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Myrtillocactus geometrizans

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Internal ID UUID64405a908a861159459167
Scientific name Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Authority (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Console
First published in in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 1: 10. 1897.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Myrtillocactus pugionifer A.Berger Kakteen: 160. 1929.
Myrtillocactus hertrichii Houghton in J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1: 136. 1930.
Cereus aquicaulensis Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 90. 1837.
Cereus garambello Haage ex C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846.
Cereus geometrizans Mart. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 90. 1837.
Cereus gladiator Otto & A.Dietr. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 6: 34. 1838.
Cereus pugionifer Lem. Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 30. 1838.
Cereus geometrizans var. pugioniferus (Lem.) Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 48. 1850.
Myrtillocactus grandiareolatus Bravo in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 3: 15. 1932.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. grandiareolatus (Bravo) Backeb. Cactaceae 4: 3267. 1960.
Cereus arrigens Monv. ex Labour. Monogr. Cactaceae: 367. 1853.
Myrtillocereus geometrizans var. pugionifer (K.Schum.) Frič & Kreuz. in: Kreuzinger, K. G., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 11. 1935.
Cereus geometrizans var. pugionifer (Lem.) Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 48. 1850.
Cereus geometrizans var. quadrangularispinus Lem. ex Labour. Monogr. Cact.: 367. 1853.
Cereus gladiator var. geometrizans Monv. in Cat.: . 1846.
Cereus pugionifer var. quadrangulispinus Lem. ex C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 395. 1846.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristatus P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 105. 1992.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. hintonii W.A.Fitz Maur. in Cact. Suc. Mex. 34: 89. 1989.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. pugionifera (Lem.) Console in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 10. 1897.
Myrtillocereus geometrizans Frič & Kreuz. in: Kreuzinger, K. G., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 11. 1935.

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Language Common/alternative name
English bilberry cactus
English blue myrtle-cactus
English blue-flame
English our-father
English whortleberry cactus
English blue candle
Spanish garambullo
Spanish padre nuestro
French chandelle bleue
nah cuauhnohpalli
Russian Миртиллокактус геометрический
Swedish blåbärskaktus
Chinese 龙神木
Chinese 龙神柱
Chinese 龍神木果
Chinese 龍神木

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southwest

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001287034
Tropicos 5100156
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:135710-1
The Plant List tro-5100156
Open Tree Of Life 853059
NCBI Taxonomy 336127
IUCN Red List 152175
IPNI 135710-1
iNaturalist 274227
GBIF 7279778
Freebase /m/02qy1t5
EPPO MTKGE
EOL 5182213
USDA GRIN 435345
Wikipedia Myrtillocactus_geometrizans

