Diospyros canaliculata

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Internal ID UUID644017424623f997232490
Scientific name Diospyros canaliculata
Authority De Wild.
First published in Pl. Bequaert. 3: 537 (1926)

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Common products:
- Timber (heartwood and sapwood) used in construction, furniture, and tool manufacture.

Wood and fiber:
- The species yields a heavy, dense hardwood suitable for structural timber, beams, poles, and joinery.
- It is employed in furniture making and for tool handles due to its durability.
- Wood is also utilized as fuel and for charcoal production.

Industrial and craft applications:
- The fine, interlocked grain makes the timber appropriate for carving, turning, and decorative woodwork.
- It is used in interior finishing and joinery where strength and aesthetic appearance are required.

Properties relevant to use:
- Dense, hard timber with good natural resistance to decay and insects.
- Low dimensional shrinkage upon drying contributes to stable joinery.

Standards and regulation:
- The species is listed in national timber classification schedules of the Democratic Republic of Congo (e.g., DRC Forestry Code) for commercial harvesting.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Harvesting is regulated under DRC forestry legislation to promote sustainable forest management.
- The species occurs in lowland tropical rainforests; inventory data are collected to monitor stock levels.
- Logging quotas and required replanting are mandated by national authorities.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Maba coriacea H.A.Cummins Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 76 (1898)
Maba nutans Hiern J. Bot. 59: 128 (1921)
Diospyros bequaertii De Wild. Pl. Bequaert. 3: 533 (1926)
Diospyros chlamydocarpa Mildbr. & Mildbr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1052 (1926)
Diospyros kimba-kimba De Wild. Pl. Bequaert. 3: 543 (1926)
Diospyros mayumbensis Exell J. Bot. 67(Suppl. 2): 78 (1929)
Diospyros molundensis Mildbr. Wiss. Erg. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. : 34 (1922)
Diospyros bequaertii var. imbimbo De Wild.
Diospyros cauliflora De Wild. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 63 (1915)

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Language Common/alternative name
Sango kpayä

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Ghana
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000648632
Tropicos 11500328
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322194-1
The Plant List kew-2769491
NCBI Taxonomy 2945278
IUCN Red List 173489
IPNI 322194-1
GBIF 4070005
CMAUP NPO10064
Open Tree Of Life 522823

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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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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Herbal Therapy for the Treatment of Seborrhea Dermatitis Mustarichie R, Rostinawati T, Pitaloka DA, Saptarini NM, Iskandar Y Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 07-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9651010
doi:10.2147/CCID.S376700
PMID:36387964
The potential of anti-malarial compounds derived from African medicinal plants: a review of pharmacological evaluations from 2013 to 2019 Bekono BD, Ntie-Kang F, Onguéné PA, Lifongo LL, Sippl W, Fester K, Owono LC Malar J 18-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7236213
doi:10.1186/s12936-020-03231-7
PMID:32423415
Potential of the natural products against leishmaniasis in Old World - a review of in-vitro studies Cortes S, Bruno de Sousa C, Morais T, Lago J, Campino L Pathog Glob Health 27-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7448914
doi:10.1080/20477724.2020.1754655
PMID:32339079
Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Plants and Their Active Components Salehi B, Ata A, V. Anil Kumar N, Sharopov F, Ramírez-Alarcón K, Ruiz-Ortega A, Abdulmajid Ayatollahi S, Valere Tsouh Fokou P, Kobarfard F, Amiruddin Zakaria Z, Iriti M, Taheri Y, Martorell M, Sureda A, N. Setzer W, Durazzo A, Lucarini M, Santini A, Capasso R, Adrian Ostrander E, -ur-Rahman A, Iqbal Choudhary M, C. Cho W, Sharifi-Rad J Biomolecules 30-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6843349
doi:10.3390/biom9100551
PMID:31575072
Low-intensity logging and hunting have long-term effects on seed dispersal but not fecundity in Afrotropical forests Nuñez CL, Clark JS, Clark CJ, Poulsen JR AoB Plants 13-Dec-2018
PMCID:PMC6346634
doi:10.1093/aobpla/ply074
PMID:30697404
Potential of Central, Eastern and Western Africa Medicinal Plants for Cancer Therapy: Spotlight on Resistant Cells and Molecular Targets Mbaveng AT, Kuete V, Efferth T Front Pharmacol 02-Jun-2017
PMCID:PMC5454075
doi:10.3389/fphar.2017.00343
PMID:28626426
ChemInform Abstract: HOMOLOGS OF JUGLONE WITH 4‐HYDROXY‐5‐METHYL‐2‐OXO‐2H‐CHROMEN‐3‐YL SUBSTITUENTS FROM DIOSPYROS SPECIES. A NEW CLASS OF NATURAL PRODUCT P. G. WATERMAN, S.‐M. ZHONG, J. A. D. JEFFREY, M. BIN ZAKARIA Wiley 09-May-2016
doi:10.1002/CHIN.198528357
African Flora Has the Potential to Fight Multidrug Resistance of Cancer Kuete V, Efferth T Biomed Res Int 15-Apr-2015
PMCID:PMC4413252
doi:10.1155/2015/914813
PMID:25961047
Cameroonian medicinal plants: a bioactivity versus ethnobotanical survey and chemotaxonomic classification Ntie-Kang F, Lifongo LL, Mbaze LM, Ekwelle N, Owono Owono LC, Megnassan E, Judson PN, Sippl W, Efange SM BMC Complement Altern Med 26-Jun-2013
PMCID:PMC3703288
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-147
PMID:23802859
Secondary Metabolites from Plants Inhibiting ABC Transporters and Reversing Resistance of Cancer Cells and Microbes to Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Agents Wink M, Ashour ML, El-Readi MZ Front Microbiol 23-Apr-2012
PMCID:PMC3332394
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2012.00130
PMID:22536197
Cameroonian Medicinal Plants: Pharmacology and Derived Natural Products Kuete V, Efferth T Front Pharmacol 25-Oct-2010
PMCID:PMC3153003
doi:10.3389/fphar.2010.00123
PMID:21833168
Efflux Pumps Are Involved in the Defense of Gram-Negative Bacteria against the Natural Products Isobavachalcone and Diospyrone Kuete V, Ngameni B, Tangmouo JG, Bolla JM, Alibert-Franco S, Ngadjui BT, Pagès JM Antimicrob Agents Chemother 16-Feb-2010
PMCID:PMC2863662
doi:10.1128/AAC.01533-09
PMID:20160051
Naphthoquinones and triterpenes from african Diospyros species Shou-Ming Zhong, Peter G. Waterman, J.A.D. Jeffreys Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
A new class of natural product: homologues of juglone bearing 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-coumarin-3-yl units from Diospyros species J.A.D. Jeffreys, Muhamad bin Zakaria, Peter G. Waterman, Shouming Zhong Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)81611-1
Pharmacology and chemotaxonomy of Diospyros. Mallavadhani UV, Panda AK, Rao YR Phytochemistry 01-Oct-1998
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)01020-0
PMID:9788142

