Couroupita guianensis

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Internal ID UUID644026f514d90082368883
Scientific name Couroupita guianensis
Authority Aubl.
First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 708 (1775)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Couroupita guianensis var. surinamensis Eyma Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 4: 58 (1932)
Lecythis bracteata Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 1174 (1799)
Couroupita saintcroixiana R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 341. 1934 (1934)
Pekea couroupita Juss. ex DC. Prodr. 3: 294 (1828)
Couratari pedicellaris Rizzini Rodriguésia 28(41): 178 (1976)
Couroupita acreensis R.Knuth Pflanzenr. , IV, 219a: 46 (1939)
Couroupita antillana Miers Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 191 (1874)
Couroupita froesii R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 341 (1934)
Couroupita idolica Dwyer Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 52: 358 (1965)
Couroupita membranacea Miers Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 194 (1874)
Couroupita peruviana O.Berg Linnaea 31: 261 (1862)
Couroupita surinamensis Mart. ex O.Berg Fl. Bras. 14(1): 476 (1858)
Couroupita venezuelensis R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 341 (1934)
Couroupita surinamensis Mart. ex O.Berg Linnaea 27: 462 1856

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Language Common/alternative name
English cannonball tree
Spanish granadillo
Spanish couratari pedicellaris
Spanish couroupita acreensis
Spanish couroupita antillana
Spanish couroupita idolica
Spanish couroupita membranacea
Spanish couroupita peruviana
Spanish couroupita venezuelensis
Spanish lecythis bracteata
Spanish pekea couroupita
Spanish bala de cañón
Spanish arbol santo
Spanish mamey hediondo
Spanish bala de canon
Spanish bala de canón
Spanish bala de cañon
Spanish taparon
Spanish taparón
Arabic شجرة قذيفة المدفع
Arabic شجرة المدفع
Assamese নাগচম্পা
Bengali নাগলিঙ্গম
Bengali নাগ চম্পা
Czech lončatník guyanský
German kanonenkugelbaum
Persian درخت گلوله توپ
Finnish kanuunankuulapuu
French calabasse colin
French boulet de canon
Gujarati શિવલીંગી
Gujarati કૈલાશપતિ
Upper Sorbian wšědny kanonowc
Indonesian pohon sala
Indonesian sala
Japanese ホウガンノキ
Kannada ನಾಗಲಿಂಗ ಪುಷ್ಪ ಮರ
Malayalam ശിവലിംഗ പുഷ്പം
Malayalam ശിവലിംഗപുഷ്പം
Malayalam നാഗലിംഗ മരം
Malayalam നാഗലിംഗമരം
Malayalam നാഗലിംഗപുഷ്പം
Malayalam നാഗലിംഗ പുഷ്പം
Malayalam നാഗപുഷ്പം
Malayalam cannonball tree
Malayalam cannon-ball tree
Marathi नागलिंगम वृक्ष
Malay pokok peluru meriam
Norwegian Bokmål kanonkuletre
Dutch kanonskogelboom
Dutch boskalebas
Oriya ଗୋଳା ବାରୁଦ ଫୁଲ
Oriya ନାଗକେଶର
Oriya ନାଗଚମ୍ପା
Polish czerpnia gujańska
Polish nagalinga
Portuguese abricó-de-macaco
Russian Курупита гвианская
sa नागलिङ्गम्
Sinhala සල්
Tamil நாகலிங்கம்
Tamil நாகலிங்க மரம்
Telugu శివలింగపుష్పం
Thai ลูกปืนใหญ่
Thai สาละ
Thai ต้นสาละ
Vietnamese Đầu lân
Chinese 砲彈樹
Chinese 炮弹树

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Nicobar Nicobar
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000775148
USDA Plants COGU3
Tropicos 17900004
INPN 447275
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592385-1
The Plant List kew-313712
Missouri Botanical Garden 281687
Open Tree Of Life 912102
NCBI Taxonomy 66684
IUCN Red List 33969
IPNI 592385-1
iNaturalist 48163
GBIF 3082562
Freebase /m/06jl67
EPPO KOOGU
EOL 1054983
USDA GRIN 11869
Wikipedia Couroupita_guianensis
Plantarium 49343

