Common products:
- Ornamental nursery stock: seedlings and potted plants of Ardisia elliptica are marketed for use in tropical and subtropical landscaping, as well as indoor houseplants.

Properties relevant to use:
- Evergreen, glossy, dark‑green foliage; tolerance to shade; moderate growth habit; suitable for low‑light indoor environments and outdoor understory planting.
- Propagation by seed and vegetative cuttings is straightforward, providing reliable plant material for molecular phylogenetic studies of Primulaceae.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Commercial production is primarily through nursery cultivation; wild collection is rare. Seedling and cutting propagation reduce pressure on natural populations, supporting sustainable sourcing.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Ardisia kotoensis	Hayata	J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 180 (1911)
Ardisia littoralis	Andrews	Bot. Repos. 10: t. 630 (1811)
Ardisia sorsogonensis	Elmer ex Merr.	Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 264 (1923)
Ardisia squamulosa	C.Presl	Reliq. Haenk. 2: 65 (1835)
Ardisia umbellata	Roxb.	Fl. Ind. 2: 273 (1824)
Bladhia elliptica	(Thunb.) Nakai	Nov. Fl. Jap. 9: 120 (1943)
Bladhia kotoensis	(Hayata) Nakai	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 35: 99 (1921)
Bladhia squamulosa	(C.Presl) Nakai	Nov. Fl. Jap. 9: 120 (1943)
Climacandra littoralis	(Andrews) Kurz	J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40: 68 (1871)
Icacorea humilis	Britton	Fl. Bermuda : 284 (1918)
Icacorea zeylanica	Lam. ex Schult.	Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 516 (1819)
Tinus squamulosa	(C.Presl) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 975. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Icacorea solanacea	Britton	Fl. Bermuda : 284 (1918)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	shoebutton
Bulgarian	елипсовидна ардизия
Indonesian	lempeni
Japanese	コウトウタチバナ
Japanese	セイロンマンリョウ
jv	lempeni
mad	lampennè
Malayalam	കുഴിമുണ്ടൻ
Malay	pokok mempenai
su	lampeni
Thai	รามใหญ่
Chinese	兰屿树杞
Chinese	蘭嶼樹杞
Chinese	兰屿紫金牛
Chinese	蘭嶼紫金牛
Chinese	东方紫金牛

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:

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- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius
  - Seychelles

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto
  - Taiwan

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh
  - India
  - Maldives
  - Sri Lanka
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia
  - Laos
  - Myanmar
  - Nicobar Nicobar
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Borneo
  - Jawa
  - Malaya
  - Philippines
  - Sulawesi
  - Sumatera
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - Northern Territory
  - Queensland

Northern America click to expand
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Society Islands

Southern America click to expand
- Caribbean
  - Bermuda
  - Jamaica
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - El Salvador
- Northern South America
  - Guyana
  - Venezuela

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000544255
Florida Plant Atlas	1653
USDA Plants	AREL4
Tropicos	22001134
INPN	447372
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:586971-1
The Plant List	kew-2647897
Missouri Botanical Garden	367876
Open Tree Of Life	763105
NCBI Taxonomy	693367
Nature Serve	2.134014
IPNI	586971-1
iNaturalist	158587
GBIF	5414375
Freebase	/m/0fr3d4
EPPO	ADAEL
EOL	596487
USDA GRIN	403463
Wikipedia	Ardisia_elliptica

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

Germination patterns and seedling growth of congeneric native and invasive Mimosa species: Implications for risk assessment

Kharel N, Dangol A, Shrestha A, Airi H, Devkota A, Thapa LB, Shrestha BB

Ecol Evol

22-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11033625
doi:	10.1002/ece3.11312
PMID:	38651163

Efficacy of artesunate combined with Atractylodes lancea or Prabchompoothaweep remedy extracts as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of cerebral malaria

Plirat W, Chaniad P, Phuwajaroanpong A, Konyanee A, Viriyavejakul P, Septama AW, Punsawad C

BMC Complement Med Ther

20-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10510250
doi:	10.1186/s12906-023-04150-1
PMID:	37730604

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Bergenin or Its Derivatives: A Promising Molecule

Salimo ZM, Yakubu MN, da Silva EL, de Almeida AC, Chaves YO, Costa EV, da Silva FM, Tavares JF, Monteiro WM, de Melo GC, Koolen HH

Biomolecules

21-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC10046151
doi:	10.3390/biom13030403
PMID:	36979338

Antimalarial efficacy and toxicological assessment of medicinal plant ingredients of Prabchompoothaweep remedy as a candidate for antimalarial drug development

Chaniad P, Techarang T, Phuwajaroanpong A, Plirat W, Viriyavejakul P, Septama AW, Punsawad C

BMC Complement Med Ther

18-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9847039
doi:	10.1186/s12906-023-03835-x
PMID:	36653791

