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Internal ID UUID64404f55a2cc7903184237
Scientific name Tropaeolum tuberosum
Authority Ruiz & Pav.
First published in Fl. Peruv. 3: 77 (1802)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Trophaeum mucronatum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 97 (1891)
Chymocarpus tuberosus (Ruiz & Pav.) Heynh. Nomencl. Bot. Hort. 1: 195. 1840 [27 Sep-3 Oct 1840]
Tropaeolum mucronatum Meyen Observ. Bot. 2: 27 (1835)
Trophaeum tuberosus (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 97. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Trophaeum tuberosum (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze

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Language Common/alternative name
English anu
English mashua
Arabic كبوسين درني
avk largakirafa uriza (tropaeolum tuberosum)
Catalan mashua
Czech lichořeřišnice hlíznatá
German knollige kapuzinerkresse
Estonian mugul-mungalill
Finnish mukulaköynnöskrassi
Hungarian gumós sarkantyúka
Lithuanian gumbinė nasturtė
Dutch knolcapucien
Quechua maswa
Russian Настурция клубненосная
Chinese 塊莖金蓮花
Chinese 球根旱金莲
Chinese 块茎旱金莲

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Tropaeolum tuberosum subsp. silvestre Sparre Opera Bot., B 2(89): 9 (1973)
Tropaeolum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum

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  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northwest
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001142914
USDA Plants TRTU4
Tropicos 33000049
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:310353-2
The Plant List tro-33000049
Open Tree Of Life 802077
NCBI Taxonomy 147035
IPNI 310353-2
iNaturalist 336156
GBIF 2889931
Freebase /m/04_n9j
EPPO TOPTU
EOL 483579
USDA GRIN 40692
Wikipedia Tropaeolum_tuberosum

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Characterization, mathematical modeling of moisture sorption isotherms and bioactive compounds of Andean root flours Acurio L, Salazar D, García ME, García-Segovia P, Martínez-Monzó J, Igual M Curr Res Food Sci 25-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11067363
doi:10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100752
PMID:38708101
Characterization of Second-Generation Snacks Manufactured from Andean Tubers and Tuberous Root Flours Acurio L, Salazar D, Castillo B, Santiana C, Martínez-Monzó J, Igual M Foods 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10778556
doi:10.3390/foods13010051
PMID:38201079
Significant Benefits of Environmentally Friendly Hydrosols from Tropaeolum majus L. Seeds with Multiple Biological Activities Vrca I, Jug B, Fredotović Ž, Vuko E, Brkan V, Šestić L, Juretić L, Dunkić V, Nazlić M, Ramić D, Smole Možina S, Kremer D Plants (Basel) 18-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10675760
doi:10.3390/plants12223897
PMID:38005794
Edible flora in pre-Columbian Caribbean coprolites: Expected and unexpected data Reynoso-García J, Santiago-Rodriguez TM, Narganes-Storde Y, Cano RJ, Toranzos GA PLoS One 11-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10566737
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0292077
PMID:37819893
Dataset of metals and metalloids in food crops and soils sampled across the mining region of Moquegua in Peru Bedoya-Perales NS, Escobedo-Pacheco E, Maus D, Neimaier A, Pumi G Sci Data 25-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10368736
doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02363-0
PMID:37491548
Third-Generation Snacks Manufactured from Andean Tubers and Tuberous Root Flours: Microwave Expansion Kinetics and Characterization Acurio L, Salazar D, García-Segovia P, Martínez-Monzó J, Igual M Foods 27-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10252795
doi:10.3390/foods12112168
PMID:37297413
Nanoscopic Characterization of Starch Biofilms Extracted from the Andean Tubers Ullucus tuberosus, Tropaeolum tuberosum, Oxalis tuberosa, and Solanum tuberosum Pico C, De la Vega J, Tubón I, Arancibia M, Casado S Polymers (Basel) 01-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9573434
doi:10.3390/polym14194116
PMID:36236064
Microorganisms present in artisanal fermented food from South America Jimenez ME, O’Donovan CM, de Ullivarri MF, Cotter PD Front Microbiol 08-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9499260
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.941866
PMID:36160237
Potential of underutilized crops to introduce the nutritional diversity and achieve zero hunger Singh RK, Sreenivasulu N, Prasad M Funct Integr Genomics 08-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9454381
doi:10.1007/s10142-022-00898-w
PMID:36074305
Management and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for a Sustainable Agriculture Pathirana R, Carimi F Plants (Basel) 04-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9370719
doi:10.3390/plants11152038
PMID:35956515
Pest categorisation of Atalodera andina Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Migheli Q, Vloutoglou I, Maiorano A, Streissl F, Reignault PL EFSA J 30-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9244778
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7395
PMID:35784818
Characterization of Nutritional and Bioactive Compound in Three Genotypes of Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz and Pavón) from Different Agroecological Areas in Puno Coloma A, Flores-Mamani E, Quille-Calizaya G, Zaira-Churata A, Apaza-Ticona J, Calsina-Ponce WC, Huata-Panca P, Inquilla-Mamani J, Huanca-Rojas F Int J Food Sci 23-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8967561
doi:10.1155/2022/7550987
PMID:35368805
Wound healing activity of Tropaeolum tuberosum-based topical formulations in mice Silva-Correa CR, Pazo-Medina GI, Torre VE, Calderón-Peña AA, Aspajo-Villalaz CL, Cruzado-Razco JL, Rosario-Chávarri JD, González-Siccha AD, Guerrero-Espino LM, González-Blas MV, Sagástegui-Guarniz WA, Gamarra-Sánchez CD, Hilario-Vargas J Vet World 19-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8980398
doi:10.14202/vetworld.2022.390-396
PMID:35400960
Nonconventional Hydrocolloids’ Technological and Functional Potential for Food Applications Medina-López SV, Zuluaga-Domínguez CM, Fernández-Trujillo JP, Hernández-Gómez MS Foods 30-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8834643
doi:10.3390/foods11030401
PMID:35159551
Microencapsulation of Purple Mashua Extracts Using Andean Tuber Starches Modified by Octenyl Succinic Anhydride Velásquez-Barreto FF, Sánchez CE Int J Food Sci 25-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8808233
doi:10.1155/2022/8133970
PMID:35127934

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles
4-Methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate 123197 Click to see 179.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)85268-5
Thiourea, N,N'-bis((4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)- 834166 Click to see 316.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)85268-5
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Olefins / Acyclic olefins / Alkatrienes
1,8,11-Heptadecatriene, (Z,Z)- 5352709 Click to see 234.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0614140

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