Pterocaulon sphacelatum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fcc5941796789422060 |
| Scientific name | Pterocaulon sphacelatum |
| Authority | (Labill.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex F.Muell. |
| First published in | Syst. Census Austral. Pl. : 79 (1882) |
Description Top
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Pterocaulon sphacelatum, also known as apple bush or fruit-salad plant, is a flowering plant found in Australia. It is a small shrub with pink to purple flowers and is endemic to the country. The plant has stiff upright stems covered in short brownish hairs and oblong to lance-shaped leaves. Its flower heads are oval to globe-shaped and the fruit is a brown achene covered in bristles. The plant is used in Australian Aboriginal medicine and was first described by Jacques Labillardière as Monenteles sphacelatus. It is found in various habitats, including disturbed sites and roadsides, in Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and the Northern Territory.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Monenteles sphacelatus | Labill. | Sertum Austro-Caledonicum 1825 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Malesia
- Lesser Sunda Islands
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Malesia
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Australasia click to expand
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Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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Australia
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Pacific click to expand
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Southwestern Pacific
- New Caledonia
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Southwestern Pacific
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000061684 |
| Tropicos | 50003475 |
| INPN | 671065 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:240182-1 |
| The Plant List | gcc-18705 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 782975 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 81514 |
| IPNI | 240182-1 |
| iNaturalist | 370042 |
| GBIF | 5392227 |
| Freebase | /m/076zpg9 |
| EPPO | PTOSP |
| EOL | 6252082 |
| Elurikkus | 600891 |
| Wikipedia | Pterocaulon_sphacelatum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives | |||||
| Scoparone | 8417 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC | 206.19 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9683079 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Chrysosplenol C | 189065 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC)O)O)OC)O | 360.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00050-1 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |