw Materials Ekiert H, Klimek-Szczykutowicz M, Rzepiela A, Klin P, Szopa A Molecules 29-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9571683
doi:10.3390/molecules27196427
PMID:36234965
Interactions of Metarhizium brunneum-7 with Phytophagous Mites Following Different Application Strategies Ment D, Raman S, Gal S, Ezra D, Palevsky E Insects 28-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7349670
doi:10.3390/insects11060330
PMID:32481489
Dynamic of Plant Composition and Regeneration following Windthrow in a Temperate Beech Forest Mollaei Darabi S, Kooch Y, Hosseini SM Int Sch Res Notices 21-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4897520
doi:10.1155/2014/421457
PMID:27379260
Variation of microsporogenesis in monocots producing monosulcate pollen grains Toghranegar Z, Nadot S, Albert B Ann Bot 10-May-2013
PMCID:PMC3690993
doi:10.1093/aob/mct104
PMID:23666889
Networks in a Large-Scale Phylogenetic Analysis: Reconstructing Evolutionary History of Asparagales (Lilianae) Based on Four Plastid Genes Chen S, Kim DK, Chase MW, Kim JH PLoS One 18-Mar-2013
PMCID:PMC3605904
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059472
PMID:23544071
Molecular phylogenetics of Ruscaceae sensu lato and related families (Asparagales) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences Kim JH, Kim DK, Forest F, Fay MF, Chase MW Ann Bot 07-Oct-2010
PMCID:PMC2958784
doi:10.1093/aob/mcq167
PMID:20929900
A fully automatable enzymatic method for DNA extraction from plant tissues Manen JF, Sinitsyna O, Aeschbach L, Markov AV, Sinitsyn A BMC Plant Biol 03-Nov-2005
PMCID:PMC1298311
doi:10.1186/1471-2229-5-23
PMID:16269076
Polyphenolic compounds of Danae racemosa A. A. Nasudari, É. T. Oganesyan, V. A. Kompantsev, Yu. B. Kerimov Springer Science and Business Media LLC 20-Nov-2004
doi:10.1007/BF00564351

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids
(1R,2S,3S,5S,7R,8S,9S,10S,11R,12R)-12-(hydroxymethyl)-12-methyl-6-methylidene-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.15,8.01,11.02,8]octadecane-3,7,9,10-tetrol 102298137 Click to see CC1(CCCC23C1C(C(C45C2C(CC(C4)C(=C)C5O)O)(OC3)O)O)CO 366.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,2S,4R,9R,10S,13R,14R)-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,5,9-trimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-2,14-diol 101676167 Click to see 322.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2S,5S,7R,8S,9S,10S,11R,12R)-7,9,10-trihydroxy-12-(hydroxymethyl)-12-methyl-6-methylidene-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.15,8.01,11.02,8]octadec-14-en-3-one 102298136 Click to see CC1(CC=CC23C1C(C(C45C2C(=O)CC(C4)C(=C)C5O)(OC3)O)O)CO 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
1alpha,6beta,7beta,11alpha,15beta-Pentahydroxy-7alpha,20-epoxy-ent-kaur-16-ene 101677459 Click to see 366.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
7-Megastigmene-3,5,6,9-tetraol 637237 Click to see 244.33 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
(1S,2'R,5R,6S,9R,10S)-2'-(hydroxymethyl)-10-(methoxymethyl)-3',3'-dimethylspiro[3-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecane-5,1'-cyclohexane]-2,11-dione 49870970 Click to see 364.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2'R,5R,6S,9R)-2'-(hydroxymethyl)-3',3'-dimethyl-10-methylidenespiro[3-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecane-5,1'-cyclohexane]-2,11-dione 49870969 Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CO)COC(=O)C34C2CCC(C3)C(=C)C4=O)C 332.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2S,3R,5R,7R,8S,11S,14R,17S,20R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-14-methyl-6-methylidene-10,16,18-trioxahexacyclo[12.5.1.15,8.01,11.02,8.017,20]henicosan-9-one 72947649 Click to see CC12CCC3C4(C1C(OC2)OC4)C5C(CC6(CC5(C(C6=C)O)C(=O)O3)O)O 378.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2S,3R,5S,7R,8S,11S,14R,17S,20R)-3,7-dihydroxy-14-methyl-6-methylidene-10,16,18-trioxahexacyclo[12.5.1.15,8.01,11.02,8.017,20]henicosan-9-one 20056294 Click to see CC12CCC3C4(C1C(OC2)OC4)C5C(CC6CC5(C(C6=C)O)C(=O)O3)O 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,6R,8R,9R,12S,13S,14R,16S,17S)-6,9,14,17-tetrahydroxy-7,7,17-trimethyl-3,10-dioxapentacyclo[14.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12]nonadecane-2,18-dione 72947650 Click to see 396.