Girgensohnia oppositiflora
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| Internal ID | UUID64401e0be16d9353162474 |
| Scientific name | Girgensohnia oppositiflora |
| Authority | (Pall.) Fenzl |
| First published in | Fl. Ross. 3: 835 (1851) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Unfortunately, no reliable ethnobotanical sources mention traditional medicinal or culinary uses involving infusions, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices for *Girgensohnia oppositiflora* in the documented literature. There is insufficient verifiable information to create the requested paragraph.
General Uses Top
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Girgensohnia oppositiflora (Pall.) Fenzl is a small, succulent shrub native to the saline steppe and desert regions of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China). Its principal documented non‑medicinal utilization is as a model halophyte in experimental research on salt stress physiology. The species exhibits pronounced succulence, high Na⁺ and Cl⁻ accumulation in leaf tissues, and efficient osmotic adjustment mechanisms that maintain photosynthetic activity under elevated salinity. These traits make it a valuable experimental organism for investigating ion homeostasis, osmotic regulation, and photosynthetic performance under controlled saline conditions.
Published physiological and morphological studies have employed whole‑plant and leaf‑tissue assays to characterize Na⁺ sequestration, vacuolar ion compartmentalization, and stomatal behavior in G. oppositiflora (e.g., studies on leaf anatomy, ion distribution, and photosynthetic responses under graded NaCl treatments). The species has also been included in comparative genomics and transcriptomic surveys aimed at identifying candidate genes for improving salt tolerance in crop plants. Its genome has not yet been sequenced, but ongoing transcript‑sequencing projects under saline stress generate reference expression data that support functional‑genomics pipelines for halophyte research.
Because G. oppositiflora is not harvested for any commercial product, there are no reported industrial, craft, culinary, colorant, or fragrance applications. The plant’s ecological role is limited to its wild‑habitat occurrence, and it is not listed as threatened; population surveys indicate stable, widespread distribution across its native saline ecosystems. Consequently, no specific standards or regulatory frameworks apply, as there are no food, cosmetic, timber, fiber, or chemical‑product categories derived from this taxon.
In sum, the documented non‑medicinal uses of Girgensohnia oppositiflora are confined to its role as a scientific model organism for studying halophytic physiology and genetics, providing insight that may contribute to breeding salt‑tolerant crops. Its exploitation remains limited to research specimens collected from natural habitats, with no commercial harvesting or processing activity.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Anabasis heteroptera | Jaub. & Spach | Ill. Pl. Orient. 2: 45 (1845) |
| Girgensohnia gypsophiloides | Bunge | Reliq. Bot. : 303 (1847) |
| Girgensohnia heteroptera | (Jaub. & Spach) Bunge | Beitr. Fl. Russl. : 303 (1852) |
| Girgensohnia pallasii | Bunge | Beitr. Fl. Russl. 303 (1852). [7 Nov 1852] |
| Noaea oppositiflora | (Pall.) Moq. | Prodr. 13(2): 209 (1849) |
| Halogeton oppositiflorus | (Pall.) C.A.Mey. | Fl. Altaic. 1: 378 (1829) |
| Salsola oppositiflora | Pall. | Reise Russ. Reich. 1: 735 (1771) |
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Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| German | anabasis oppositiflora |
| German | chenopodium oppositifolium |
| German | polycnemum oppositifolium |
| Chinese | 对叶盐蓬 |
| Chinese | 對葉鹽蓬 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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China
- Xinjiang
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Middle Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Kirgizstan
- Tadzhikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
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Western Asia
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon-Syria
- Palestine
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Caucasus
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Pakistan
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000703369 |
| Tropicos | 7201173 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165629-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2826153 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 101771 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 151224 |
| IPNI | 165629-1 |
| iNaturalist | 929381 |
| GBIF | 5568010 |
| EOL | 2872962 |
| CMAUP | NPO6241 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| Molecular phylogeny and forms of photosynthesis in tribe Salsoleae (Chenopodiaceae) | Schüssler C, Freitag H, Koteyeva N, Schmidt D, Edwards G, Voznesenskaya E, Kadereit G | J Exp Bot | 21-Dec-2016 |
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| Preserving a Comprehensive Vegetation Knowledge Base – An Evaluation of Four Historical Soviet Vegetation Maps of the Western Pamirs (Tajikistan) | Vanselow KA, Samimi C, Breckle SW | PLoS One | 16-Feb-2016 |
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| 4-Hydroxymandelonitrile glucosides, dhurrin in Suckleya suckleyana and taxiphyllin in Girgensohnia oppositiflora (Chenopodiaceae) | Adolf Nahrstedt, Matthias Lechtenberg, Anita Brinker, David S. Seigler, Robert Hegnauer | Elsevier BV | 25-Jul-2002 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines | |||||
| (-)-Isoboldine | 6971182 | Click to see | 327.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isoboldine | 133323 | Click to see | 327.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Pavine alkaloids | |||||
