Lyonia ovalifolia is a plant species belonging to the Ericaceae family. It is found in various countries such as Himalaya, Nepal, China, Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. In India, it is known as Anyaar, while in Nepal it is called Angeri.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Andromeda capricida	Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don	Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 148 (1825)
Andromeda cordata	Royle	Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 258 (1835)
Arbutus herpetica	Colebr. ex Roxb.	Fl. Ind. 2: 412 (1824)
Pieris ovalifolia	(Wall.) D.Don	Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)

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Language	Common/alternative name
dty	अङ्गेरी
Nepali	अंगेरी
Chinese	南烛
Chinese	米饭花
Chinese	小米柴
Chinese	珍珠花
Chinese	綟木
Chinese	南燭

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Lyonia ovalifolia var. elliptica	(Siebold & Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.	Symb. Sin. 7: 788. 1936 (1936)
Lyonia ovalifolia var. hebecarpa	(Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.) Chun	Sunyatsenia 4: 253. 1940 (1940)
Lyonia ovalifolia var. lanceolata	(Wall.) Hand.-Mazz.	Symb. Sin. 7: 788. 1936 (1936)
Lyonia ovalifolia var. rubrovenia	(Merr.) Judd	J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 491 (1979)
Lyonia ovalifolia var. tomentosa	(W.P.Fang) C.Y.Wu	Fl. Yunnanica 4: 567 (1986)

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Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China North-central
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Hainan
  - Tibet
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Taiwan

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - Bangladesh
  - East Himalaya
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia
  - Laos
  - Myanmar
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Malaya

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0001047539
Tropicos	12302423
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60447937-2
The Plant List	tro-12302423
Open Tree Of Life	894623
NCBI Taxonomy	49153
IUCN Red List	145822234
IPNI	60447937-2
iNaturalist	428740
GBIF	7328514
Freebase	/m/0nb520m
EPPO	LYDOV
USDA GRIN	22997
Wikipedia	Lyonia_ovalifolia
PFAF	Lyonia ovalifolia

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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Population Structures and Dynamics of Rhododendron Communities with Different Stages of Succession in Northwest Guizhou, China

Zhang Y, Wang J, Wang X, Wang L, Wang Y, Wei J, Niu Z, Jian L, Jin B, Chen C, Zhao X

Plants (Basel)

25-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11013785
doi:	10.3390/plants13070946
PMID:	38611476

Quadrat soil pollen signal reflects plant important values in forests and shrublands from subtropical China

Li K, Tan B, Liao M, Ni J

Front Plant Sci

20-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10987713
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2024.1348182
PMID:	38571712

A Comprehensive Review of the Classification, Sources, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Norditerpenes

Zeng N, Zhang Q, Yao Q, Fu G, Su W, Wang W, Li B

Molecules

21-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10780140
doi:	10.3390/molecules29010060
PMID:	38202643

Ethnomedicinal plants in Champadevi rural municipality, Okhaldhunga district, Nepal

Karki D, Khadka D, Kunwar RM, Aryal PC, Paudel HR, Bhatta S, Shi S

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

11-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10712033
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00627-y
PMID:	38072922

The Carbon Isotope Composition of Epiphytes Depends Not Only on Their Layers, Life Forms, and Taxonomical Groups but Also on the Carbon and Nitrogen Indicators of Host Trees

Eskov AK, Elumeeva TG, Leonov VD, Tsurikov SM, Viktorova VA, Prilepsky NG, Abakumov EV

Plants (Basel)

08-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10575002
doi:	10.3390/plants12193500
PMID:	37836240

Editorial: Investigating the impact of bioactive metabolites and extracts in human health and disease

Kumar S, Gautam V, Singh BP, Kumar D

Front Mol Biosci

07-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10441665
doi:	10.3389/fmolb.2023.1244316
PMID:	37609374

Ethnoveterinary practises of medicinal plants used for the treatment of different cattle diseases: A case study in East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya, North East India

Bhat NA, Jeri L, Karmakar D, Mipun P, Bharali P, Sheikh N, Nongkynrih CJ, Kumar Y

Heliyon

13-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10368863
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18214
PMID:	37501975

Ecological Stoichiometry and Stock Distribution of C, N, and P in Three Forest Types in a Karst Region of China

Wang W, Peng Y, Chen Y, Lei S, Wang X, Farooq TH, Liang X, Zhang C, Yan W, Chen X