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,6S,8R,9R,12S,13S,14R,16S)-6,9,14-trihydroxy-7,7-dimethyl-17-methylidene-3,10-dioxapentacyclo[14.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12]nonadecane-2,18-dione 101670648 Click to see 378.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,8R,9R,12S,13S,14S,15S,18S,19R)-9,14-dihydroxy-7,7-dimethyl-3,10,16-trioxahexacyclo[16.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12.015,19]henicosane-2,21-dione 24764126 Click to see 378.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,8R,9R,12S,13S,14S,16R,17R,19R)-9,19-dihydroxy-7,7-dimethyl-18-methylidene-3,10,15-trioxahexacyclo[15.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12.014,16]icosan-2-one 72947453 Click to see 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,8R,9R,12S,13S,14S,16S,17S,18S)-9,14,17,18-tetrahydroxy-7,7,17-trimethyl-3,10-dioxapentacyclo[14.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12]nonadecan-2-one 72947651 Click to see CC1(CCC2C3(C1C(OC3)O)C4C(CC5CC4(C(C5(C)O)O)C(=O)O2)O)C 382.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,8R,9R,12S,13S,16R,18R)-9,18-dihydroxy-7,7-dimethyl-17-methylidene-3,10-dioxapentacyclo[14.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12]nonadecan-2-one 76309974 Click to see 348.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S,8R,9R,12S,13S,16S,18R)-9,18-dihydroxy-7,7-dimethyl-17-methylidene-3,10-dioxapentacyclo[14.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12]nonadec-14-en-2-one 72947454 Click to see CC1(CCC2C3(C1C(OC3)O)C4C=CC5CC4(C(C5=C)O)C(=O)O2)C 346.40 unknown via CMAUP database
3,7,11,15(17)-Cembratetraene-16,2:19,6-diolide 6451060 Click to see 328.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Enmein 352542 Click to see 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Epinodosin 9975896 Click to see CC1(CCC2C3(C1C(OC3)O)C4C(CC5CC4(C(=O)C5=C)C(=O)O2)O)C 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Macrocalin A 11382408 Click to see CC1(CCC2C3(C1C(OC3)O)C4CCC5CC4(C(=O)C5=C)C(=O)O2)C 346.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Maoyecrystal D 46883375 Click to see CC1(CCC2C3(C1C(OC3)O)C4C(CC5CC4(C(=O)C5CO)C(=O)O2)O)C 380.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Nodosin (terpene) 10248089 Click to see 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Sculponeatin A 15922655 Click to see 360.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Sculponin F 44557721 Click to see 422.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1S,1'S,4S,4'S,6S,7'R,8R,9R,10'S,12S,13S,13'S,14'S,15'R,16R,17S,17'S,25'R)-6,9,15'-trihydroxy-7,7,7'-trimethylspiro[3,10-dioxapentacyclo[14.2.1.01,13.04,12.08,12]nonadecane-17,21'-3,9,11,22-tetraoxaheptacyclo[15.6.1.17,10.01,14.04,13.018,23.013,25]pentacos-18(23)-ene]-2,2',18-trione 44557720 Click to see CC1(C(CC2C3(C1C(OC3)O)C4CCC5CC4(C(=O)C56CCC7=C(O6)C89CC7CC(C8C13COC4C1C(CCC3OC9=O)(CO4)C)O)C(=O)O2)O)C 722.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Sculponin D 44557719 Click to see 720.80 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
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Phenylalanine and derivatives
[(2S)-2-acetamido-3-phenylpropyl] (2S)-2-benzamido-3-phenylpropanoate 46222163 Click to see 444.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
4-Methylene-5beta-hydroperoxyovatodiolide 24970924 Click to see CC1=CC2C(CCC(=C)C(CCC3=CC(C1)OC3=O)OO)C(=C)C(=O)O2 360.40 unknown via CMAUP database
4alpha-Hydroperoxy-5-enovatodiolide 24970923 Click to see 360.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
Cedrusin 11210164 Click to see 346.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
Martynoside 5319292 Click to see 652.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Verbascoside 5281800 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O 624.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 54579866 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564351
Vitamin P 5293655 Click to see 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564351
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 4-O-methylated flavonoids
Acacetin 5280442 Click to see 284.26 unknown via CMAUP database

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