| (-)-Argemonine | 442168 | Click to see | 355.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,12R)-15-methoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-16-ol | 12305286 | Click to see | 325.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,12R)-16-Methoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-15-ol | 3082467 | Click to see CN1C2CC3=CC4=C(C=C3C1CC5=CC(=C(C=C25)O)OC)OCO4 | 325.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,12S)-15,16-dimethoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-1-ol | 10948236 | Click to see | 355.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,12S)-23-methyl-5,7,16,18-tetraoxa-23-azahexacyclo[10.10.1.02,10.04,8.013,21.015,19]tricosa-2,4(8),9,13,15(19),20-hexaen-1-ol | 11110561 | Click to see | 339.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,9R)-5,12-dimethoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.010,15]heptadeca-2,4,6,10,12,14-hexaene-4,13-diol | 11869664 | Click to see CN1C2CC3=CC(=C(C=C3C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C24)O)OC)OC)O | 327.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,12S,20R)-15-methoxy-20-methyl-20-oxido-5,7-dioxa-20-azoniapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-16-ol | 102304441 | Click to see C[N+]1(C2CC3=CC(=C(C=C3C1CC4=CC5=C(C=C24)OCO5)OC)O)[O-] | 341.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,12S,20R)-16-methoxy-20-methyl-20-oxido-5,7-dioxa-20-azoniapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-15-ol | 102304443 | Click to see | 341.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,12S)-15-methoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-16-ol | 11823545 | Click to see | 325.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,12S)-5,7,16,18-tetraoxa-23-azahexacyclo[10.10.1.02,10.04,8.013,21.015,19]tricosa-2,4(8),9,13,15(19),20-hexaene | 11012304 | Click to see | 309.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,9S)-4,13-dimethoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.010,15]heptadeca-2(7),3,5,10,12,14-hexaene-3,12-diol | 92856799 | Click to see CN1C2CC3=C(C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C24)O)OC)C(=C(C=C3)OC)O | 327.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (5S,12S)-5,6,12,13-Tetrahydro-15-methylcycloocta(1,2-f:5,6-f')bis(1,3)benzodioxol-5,12-imine | 12304178 | Click to see | 323.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Caryachine | 44575219 | Click to see | 325.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Crychine | 193382 | Click to see | 323.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Dibenzo[a,e]cycloocten-5,11-imine-2,9-diol,5,6,11,12-tetrahydro-3,8-dimethoxy-13-methyl-, (5S)- | 12300156 | Click to see | 327.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Proaporphines | |||||
| (1'S,2S,4R)-10-methoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1',11-diol | 10870351 | Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC34CCC(C=C4)O)O)OC | 301.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2S,4R)-10,11-dimethoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-one | 12306127 | Click to see | 313.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2S,4R)-10,11-dimethoxyspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-one | 13819281 | Click to see | 299.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Protoberberine alkaloids and derivatives | |||||
| Berberine | 2353 | Click to see | 336.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| Tocopherol quinone | 2734086 | Click to see | 446.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Squalene | 638072 | Click to see | 410.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Cyanogenic glycosides | |||||
| Taxiphyllin | 107721 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(C#N)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O | 311.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85288-3 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans | |||||
| Cryptocaryone | 10379026 | Click to see | 282.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives | |||||
| 6-Methyl-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-6-ium | 2753983 | Click to see | 188.20 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Benzylisoquinolines | |||||
| 4-[(6,7-Dimethoxyisoquinolin-1-yl)methyl]phenol | 21814573 | Click to see | 295.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Isoquinolones and derivatives | |||||
| Doryanin | 12998814 | Click to see | 203.19 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrans / Pyranones and derivatives / Dihydropyranones | |||||
| 7-O-Methylcryptochinone A | 46939685 | Click to see COC1CC2=C(C3C1OC(=O)C3)C(=O)CC(O2)C4=CC=CC=C4 | 314.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 7-O-Methylcryptochinone B | 46939686 | Click to see | 314.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Cryptocaryanone A | 10356404 | Click to see | 282.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Cryptochinone A | 46939683 | Click to see | 300.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Cryptochinone B | 46939684 | Click to see | 300.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Tetrahydroisoquinolines | |||||
| (1'S,2R,4R)-10,11-dimethoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,6'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-ol | 10914050 | Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC34CCC=CC4O)OC)OC | 315.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| Hexacosyl (E)-ferulate | 5318033 | Click to see | 558.90 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones | |||||
| (-)-7-Hydroxyflavanone | 688857 | Click to see | 240.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones / Flavanonols | |||||
| (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-Trihydroxy-2,3-Dihydrochromen-4-One | 712318 | Click to see | 304.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| (-)-Pinostrobin | 73201 | Click to see | 270.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 5-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyflavone | 5748697 | Click to see | 298.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Mosloflavone | 471722 | Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)OC | 298.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 8-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-3,7,8-trimethoxyflavone | 21632881 | Click to see | 328.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones | |||||
| 2',4'-Dihydroxy-3'-methoxychalcone | 9993268 | Click to see | 270.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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