Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Badianifera major	(Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 6 (1891)
Glochidion cavaleriei	H.Lév.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 183 (1913)
Illicium spathulatum	Y.C.Wu	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 175 (1940)
Illicium cavaleriei	(H.Lév.) H.Lév.	Monde Pl. 18: 31 (1916)

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Arabic	إليسيوم كبير
Arabic	ليسوم كبير
Vietnamese	hồi lớn
Chinese	大八角
Chinese	神仙果

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0001076108
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554519-1
The Plant List	tro-19300242
Open Tree Of Life	318167
NCBI Taxonomy	124775
IUCN Red List	147368976
IPNI	554519-1
iNaturalist	508250
GBIF	3592300
EOL	1143347

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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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Potential of diterpene compounds as antivirals, a review

Wardana AP, Aminah NS, Rosyda M, Abdjan MI, Kristanti AN, Tun KN, Choudhary MI, Takaya Y

Heliyon

12-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8359577
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07777
PMID:	34405122

Comparison of Species Composition and Floristic Components of Soil Sediment Spore pollen in the Ailaoshan Mountain Forest of China

He SN, Hao CY, Zhao W

Sci Rep

19-Aug-2019

PMCID:	PMC6700070
doi:	10.1038/s41598-019-48324-9
PMID:	31427600

The largest early-diverging angiosperm family is mostly pollinated by ovipositing insects and so are most surviving lineages of early angiosperms

Luo SX, Zhang LJ, Yuan S, Ma ZH, Zhang DX, Renner SS

Proc Biol Sci

03-Jan-2018

PMCID:	PMC5784199
doi:	10.1098/rspb.2017.2365
PMID:	29298936

Total Syntheses of (−)-Majucin and (−)-Jiadifenoxolane A, Complex Majucin-Type Illicium Sesquiterpenes

Condakes ML, Hung K, Harwood SJ, Maimone TJ

J Am Chem Soc

17-Nov-2017

PMCID:	PMC5729088
doi:	10.1021/jacs.7b11493
PMID:	29148748

The rapid climate change-caused dichotomy on subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Yunnan: Reduction in habitat diversity and increase in species diversity

Ren Z, Peng H, Liu ZW

Plant Divers

15-Jun-2016

PMCID:	PMC6112197
doi:	10.1016/j.pld.2016.04.003
PMID:	30159458

Synthesis of Neurotrophic Seco-prezizaane Sesquiterpenes (1R,10S)-2-oxo-3,4-dehydroneomajucin, (2S)-hydroxy-3,4-dehydroneomajucin, and (−)-jiadifenin

Cheng X, Micalizio GC

J Am Chem Soc

25-Jan-2016

PMCID:	PMC4879688
doi:	10.1021/jacs.5b12694
PMID:	26785051

Neurotrophic Natural Products: Chemistry and Biology

Xu J, Lacoske MH, Theodorakis EA

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

18-Dec-2013

PMCID:	PMC3945720
doi:	10.1002/anie.201302268
PMID:	24353244

Diterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids from the roots of Illicium majus.

Wang YD, Zhang GJ, Qu J, Li YH, Jiang JD, Liu YB, Ma SG, Li Y, Lv HN, Yu SS

J Nat Prod

25-Oct-2013

doi:	10.1021/NP400638R
PMID:	24070022

Sesquiterpene lactones from the pericarps of Illicium majus; 2-oxy derivatives of neomajucin and 3,4-dehydroxyneomajucin.

Isao KOUNO, Naosuke BABA, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Nobusuke KAWANO, Masakatsu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi KANETO, Chun-Shu YANG

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

08-Dec-2011

doi:	10.1248/CPB.38.422

Isolation of Neoanisatin Derivatives from the Pericarps of Illicium majus with Other Constituents.

Isao KOUNO, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Sayuri ENJOJI, Masakatsu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi KANETO, Chun-Shu YANG

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

08-Dec-2011

doi:	10.1248/CPB.39.1773

Isolation of three new sesquiterpene lactones from the pericarps of Illicium majus.

Isao KOUNO, Naosuke BABA, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Nobusuke KAWANO, Masakatsu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi KANETO, Chun-Shu YANG, Sadao SATO

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

08-Dec-2011

doi:	10.1248/CPB.37.2448

A new sesquiterpene lactone and its glucoside from the pericarps of Illicium majus.

Isao KOUNO, Naosuke BABA, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Nobusuke KAWANO, Chun-Shu YANG, sadao SATO

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

08-Dec-2011

doi:	10.1248/CPB.37.2427

New anisatin-like sesquitepene lactones from pericarps of illicium majus

Chun-Shun Yang, Isao Kouno, Nobusuke Kawano, Sadao Sato

Elsevier BV

25-Jul-2002

doi:	10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2

A new toxic neoanisatin derivative from the pericarps of Illicium majus.

