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Internal ID UUID64402b67c4ab8714621927
Scientific name Ullucus tuberosus
Authority Caldas
First published in Semanar. Nueva Granada : 185 (1809)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ullucus tuberosus subsp. aborigineus (Brücher) Sperling Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1253 (1993)
Ullucus aborigineus Brücher Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 80: 379 (1967)
Ullucus tuberosus f. albiflorus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 267 (1898)
Ullucus tuberosus f. rubriflorus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 267 (1898)
Ullucus kunthii Moq. Biblioth. Universelle Genève 11: 80 (1849)
Basella tuberosa Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 189 (1817)
Melloca peruviana Moq. Prodr. 13(2): 225 (1849)
Melloca tuberosa (Kunth) Lindl. Gard. Chron. 1847: 685 (1847)
Gandola tuberosa Moq. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 224. 1849 [5 May 1849]
Chenopodium tuberosum Ruiz Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 21 1940
Ullucus tuberosus f. rubrifiorus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 267. 1898

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Language Common/alternative name
English ulluco
Spanish papa lisa
Spanish papalisa
Spanish tiquiño
Spanish ulluco
Spanish ulluma
Spanish olluco
Spanish melloco
Spanish melloca
Spanish chugua
Spanish rubas
Spanish muguri
Spanish ullucus aborigineus
Spanish melloca tuberosa
Spanish melloca peruviana
Spanish ullucus kunthii
ay ulluku
Catalan ulluco
Czech melok hlíznatý
Czech ulluco
German olluco
German ulluco
German ollucos
German knollenbaselle
Finnish ulluco
Finnish ulluko
French ulluque
French ulluco
Hebrew אויוקו
Croatian ulukus
Italian ulluco
Italian papalisa
Italian olluco
Japanese ウルーコ
Korean 울류쿠
Lithuanian gumbinis uliukas
Norwegian Bokmål ulloco
Polish olluco
Quechua ulluku
Quechua melloco
Quechua papalisa
Quechua papa lisa
Quechua milluku
Russian Уллюко клубненосный
Russian Уллюко
Ukrainian Ульюко бульбоносна

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- Native
  • Southern America
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Chile North
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000820362
USDA Plants ULTU
Tropicos 3200027
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167633-1
The Plant List kew-358073
PFAF Ullucus tuberosus
Open Tree Of Life 631080
NCBI Taxonomy 108055
IPNI 167633-1
iNaturalist 431718
GBIF 3083518
Freebase /m/03r9x3
EPPO ULLTU
EOL 595290
USDA GRIN 40814
Wikipedia Ullucus

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Commodity risk assessment of Petunia spp. and Calibrachoa spp. unrooted cuttings from Kenya 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, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Manda RR, Schulz OM, Akrivou A, Antonatos S, Beris D, Debode J, Kritikos C, Kormpi M, Lacomme C, Manceau C, Papachristos D, Reppa C, Gardi C, Potting R EFSA J 25-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11044013
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8742
PMID:38665158
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
Potential Use of Andean Tuber Waste for the Generation of Environmentally Sustainable Bioelectricity Rojas-Flores S, De La Cruz-Noriega M, Cabanillas-Chirinos L, Otiniano NM, Soto-Deza N, Terrones-Rodriguez N, De La Cruz-Cerquin M Molecules 25-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11085406
doi:10.3390/molecules29091978
PMID:38731469
Green Solvents for Extraction of Natural Food Colorants from Plants: Selectivity and Stability Issues Tzanova MT, Yaneva Z, Ivanova D, Toneva M, Grozeva N, Memdueva N Foods 16-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10887973
doi:10.3390/foods13040605
PMID:38397582
Non-Traditional Starches, Their Properties, and Applications Šárka E, Sinica A, Smrčková P, Sluková M Foods 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10606120
doi:10.3390/foods12203794
PMID:37893687
The effect of induced polyploidy on phytochemistry, cellular organelles and the expression of genes involved in thymol and carvacrol biosynthetic pathway in thyme (Thymus vulgaris) Mohammadi V, Talebi S, Ahmadnasab M, Mollahassanzadeh H Front Plant Sci 15-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10540446
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1228844
PMID:37780500
A Review on Edible Coatings and Films: Advances, Composition, Production Methods, and Safety Concerns Matloob A, Ayub H, Mohsin M, Ambreen S, Khan FA, Oranab S, Rahim MA, Khalid W, Nayik GA, Ramniwas S, Ercisli S ACS Omega 02-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10433350
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c03459
PMID:37599927
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
The Cryopreservation of Medicinal and Ornamental Geophytes: Application and Challenges El Merzougui S, Benelli C, El Boullani R, Serghini MA Plants (Basel) 29-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10255897
doi:10.3390/plants12112143
PMID:37299120
Critical Role of Regrowth Conditions in Post-Cryopreservation of In Vitro Plant Germplasm Popova E, Kulichenko I, Kim HH Biology (Basel) 02-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10135868
doi:10.3390/biology12040542
PMID:37106743
Influence of Ulluco Starch Modified by Annealing on the Physicochemical Properties of Biodegradable Films Daza LD, Parra DO, Rosselló C, Arango WM, Eim VS, Váquiro HA Polymers (Basel) 11-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9610937
doi:10.3390/polym14204251
PMID:36297829
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
Antimicrobial betalains Wijesinghe VN, Choo WS J Appl Microbiol 07-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9826318
doi:10.1111/jam.15798
PMID:36036373
Evolution and function of red pigmentation in land plants Davies KM, Landi M, van Klink JW, Schwinn KE, Brummell DA, Albert NW, Chagné D, Jibran R, Kulshrestha S, Zhou Y, Bowman JL Ann Bot 07-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9670752
doi:10.1093/aob/mcac109
PMID:36070407

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Betalains / Betacyanins and derivatives
Lampranthin II 11953909 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(C=C4C(=C3)CC([N+]4=CC=C5CC(NC(=C5)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)O)O 726.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF8012053
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-6-[(1S,2S,4R,5'R,6S,7S,8S,9S,12R,13S,15R,16R,18S)-15-hydroxy-5'-(hydroxymethyl)-7,9,13-trimethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 639652 Click to see 903.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.199619960523
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(1R,2S,4S,4'S,5'S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,15S,16R,18R)-4',15-dihydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 102036831 Click to see CC1COC2(CC1O)C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)O)O)O)O)C)C)C 903.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.199619960523
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(2S)-4-[2-[(2S)-2-carboxy-5-hydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl]ethenyl]-2,3-dihydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid 163187783 Click to see 550.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF8012053
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Indolecarboxylic acids
(2S)-4-[2-[(2S)-2-carboxy-5,6-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl]ethenyl]-2,3-dihydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid 137218006 Click to see C1C(N=C(C=C1C=CN2C(CC3=CC(=C(C=C32)O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O 388.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF8012053

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