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A Healthy Brazil Nut Beverage with Opuntia stricta var. dillenii Green Extract: Beverage Stability and Changes in Bioactives and Antioxidant Activity during Cold Storage Alvarado-López DA, Parralejo-Sanz S, Lobo MG, Cano MP Foods 18-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11049168
doi:10.3390/foods13081237
PMID:38672912
Encapsulation of Indicaxanthin-Rich Opuntia Green Extracts by Double Emulsions for Improved Stability and Bioaccessibility Parralejo-Sanz S, Quereda-Moraleda I, Requena T, Cano MP Foods 25-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11012069
doi:10.3390/foods13071003
PMID:38611309
Anti-Obesity Effect of Different Opuntia stricta var. dillenii’s Prickly Pear Tissues and Industrial By-Product Extracts in 3T3-L1 Mature Adipocytes Gómez-López I, Eseberri I, Cano MP, Portillo MP Nutrients 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892177
doi:10.3390/nu16040499
PMID:38398824
Nutritional, Fatty Acids, (Poly)phenols and Technological Properties of Flower Powders from Fuchsia hybrida and Alcea rosea Castillo-Carrión M, Martínez-Espinosa R, Pérez-Álvarez JÁ, Fernández-López J, Viuda-Martos M, Lucas-González R Foods 11-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10814466
doi:10.3390/foods13020237
PMID:38254537
Bee Assemblage in the Southern Chihuahuan Desert: The Role of Season, Year, and Trap Color in Abundance Munguia-Soto EO, Golubov J, Mandujano MC Insects 14-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10671961
doi:10.3390/insects14110875
PMID:37999075
Agri-silvicultures of Mexican Arid America Andablo-Reyes AD, Moreno-Calles AI, Cancio-Coyac BA, Gutiérrez-Coatecatl E, Rivero-Romero AD, Hernández-Cendejas G, Casas A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 14-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10503103
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00612-5
PMID:37710240
The floral biology and the role of staminal connective appendages during pollination of the endoparasite Bdallophytum americanum (Cytinaceae) Rios-Carrasco S, Sánchez D, Ortega-González PF, Gutiérrez-Luna MF, Farfán-Beltrán ME, Mandujano MC, Vázquez-Santana S J Plant Res 14-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10421756
doi:10.1007/s10265-023-01466-4
PMID:37311992
Plastome variations reveal the distinct evolutionary scenarios of plastomes in the subfamily Cereoideae (Cactaceae) Yu J, Li J, Zuo Y, Qin Q, Zeng S, Rennenberg H, Deng H BMC Plant Biol 08-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC9993602
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04148-4
PMID:36882685
Effect of berrycactus fruit (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) on glutamate, glutamine, and GABA levels in the frontal cortex of rats fed with a high-fat diet Sandoval-Salazar C, Jiménez-García SN, Beltrán-Campos V, Vera-Becerra LE, Núñez-Colín CA Open Life Sci 24-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9883687
doi:10.1515/biol-2022-0529
PMID:36742451
The In Vitro Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion Affects the Bioaccessibility and Bioactivity of Beta vulgaris Constituents Igual M, Fernandes Â, Dias MI, Pinela J, García-Segovia P, Martínez-Monzó J, Barros L Foods 11-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9857886
doi:10.3390/foods12020338
PMID:36673430
Herbivory in Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Cactaceae): Do Parasitoids Provide Indirect Defense or a Direct Advantage? Callejas-Chavero A, Martínez-Hernández DG, Vargas-Mendoza CF, Flores-Martínez A Plants (Basel) 22-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9824105
doi:10.3390/plants12010047
PMID:36616177
Redox Properties, Bioactivity and Health Effects of Indicaxanthin, a Bioavailable Phytochemical from Opuntia ficus indica, L.: A Critical Review of Accumulated Evidence and Perspectives Attanzio A, Restivo I, Tutone M, Tesoriere L, Allegra M, Livrea MA Antioxidants (Basel) 29-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9774763
doi:10.3390/antiox11122364
PMID:36552572
Phytochemical Screening and Bioactivities of Cactaceae Family Members Endemic to Mexico Rodríguez-Mendoza CA, González Campos RE, Lorenzo-Leal AC, Bautista Rodríguez E, Paredes Juárez GA, El Kassis EG, Hernández LR, Juárez ZN, Bach H Plants (Basel) 26-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9653579
doi:10.3390/plants11212856
PMID:36365308
Adaptation and biocultural conservation of traditional agroforestry systems in the Tehuacán Valley: access to resources and livelihoods strategies Vázquez-Delfin P, Casas A, Vallejo M Heliyon 27-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9254342
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09805
PMID:35800250
Functional and Nutraceutical Compounds of Tomatoes as Affected by Agronomic Practices, Postharvest Management, and Processing Methods: A Mini Review Lima GP, Gómez HA, Seabra Junior S, Maraschin M, Tecchio MA, Borges CV Front Nutr 06-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9020222
doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.868492
PMID:35464011

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
2-Carene 79044 Click to see CC1=CC2C(C2(C)C)CC1 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00680-R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(2R,4aS,5S,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-5,10-dihydroxy-4a-(hydroxymethyl)-2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-2-carboxylic acid 12304679 Click to see 488.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01570A060
(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8S,8aS,9S,12aS,14aS,14bR)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-3,8,9-triol 163042711 Click to see 460.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.07.010
5,10-Dihydroxy-4a-(hydroxymethyl)-2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-2-carboxylic acid 12304677 Click to see 488.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01570A060
8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-3,8,9-triol 163042710 Click to see 460.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.07.010
CID 21594207 21594207 Click to see CC1(CC2C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC(C2(C(C1)O)CO)O)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 474.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.07.010
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cholestane steroids / Cholesterols and derivatives
(3beta,5alpha,6alpha)-Cholest-8-ene-3,6-diol 12314054 Click to see 402.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.07.010
10,13,14-Trimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6-diol 541541 Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC3=C2CC(C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)C)C 416.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.07.010
Macdougallin 23258271 Click to see 416.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.07.010
Peniocerol 12314055 Click to see 402.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.07.010

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