Plants (Basel)

30-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10346562
doi:	10.3390/plants12132503
PMID:	37447063

Assessment of the dual role of Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude in inhibiting AGEs and enhancing GLUT4 translocation through LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS determination and in silico studies

Sahu N, Singh N, Arya KR, Reddy SS, Rai AK, Shukla V, Pandey J, Narender T, Tamrakar AK, Kumar B, Rajak BK, Malik S, Rustagi S

Front Pharmacol

27-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10083281
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1073327
PMID:	37050897

Socio-administrative conservation and collection practices of the sacred Thal Kedar forest, Uttarakhand, India

Joshi DD, Rana VS, Kharkwal H

Heliyon

21-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10161254
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14619
PMID:	37151682

Influences of environment, human activity, and climate on the invasion of Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) in Southwest China

Zhang X, Wang G, Peng P, Zhou Y, Chen Z, Feng Y, Wang Y, Shi S, Li J

PeerJ

09-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10008309
doi:	10.7717/peerj.14902
PMID:	36919167

Risks for human health related to the presence of grayanotoxins in certain honey

Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Dusemund B, Hart A, Mulder P, Viviani B, Anastassiadou M, Cascio C, Riolo F, Wallace H

EFSA J

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC9978999
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7866
PMID:	36875862

Screening of Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anti-Adipogenic, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Five Selected Medicinal Plants of Nepal

Lamichhane G, Sharma G, Sapkota B, Adhikari M, Ghimire S, Poudel P, Jung HJ

J Exp Pharmacol

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC9987241
doi:	10.2147/JEP.S388968
PMID:	36891159

Ultra-High Hydrostatic Pressure Pretreatment on White Que Zui Tea: Chemical Constituents, Antioxidant, Cytoprotective, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Zhang X, Li M, Zhen L, Wang Y, Wang Y, Qin Y, Zhang Z, Zhao T, Cao J, Liu Y, Cheng G

Foods

01-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9914134
doi:	10.3390/foods12030628
PMID:	36766156

Red pigments in autumn leaves of Norway maple do not offer significant photoprotection but coincide with stress symptoms

Mattila H, Tyystjärvi E

Tree Physiol

30-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC10177003
doi:	10.1093/treephys/tpad010
PMID:	36715646