Yang CS, Hashimoto M, Baba N, Takahashi M, Kaneto H, Kawano N, Kouno I

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo)

01-Jan-1990

doi:	10.1248/CPB.38.291
PMID:	2337950

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(1S,4aS,10aR)-7-[(2R)-1-hydroxypropan-2-yl]-1,4a-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid	72705063	Click to see CC(CO)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2)(C)C(=O)O)C	316.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
(1S,4aS,10aR)-7-[(2R)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-1,4a-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid	73355402	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC3=C2C=CC(=C3)C(C)(CO)O)(C)C(=O)O	332.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
1-Phenanthrenecarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10a-octahydro-1,4a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethyl)-, [1R-(1alpha,4abeta,10aalpha)]-	1201531	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2)(C)C(=O)O)C	300.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
Majusanic acid E	72705062	Click to see CC(CO)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2)(C)C(=O)O)C	316.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
MajusanicacidD	73351956	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(=O)C3=C2C=CC(=C3)C(C)(C)O)(C)C(=O)O	330.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
Epitaraxerol	344467	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)O)(C)C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
(1R,2R,5R,6S,10R,11R,14R)-5,10,14-trihydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8,12-dioxatetracyclo[9.3.1.01,5.06,10]pentadecane-9,13-dione	45269136	Click to see CC1CCC2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4=O)C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O	312.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2R,4R,5R,6S,10R,11S,14R)-4,5,10,14-tetrahydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8,12-dioxatetracyclo[9.3.1.01,5.06,10]pentadecane-9,13-dione	162980861	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4=O)C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O)O	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2R,4R,5R,6S,7R,8R,11S)-4,5,7,11-tetrahydroxy-2,7-dimethylspiro[9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecane-6,3'-oxetane]-2',10-dione	44575426	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(C(C24COC4=O)(C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O)O	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2R,5R,6S,10R,11S,14R)-5,10,14-trihydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8,12-dioxatetracyclo[9.3.1.01,5.06,10]pentadecane-9,13-dione	21672428	Click to see CC1CCC2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4=O)C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O	312.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2S,5R,6R,7S,8R,11R)-5,11-dihydroxy-2,7-dimethylspiro[9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecane-6,3'-oxetane]-2',3,10-trione	101529009	Click to see CC1C2CC3(C(C(=O)CC3(C14COC4=O)O)C)C(C(=O)O2)O	310.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.291
2-Oxo-6-dehydroxyneoanisatin	159578	Click to see CC1C2CC3(C(C(=O)CC3(C14COC4=O)O)C)C(C(=O)O2)O	310.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.291
4,7a-Methano-1H,3H-cyclopenta[e]furo[3,4-c]oxocin-3,6(7H)-dione, heptahydro-3a,7,10,10a-tetrahydroxy-8,10b-dimethyl-	494843	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4=O)C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O)O	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448
Anisatin	115121	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(C(C24COC4=O)(C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O)O	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448
Majucin	3086559	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4=O)C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O)O	328.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Shikimic acids and derivatves
3,4,5-Trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid	1094	Click to see C1C(C(C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)O)O	174.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
Shikimic acid	8742	Click to see C1C(C(C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)O)O	174.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(1S,2S,6S,7S,8S)-7-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-14-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,11-dioxatetracyclo[6.3.3.01,8.02,6]tetradec-13-ene-5,10-dione	72705256	Click to see CC12COC(=O)C1(C(C34C2(CC=C3COC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4)O)C	456.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
(2R,3aR,5S)-3a-hydroxy-2-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-5-prop-2-enyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-6-one	101602691	Click to see CC(C)(C1CC2(CC(C(=O)C=C2O1)CC=C)O)O	252.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
illifunone C	15700250	Click to see CC(C)(C1CC2(CC(C(=O)C=C2O1)CC=C)O)O	252.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones
(1S,2R,6S,7R,8S,10R,13R)-2,7,8-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,13-dimethyl-4,9-dioxatetracyclo[6.5.1.01,10.06,10]tetradecan-3-one	73352408	Click to see CC1CCC23C14CC(O2)(C(C3(COC(=O)C4O)CO)(C)O)O	314.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Oxepanes
[(1S,2R,5S,6R,9S,10R,13R)-5,13-dihydroxy-2,6,10-trimethyl-11-oxo-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecan-9-yl] 2-methyl-3-oxocyclopentene-1-carboxylate	72705258	Click to see CC1CCC2(C13CC(=O)C4(C2(COC4(C3O)OC(=O)C5=C(C(=O)CC5)C)C)C)O	404.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
Pseudomajucin	44566789	Click to see CC1C(CC23C1(CC(=O)O2)CC4(C(C3(CO4)C)C)O)O	282.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.422 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2427

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