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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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Unleashing the promise of emerging nanomaterials as a sustainable platform to mitigate antimicrobial resistance Rahman S, Sadaf S, Hoque ME, Mishra A, Mubarak NM, Malafaia G, Singh J RSC Adv 01-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11062400
doi:10.1039/d3ra05816f
PMID:38694553
Electrospun nanofibers synthesized from polymers incorporated with bioactive compounds for wound healing Palani N, Vijayakumar P, Monisha P, Ayyadurai S, Rajadesingu S J Nanobiotechnology 27-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11056076
doi:10.1186/s12951-024-02491-8
PMID:38678271
An efficient in vitro organogenesis protocol for the endangered relic tree species Bretschneidera sinensis and genetic fidelity assessment using DNA markers Yan X, Zheng K, Li P, Zhong X, Zhu Z, Zhou H, Zhu M Front Plant Sci 10-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11039884
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1259925
PMID:38660444
Melissopalynological Analysis of Honey from French Guiana Jiang W, Battesti MJ, Yang Y, Jean-Marie É, Costa J, Béreau D, Paolini J, Robinson JC Foods 31-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11012140
doi:10.3390/foods13071073
PMID:38611377
Antagonistic properties of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MYSVB1 against Alternaria alternata: a putative probiotic strain isolated from the banyan tree fruit Vasundaradevi R, Sarvajith M, Somashekaraiah R, Gunduraj A, Sreenivasa MY Front Microbiol 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10885809
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1322758
PMID:38404595
Plant-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles: unlocking their pharmacological potential–a comprehensive review Dhir R, Chauhan S, Subham P, Kumar S, Sharma P, Shidiki A, Kumar G Front Bioeng Biotechnol 09-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10803431
doi:10.3389/fbioe.2023.1324805
PMID:38264582
Thespesia lampas mediated green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles for enhanced biological applications Nath S, Shyanti RK, Singh RP, Mishra M, Pathak B Front Microbiol 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10832436
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1324111
PMID:38304863
Highly efficient, catalyst-free, one-pot sequential four-component synthesis of novel spiroindolinone-pyrazole scaffolds as anti-Alzheimer agents: in silico study and biological screening Pourtaher H, Mohammadi Y, Hasaninejad A, Iraji A RSC Med Chem 04-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10809384
doi:10.1039/d3md00255a
PMID:38283217
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Green Synthesis and Their Antimicrobial Activity Zúñiga-Miranda J, Guerra J, Mueller A, Mayorga-Ramos A, Carrera-Pacheco SE, Barba-Ostria C, Heredia-Moya J, Guamán LP Nanomaterials (Basel) 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10674528
doi:10.3390/nano13222919
PMID:37999273
Stereo/regio-selective access to substituted 3-hydroxy-oxindoles with anti-proliferative assessment and in silico validation Preeti, Raza A, Anand A, Henry N, Sharma AK, Roussel P, Kumar V RSC Adv 27-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10523091
doi:10.1039/d3ra05869g
PMID:37771919
Dual activity of indolin-2-ones containing an arylidene motif: DNA and BSA interaction Bukhari SN, Alsahli TG, Ejaz H, Ahmed N, Ahmad W, Elsherif MA, Alotaibi NH, Junaid K, Janković N RSC Adv 25-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10518658
doi:10.1039/d3ra04997c
PMID:37753394
Green and eco‐friendly biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Calendula officinalis flower extract: Wound healing potential and antioxidant activity Aydin Acar C, Gencer MA, Pehlivanoglu S, Yesilot S, Donmez S Int Wound J 18-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10788648
doi:10.1111/iwj.14413
PMID:37722846
Process Optimization for the Bioinspired Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Cordyceps militaris, Its Characterization, and Assessment of Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy Gawas G, Ayyanar M, Gurav N, Hase D, Murade V, Nadaf S, Khan MS, Chikhale R, Kalaskar M, Gurav S Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 16-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10537427
doi:10.3390/ph16091311
PMID:37765119
Structure-dependent activity of plant natural products against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Moreno Cardenas C, Çiçek SS Front Microbiol 15-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10463185
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1234115
PMID:37649631
Chromatographic analysis of selected phytosterols from Cyathea and their characterization by in silico docking to potential therapeutic targets Janakiraman N, Anne Wincy J, Johnson M, Beatriz Herminia Ducati A, Eduardo de Oliveira Soares C, Saraiva de Alencar Beltrão C, Coutinho HD Curr Res Toxicol 27-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10415621
doi:10.1016/j.crtox.2023.100115
PMID:37575338

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Tricarboxylic acids and derivatives
(1R,2R)-1-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid 439238 Click to see 192.12 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01291A005
Isocitric Acid 1198 Click to see 192.12 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01291A005
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Diazanaphthalenes / Benzodiazines / Quinazolines / Indoloquinazolines
Tryptanthrin 73549 Click to see 248.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96609-8
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Hydroxyindoles
FD&C blue 2 135436515 Click to see 445.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96609-8
Indigo 10215 Click to see 262.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96609-8
Indirubin 10177 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=C(N2)O)C3=NC4=CC=CC=C4C3=O 262.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96609-8
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolines
(3E)-3-(3-oxo-1H-indol-2-ylidene)-1H-indol-2-one 5359405 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4N3)C(=O)N2 262.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96609-8
2-(3-oxo-1H-indol-2-ylidene)-1H-indol-3-one 5464295 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C(=C3C(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4N3)N2 262.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96609-8
Isatin 7054 Click to see 147.13 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96609-8

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