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Internal ID UUID64404b007432f665745260
Scientific name Plumbago pulchella
Authority Boiss.
First published in Prodr. 12: 692 (1848)

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Scientific and model organism use:
• Plumbago pulchella is documented as a model system for studying root secondary growth. Anatomical studies report vascular cambia and a cambial variant known as “medullary bundles,” enabling comparative research into cambial activity, wood formation, and pericycle contributions to secondary tissues. These structural features support developmental biology and evolutionary botany investigations (Simoes et al. 2015; Chen et al. 2017; Carlquist 2009; Fisher & Marcos 2017).

Properties relevant to use:
• Phloem fibers contain a high proportion of sclerenchymatous tissue; bast-fiber strength and flexibility are enhanced by lignified cell walls with cellulose microfibril orientation typical of supportive pericycle fibers (Chen et al. 2017).
• Medullary bundles alter conventional secondary xylem/secondary phloem patterns, affecting mechanical strength and transport architecture, which is relevant to anatomical models of cambial variants (Fisher & Marcos 2017).

Industrial and craft applications:
• No verified non-medicinal industrial uses are documented.

Colorants and tanning:
• No verified non-medicinal dye or tanning uses are documented.

Wood and fiber:
• No verified non-medicinal timber or fiber products are documented.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• No documented non-medicinal food or beverage uses are found.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
• No verified non-medicinal fragrance or cosmetic uses are documented.

Common products:
• No verified non-medicinal commercial products are documented.

Standards and regulation:
• No relevant standards or regulatory frameworks are documented for this species in non-medicinal contexts.

Sustainability and sourcing:
• No documented sustainability or sourcing frameworks specific to this species are reported.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Plumbago rhomboidea G.Lodd. Bot. Cab.: t. 1536. 1830
Plumbago lanceolata Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic.: 31. 1893

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 巧花丹

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southwest

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001095277
Tropicos 25400521
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:687090-1
The Plant List tro-25400521
Open Tree Of Life 6039337
IPNI 687090-1
iNaturalist 153910
GBIF 5668163
Freebase /m/0hrb_ch
EOL 5487957
Wikipedia Plumbago_pulchella
CMAUP NPO16475

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes / Anthraquinones / Hydroxyanthraquinones
1,3,5-Trihydroxy-7-methyl-2-(1,3,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-2-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione 54752972 Click to see 538.50 unknown via CMAUP database
1,4,7-Trihydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methylanthracene-9,10-dione 54752971 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Butyrophenones
Rhodomyrtosone A 102521923 Click to see 456.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans
9,9'-Di-O-(E)-feruloylsecoisolariciresinol 10439806 Click to see 714.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Hopanoids
(3I(2),21I(2))-Aa(2)-Neogammacer-22(30)-ene-3,29-diol 102032092 Click to see 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Quinone and hydroquinone lipids / Vitamin E compounds / Tocopherols
Vitamin E 14985 Click to see 430.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
Taraxerol 92097 Click to see 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol 11876093 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-ol 10836206 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,12aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 7061300 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
[(1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-(hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl] acetate 479957 Click to see 484.80 unknown via CMAUP database
11-Oxo-beta-amyrin 20055661 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CC(=O)C4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C 440.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3-O-p-Coumaroyloleanolic acid 10579517 Click to see 602.80 unknown via CMAUP database
3beta-Acetoxy-11alpha,12alpha-epoxyoleanan-28,13beta-olide 21626351 Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2C4C(O4)C56C3(CCC7(C5CC(CC7)(C)C)C(=O)O6)C)C)C 512.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Arjunolic acid 73641 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 488.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Beta-Amyrin 73145 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Betulin 72326 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)CO 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Betulonic acid 122844 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C(=O)O 454.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Friedelin 91472 Click to see 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Lupeol 259846 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
methyl (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,10R,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylate 40884490 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)OC 470.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Methyl Betulonate 10766700 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C(=O)OC 468.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Stigmast-4-en-3-one 5484202 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclic alcohols and derivatives
(8aR)-8a-hydroxy-3,3,6,6,8,8-hexamethyl-1,2-benzodioxine-5,7-dione 44281346 Click to see 268.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthenes
(10R,16R,24R)-12-hydroxy-5,5,7,7,19,19,21,21-octamethyl-13-(3-methylbutanoyl)-10-(2-methylpropyl)-16-propan-2-yl-3,15,17-trioxahexacyclo[12.10.0.02,11.04,9.016,24.018,23]tetracosa-1,4(9),11,13,18(23)-pentaene-6,8,20,22-tetrone 56929125 Click to see 688.80 unknown via CMAUP database
(10S,16R,24R)-12-hydroxy-5,5,7,7,19,19,21,21-octamethyl-13-(3-methylbutanoyl)-10-(2-methylpropyl)-16-propan-2-yl-3,15,17-trioxahexacyclo[12.10.0.02,11.04,9.016,24.018,23]tetracosa-1,4(9),11,13,18(23)-pentaene-6,8,20,22-tetrone 56929124 Click to see 688.80 unknown via CMAUP database
(9R)-6,8-dihydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-(3-methylbutanoyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-9H-xanthene-1,3-dione 102521922 Click to see 442.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(9S)-6,8-dihydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-(3-methylbutanoyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-9H-xanthene-1,3-dione 26202536 Click to see CC(C)CC1C2=C(C=C(C(=C2O)C(=O)CC(C)C)O)OC3=C1C(=O)C(C(=O)C3(C)C)(C)C 442.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Rhodomyrtone 12050020 Click to see 442.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acid esters / Coumaric acid esters
Triacontyl p-coumarate 14213589 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C=CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O 585.00 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Combretol 12303802 Click to see 388.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
2,3,8-Tri-O-methylellagic acid 5281860 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C3C(=C1)C(=O)OC4=C3C(=CC(=C4OC)O)C(=O)O2)OC 344.30 unknown via CMAUP database
beta-Pedunculagin 5320441 Click to see 784.50 unknown via CMAUP database

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