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Internal ID UUID64401713ed243621214613
Scientific name Dillenia pentagyna
Authority Roxb.
First published in Pl. Coromandel 1: 21 (1795)

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Dillenia pentagyna is a small tree belonging to the Dilleniaceae family, found in various regions from Sulawesi to South-Central China to India and Sri Lanka. It grows up to 15m tall and has tortuous twigs, with yellow flowers and black fruit. The tree is known by different names in different regions and is found in rainforests, thickets, and hills below 400m. It has various uses, including as a source of fruit, traditional medicine, timber, and charcoal. In some regions, the bark is used to treat headaches and migraines, while the fruit is eaten in others. The tree is also used for making humidity-resistant boards and beams, as well as small knick-knacks. In India, it is used in ethnomedicine, with different parts of the plant being used to treat various ailments.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Wormia augusta Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 789 (1841)
Wormia coromandelina Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 631 (1825)
Colbertia augusta Wall. & G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 77 (1831)
Colbertia coromandelina DC. Syst. Nat. 1: 435 (1817)
Colbertia floribunda Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 950. 1829
Dillenia augusta Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 2: 652 (1832)
Dillenia baillonii Pierre ex Laness. Pl. Util. Col. Franç. : 81 (1886)
Dillenia floribunda Hook.f. & Thomson Fl. Ind. 1: 71 (1855)
Dillenia hainanensis Merr. Lingnan Sci. J. 13: 64 (1934)
Dillenia minor Gilg Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 125 (1893)
Dillenia angusta Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 2: 652 (1832)

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Language Common/alternative name
English karmal
English dog teak
English nepali elephant apple
Bengali বন চালতা
Kannada ಕಲ್ತೇಗ
Malayalam കുടപ്പുന്ന
Malayalam നാഗമരം
Malayalam നെയ്തേക്ക്
Malayalam വാഴപ്പുന്ന
Malayalam ശ്യാലിത
Malayalam പട്ടിപ്പുന്ന
Tamil பஞ்சகன்னி உவா
Telugu చిన్న కళింగ
Telugu రేవడ
Thai ส้านช้าง
Chinese 小花五桠果
Chinese 五桠果

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Sulawesi

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000647615
Tropicos 10900003
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316734-1
The Plant List kew-2768315
Open Tree Of Life 5920135
NCBI Taxonomy 1747698
IPNI 316734-1
iNaturalist 520304
GBIF 5681100
EOL 2889569
USDA GRIN 14124
Wikipedia Dillenia_pentagyna

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Analyses of phytochemical compounds in the flowers and leaves of Spiraea japonica var. fortunei using UV-VIS, FTIR, and LC-MS techniques Yılmazer Keskin S, Avcı A, Fajriana Febda Kurnia H Heliyon 01-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10848007
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25496
PMID:38327478
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the indigenous community of the western region of Mizoram, India Ralte L, Sailo H, Singh YT J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10765666
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00642-z
PMID:38172927
Implications of irregular shelterwood system on regeneration and species diversity of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) forest in Nepal Pokhrel N, Timilsina S, Awasthi N, Adhikari A, Adhikari B, Ayer S, Bhatta KP Heliyon 02-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10754901
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23156
PMID:38163171
Nrf2: a dark horse in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity Zhao X, Tian Z, Sun M, Dong D Cell Death Discov 26-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10372151
doi:10.1038/s41420-023-01565-0
PMID:37495572
Editorial: Ethnofood chemistry: bioactive components in unexploited foods from centres of biodiversity Sultanbawa Y, Huang D, Rychlik M Front Nutr 20-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10402727
doi:10.3389/fnut.2023.1232223
PMID:37545583
Lady’s Bedstraw as a Powerful Antioxidant for Attenuation of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity Bradic J, Andjic M, Novakovic J, Kocovic A, Tomovic M, Petrovic A, Nikolic M, Mitrovic S, Jakovljevic V, Pecarski D Antioxidants (Basel) 15-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10295214
doi:10.3390/antiox12061277
PMID:37372007
Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? Kumar BM Agrofor Syst 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10081327
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:37193256
Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review Khan MA, Mahato S, Spicer RA, Spicer TE, Ali A, Hazra T, Bera S Plant Divers 17-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC10311196
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2022.12.003
PMID:37397603
Leaf Extract and Active Fractions of Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. Reduce In Vitro Human Cancer Cell Migration Via NF-κB Pathway De D, Chowdhury P, Panda SK, Ghosh U Integr Cancer Ther 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9703490
doi:10.1177/15347354221128832
PMID:36419372
Phytochemical Screening, Quantification, FT-IR Analysis, and In Silico Characterization of Potential Bio-active Compounds Identified in HR-LC/MS Analysis of the Polyherbal Formulation from Northeast India Singh PK, Singh J, Medhi T, Kumar A ACS Omega 07-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9494667
doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c03117
PMID:36157760
Biological Functions of Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. Against Pain, Inflammation, Fever, Diarrhea, and Thrombosis: Evidenced From in vitro, in vivo, and Molecular Docking Study Sultana N, Chung HJ, Emon NU, Alam S, Taki MT, Rudra S, Tahamina A, Alam R, Ahmed F, Mamun AA Front Nutr 12-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9315376
doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.911274
PMID:35903446
Inventorization and Consensus Analysis of Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Knowledge Among the Local People in Eastern India: Perception, Cultural Significance, and Resilience Mandal SK, Rahaman CH Front Pharmacol 29-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9099233
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.861577
PMID:35571138
Editorial: Metabolomics and Ethnopharmacology in the Development of Herbal and Traditional Medicine Ahmad S, Katiyar CK, Ulrich-Merzenich GS, Mukherjee PK Front Pharmacol 31-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9008267
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.851023
PMID:35431913
Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India Laldingliani TB, Thangjam NM, Zomuanawma R, Bawitlung L, Pal A, Kumar A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 24-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8944157
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00520-0
PMID:35331291
Alkaloid Extract of Moringa oleifera Lam. Exerts Antitumor Activity in Human Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer via Modulation of the JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway Xie J, Peng LJ, Yang MR, Jiang WW, Mao JY, Shi CY, Tian Y, Sheng J Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 08-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8208859
doi:10.1155/2021/5591687
PMID:34211571

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
(1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-9-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid 44590951 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CCC5C6C(CCC6(CCC5(C4(CCC3C2(C)C)C)C)C(=O)O)C(=C)C)C)O)O)O 602.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(80)85157-0
5a,5b,8,8,11a-Pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-9-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid 22620419 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CCC5C6C(CCC6(CCC5(C4(CCC3C2(C)C)C)C)C(=O)O)C(=C)C)C)O)O)O 602.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(80)85157-0
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
(2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 163071610 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 466.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82693-X
(2S,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 163071609 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 466.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82693-X
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 78122756 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 466.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82693-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
(2R)-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 162920936 Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O 596.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82693-X
(2S)-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 162920937 Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O 596.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82693-X
5,7,4'-Trihydroxyflavanone 7-O-galactosylglucoside 42607914 Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O 596.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82693-X

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