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Aryltetralin lignans
(+)-(7'S,8S,8'S)-3',4-dihydroxy-2',3,4',5-tetramethoxy-6',9-epoxy-2,7'-cyclolignan-9'-ol	53356206	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C3C(C(CC2=C1)COC4=CC(=C(C(=C34)OC)O)OC)CO)OC)O	418.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
(1S,10S,18S)-4,15-dihydroxy-18-(hydroxymethyl)-3,5,14,16-tetramethoxy-8-oxatetracyclo[8.7.1.02,7.012,17]octadeca-2,4,6,12,14,16-hexaen-11-one	163019014	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C3C(C(COC4=CC(=C(C(=C34)OC)O)OC)C(=O)C2=C1)CO)OC)O	432.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
(1S,2S,11S,18S)-7,9,13,15-tetramethoxy-4,19-dioxapentacyclo[9.9.0.02,18.05,10.012,17]icosa-5,7,9,12,14,16-hexaene-8,14-diol	162987937	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C3C4COC(C4COC5=CC(=C(C(=C35)OC)O)OC)C2=C1)OC)O	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
(2R,5R,6R,9S)-9-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-11,13-dimethoxy-3,8-dioxatetracyclo[8.4.0.02,6.05,9]tetradeca-1(14),10,12-trien-12-ol	46178176	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C23C4COC(C4CO2)C5=CC(=C(C(=C35)OC)O)OC	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
(3S,4R)-6-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalene-2-carbaldehyde	163034289	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(=CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)C=O)CO	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
18-(Hydroxymethyl)-3,5,14,16-tetramethoxy-8-oxatetracyclo[8.7.1.02,7.012,17]octadeca-2,4,6,12,14,16-hexaene-4,15-diol	75163494	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C3C(C(CC2=C1)COC4=CC(=C(C(=C34)OC)O)OC)CO)OC)O	418.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
4,15-Dihydroxy-18-(hydroxymethyl)-3,5,14,16-tetramethoxy-8-oxatetracyclo[8.7.1.02,7.012,17]octadeca-2,4,6,12,14,16-hexaen-11-one	75163495	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C3C(C(COC4=CC(=C(C(=C34)OC)O)OC)C(=O)C2=C1)CO)OC)O	432.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
6-Hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalene-2-carbaldehyde	75163497	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(=CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)C=O)CO	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
7,9,13,15-Tetramethoxy-4,19-dioxapentacyclo[9.9.0.02,18.05,10.012,17]icosa-5,7,9,12,14,16-hexaene-8,14-diol	75162896	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C3C4COC(C4COC5=CC(=C(C(=C35)OC)O)OC)C2=C1)OC)O	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
9-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-11,13-dimethoxy-3,8-dioxatetracyclo[8.4.0.02,6.05,9]tetradeca-1(14),10,12-trien-12-ol	75163496	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C23C4COC(C4CO2)C5=CC(=C(C(=C35)OC)O)OC	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.58.191
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
(2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2R,3R)-7-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol	14521039	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)CO)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O	552.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(73)85143-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Grayanoids
(2,4,10,15-Tetrahydroxy-5,5,10,15-tetramethyl-7-oxapentacyclo[12.2.1.01,11.04,9.06,8]heptadecan-3-yl) acetate	10386869	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C23CC(CCC2C(C4C1(C(C5C4O5)(C)C)O)(C)O)C(C3)(C)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.90.7_893
(3,4,10,15-Tetrahydroxy-5,5,10,15-tetramethyl-7-oxapentacyclo[12.2.1.01,11.04,9.06,8]heptadecan-2-yl) acetate	74053734	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C3C(C2(C)C)O3)C(C4C15CC(CC4)C(C5)(C)O)(C)O)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.29.280
[(1R,2S,3R,4R,6R,8S,9R,10R,11S,14R,15R)-2,4,10,15-tetrahydroxy-5,5,10,15-tetramethyl-7-oxapentacyclo[12.2.1.01,11.04,9.06,8]heptadecan-3-yl] acetate	162969145	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C23CC(CCC2C(C4C1(C(C5C4O5)(C)C)O)(C)O)C(C3)(C)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.90.7_893
Lyoniol-A	161699	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C3C(C2(C)C)O3)C(C4C15CC(CC4)C(C5)(C)O)(C)O)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.29.280
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Maslinic Acid	73659	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
Oleanolic Acid	10494	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	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
Ursolic Acid	64945	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Hexacarboxylic acids and derivatives
(3,14,15,16-Tetraacetyloxy-9-hydroxy-9,14-dimethyl-6-oxo-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-5-oxatetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,8]hexadecan-2-yl) propanoate	75166918	Click to see CCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(CC(=O)O2)C(C3C14C(C(CC3)C(C4OC(=O)C)(C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)(C)O)C(=C)C)OC(=O)C	622.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CBDV.201000188
[(1S,2S,3R,4R,8S,9R,10R,13R,14S,15R,16R)-3,14,15,16-tetraacetyloxy-9-hydroxy-9,14-dimethyl-6-oxo-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-5-oxatetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,8]hexadecan-2-yl] propanoate	46187486	Click to see CCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(CC(=O)O2)C(C3C14C(C(CC3)C(C4OC(=O)C)(C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)(C)O)C(=C)C)OC(=O)C	622.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CBDV.201000188
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses
D-Glucose	5793	Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Pentoses
D-Xylose	135191	Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O	150.13	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
(2,3,11,14,15-Pentaacetyloxy-4-hydroxy-9,14-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-8-oxatetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.05,9]hexadecan-16-yl) propanoate	75166999	Click to see CCC(=O)OC1C2CC(C3C1(C(C(C(C4C3(OC(=O)C4)C)(C(=C)C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C(C2(C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C	680.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CBDV.201000188
Secorhodomollolide D	46187657	Click to see CCC(=O)OC1C2CC(C3C1(C(C(C(C4C3(OC(=O)C4)C)(C(=C)C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C(C2(C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C	680.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CBDV.201000188
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
Epicatechin	72276	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(73)85143-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Eriodictyol	440735	Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O	288.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Quercetin	5280343	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O	302.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	5378597	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.79.3_403
Astilbin	119258	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O	450.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.79.3_403 https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.10_1349
Hyperoside	5281643	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.79.3_403
Isoastilbin	316844	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O	450.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.79.3_403

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Lyonia ovalifolia

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