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 135 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O 138.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid 8468 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O 168.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthoquinones
Plumbagin 10205 Click to see 188.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)81611-1
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Phenylnaphthalenes
2-methoxy-9-phenyl-1H-phenalen-1-one 10085389 Click to see 286.30 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3-Dimethoxy-4-phenylphenalen-1-one 85730244 Click to see COC1=C(C(=O)C2=CC=CC3=C2C1=C(C=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC 316.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5-Hydroxy-2,6-dimethoxy-7-phenylphenalen-1-one 85730242 Click to see 332.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-phenylphenalen-1-one 85730238 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C=CC(=O)C3=C2C1=C(C=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4)O 302.30 unknown via CMAUP database
7,8-Dimethoxy-6-phenylphenalen-1-one 85730248 Click to see 316.30 unknown via CMAUP database
9-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxy-1H-phenalen-1-one 85846875 Click to see 304.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Anigorufone 636472 Click to see 272.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Hydroxyanigorufone 11471752 Click to see C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C2)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)O 288.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Tetralins
(3R,4S)-4,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one 71423441 Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(C1O)C=CC=C2O 192.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)01020-0
4,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one 71329296 Click to see 192.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
Isoshinanolone 443777 Click to see 192.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aS,9S,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-9-hydroxy-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-3a-carbaldehyde 124519053 Click to see 440.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
9-Hydroxy-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-3a-carbaldehyde 317607 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C=O 440.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
Betulinaldehyde 99615 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C=O 440.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde 126 Click to see 122.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[3-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-4-hydroxy-6-[(E)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1-benzofuran-2-yl]phenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 21575645 Click to see 614.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Anigopreissin A 636473 Click to see 452.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Ferulic Acid 445858 Click to see 194.18 unknown via CMAUP database
P-Coumaric Acid 637542 Click to see 164.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 4-hydroxycoumarins
5-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-5-methyl-2-oxochromen-3-yl)-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione 163081233 Click to see 362.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)81611-1
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.198528357
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isochromanequinones / Benzoisochromanequinones
5-Hydroxy-16-methyl-13,21-dioxapentacyclo[12.8.0.02,11.04,9.015,20]docosa-1(14),2(11),4(9),5,7,15,17,19-octaene-3,10,22-trione 102060433 Click to see 360.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.198528357
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)01020-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82610-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Phenylpropanoic acids
3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid 10394 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(=O)O)O 166.17 unknown via CMAUP database

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