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Tetracera sarmentosa

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID644043bc0f92b420101025
Scientific name Tetracera sarmentosa
Authority Vahl
First published in Symb. Bot. 3: 70 (1794)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Industrial and craft applications:
The tough, flexible stems of *Tetracera sarmentosa* are utilized in traditional craft production, primarily for weaving items such as baskets and mats. This application relies on the stems' inherent strength, flexibility, and resistance to breakage when dry, characteristics attributable to their lignified structure.

Common products:
The woven products (baskets, mats) derived from the plant's stems constitute the principal non-medicinal product category.

Properties relevant to use:
The stems' mechanical properties—flexibility, tensile strength upon drying, and resistance to decay in dry conditions—enable their use in structural weaving and craft applications. The high lignocellulose content contributes to durability and workability.

Sustainability and sourcing:
As harvesting typically involves wild collection of stems, sustainable practices involve selective cutting to allow regeneration. The plant's distribution and relatively undemanding habitat requirements support ongoing collection without significant conservation concern based on current information.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Leontoglossum scabrum Hance Ann. Bot. Syst. 2: 18 (1851)
Tetracera monocarpa Blanco Fl. Filip. : 459 (1837)
Delima sarmentosa L. Herb. Amb. : 18 (1754)
Tetracera asiatica (Lour.) Hoogland Fl. Males. 4: 143 (1951)
Tetracera levinei Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 147 (1918)
Seguieria asiatica Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 341 (1790)
Tetracera delima Forsyth f. Bot. Nomencl. : 305 (1794)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 锡叶藤
Chinese 錫葉藤

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Tetracera sarmentosa subsp. andamanica (Hoogland) Hoogland Blumea 9: 588 (1959)
Tetracera sarmentosa subsp. sarmentosa Unknown

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001045885
Tropicos 10900301
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317484-1
The Plant List tro-10900301
Open Tree Of Life 6040734
NCBI Taxonomy 1815893
IPNI 317484-1
iNaturalist 556205
GBIF 5680962
Wikipedia Tetracera_sarmentosa
CMAUP NPO62

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by various ethnic tribes of Mizoram, India Ralte L, Singh YT PLoS One 10-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11086894
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0302792
PMID:38728345
Phytochemicals and biological activity of Tetracera scandens Linn. Merr. (Dilleniaceae): A short review Nokhala A, Siddiqui MJ J Pharm Bioallied Sci 18-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7574740
doi:10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_192_19
PMID:33100780
Assessing the Identity of Commercial Herbs From a Cambodian Market Using DNA Barcoding Cui X, Li W, Wei J, Qi Y, Li R, Yang Y, Shi Y, Meng X, Mi Y, Huot T, Sun W, Zheng X Front Pharmacol 24-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7105672
doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.00244
PMID:32265692
Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Local Tissue Damage Induced by Snake Venoms: An Overview from Traditional Use to Pharmacological Evidence Félix-Silva J, Silva-Junior AA, Zucolotto SM, Fernandes-Pedrosa MD Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 21-Aug-2017
PMCID:PMC5585606
doi:10.1155/2017/5748256
PMID:28904556

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives
6-Oxopristimerol 11754914 Click to see CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1O)O)C3(CCC4(C5CC(CCC5(CCC4(C3=CC2=O)C)C)(C)C(=O)OC)C)C 480.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Zeylasterone 13945472 Click to see 510.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 9,9-epoxylignans
(-)-3,4-Divanillyltetrahydrofuran 9974771 Click to see 344.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids
(1S,4S,5S,9S,10R,13R,14R)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9,14-trimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecan-14-ol 101297703 Click to see 306.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aS,9R,11R,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)chrysene-9,11-diol 13969554 Click to see 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,3aS,4S,5aR,5bR,7aR,9R,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]chrysene-4,9-diol 44178931 Click to see 458.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,4S,5R,10R,13R,14R,15S,19S,22R)-19-hydroperoxy-4,7,7,10,13,18,18-heptamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[13.7.2.01,14.04,13.05,10.017,22]tetracos-16-ene 101481671 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,3aS,4S,5aS,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13b-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-4,9-diol 44178932 Click to see CC(C)C1CCC2(C1C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2O)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,11R,12aR,14aR,14bS)-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,14a-heptamethyl-1,2,3,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol 13918509 Click to see CC1(C(CCC2C1=CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)CO)C)C)C)C)O)C 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3-Epiglochidiol 488250 Click to see 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3alpha,16beta-Dihydroxylupa-12-ene 44179020 Click to see CC(C)C1CCC2(C1C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2O)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Calenduladiol 461835 Click to see 442.70 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
Paniculatadiol 101286253 Click to see 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Pristimerin 159516 Click to see 464.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Resinone 101316848 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2O)C)C)(C)C)C)C 440.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid acids
3-[(3S,4S,5R,8R,9R,10R,12S,13S,14R,15R)-12-hydroxy-4,9,10,13-tetramethyl-3-propan-2-yl-15-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,5,6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-4-yl]propanoic acid 44179021 Click to see 458.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
Isololiolide 11019783 Click to see CC1(CC(CC2(C1=CC(=O)O2)C)O)C 196.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Azaleatin 5281604 Click to see 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Rhamnocitrin 5320946 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Rhamnetin-3-olate 54758607 Click to see 315.25 unknown via CMAUP database

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