In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Analyses of Molecular Anti-Pigmentation Mechanisms of Selected Thai Rejuvenating Remedy and Bioactive Metabolites

Dej-adisai S, Koyphokaisawan N, Wattanapiromsakul C, Nuankaew W, Kang TH, Pitakbut T

Molecules

18-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9920523
doi:	10.3390/molecules28030958
PMID:	36770624

A critical look at challenges and future scopes of bioactive compounds and their incorporations in the food, energy, and pharmaceutical sector

Pai S, Hebbar A, Selvaraj S

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

02-Mar-2022

PMCID:	PMC9079019
doi:	10.1007/s11356-022-19423-4
PMID:	35233673

Phenolic Acids and Prevention of Cognitive Decline: Polyphenols with a Neuroprotective Role in Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease

Caruso G, Godos J, Privitera A, Lanza G, Castellano S, Chillemi A, Bruni O, Ferri R, Caraci F, Grosso G

Nutrients

15-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC8875888
doi:	10.3390/nu14040819
PMID:	35215469

Phenolic-Rich Plant Extracts With Antimicrobial Activity: An Alternative to Food Preservatives and Biocides?

Oulahal N, Degraeve P

Front Microbiol

04-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8764166
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2021.753518
PMID:	35058892

Emerging nanoformulation strategies for phytocompounds and applications from drug delivery to phototherapy to imaging

Han HS, Koo SY, Choi KY

Bioact Mater

20-Dec-2021

PMCID:	PMC8892098
doi:	10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.11.027
PMID:	35310344

Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of eight neglected fruit extracts and UHPLC-MS/MS profile of the active extracts

Mohamed Yunus SN, Abas F, Jaafar AH, Azizan A, Zolkeflee NK, Abd Ghafar SZ

Food Sci Biotechnol

06-Jan-2021

PMCID:	PMC7914318
doi:	10.1007/s10068-020-00856-x
PMID:	33732510

The Structure and Composition of Puerto Rico’s Urban Mangroves

Branoff BL, Martinuzzi S

Forests

21-Oct-2020

PMCID:	PMC7751619
doi:	10.3390/f11101119
PMID:	33365113

Biological Activities of Selected Plants and Detection of Bioactive Compounds from Ardisia elliptica Using UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry

Wong PL, Fauzi NA, Mohamed Yunus SN, Abdul Hamid NA, Abd Ghafar SZ, Azizan A, Zolkeflee NK, Abas F

Molecules

06-Jul-2020

PMCID:	PMC7412327
doi:	10.3390/molecules25133067
PMID:	32640504

Chemical Standardization and Anti-Proliferative Activity of Ardisia elliptica Fruit against the HCT116 Human Colon Cancer Cell Line

Ondee S, Sithisarn P, Mangmool S, Rojsanga P

Molecules

25-Feb-2020

PMCID:	PMC7179138
doi:	10.3390/molecules25051023
PMID:	32106546

Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

Kumar Rai P, Singh JS

Ecol Indic

09-Jan-2020

PMCID:	PMC7194640
doi:	10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.106020
PMID:	32372880

Consequences of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal for plant demography, communities, evolution and global change

Snell RS, Beckman NG, Fricke E, Loiselle BA, Carvalho CS, Jones LR, Lichti NI, Lustenhouwer N, Schreiber SJ, Strickland C, Sullivan LL, Cavazos BR, Giladi I, Hastings A, Holbrook KM, Jongejans E, Kogan O, Montaño-Centellas F, Rudolph J, Rogers HS, Zwolak R, Schupp EW

AoB Plants

21-Mar-2019

PMCID:	PMC6644487
doi:	10.1093/aobpla/plz016
PMID:	31346404

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Benzenediols / Resorcinols
5-Pentadecylresorcinol	76617	Click to see	320.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/13880200490886157
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
1-Triacontanol	68972	Click to see	438.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(3beta,13alpha,14beta)-13-Methyl-26-norurs-7-en-3-ol	111220	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097577
(3R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol	163069302	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097577
(3R,4aS,6aR,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-ol	163022459	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097577
alpha-Amyrenol	225688	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097577 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
Alpha-Amyrin	73170	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
Bauerenol	287684	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C4=CCC5C(C(CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1C)C)C)O)(C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097577
beta-Amyrenol	225689	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097577
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
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/10.1021/NP040041Z
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside	296119	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/10.1021/NP040041Z
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/10.1021/NP040041Z
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives
Succinic Acid	1110	Click to see	118.09	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
[2-[11-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-11-oxo-undecyl]-3-hydroxy-phenyl] Acetate	11476642	Click to see	458.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
[3-hydroxy-2-[11-oxo-11-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)undecyl]phenyl] Acetate	11328243	Click to see CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC(=C1CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2O)O)O)O	444.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
1-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenyl)-11-(2-hydroxyphenyl)undecan-1-one	11234557	Click to see	386.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
1-(2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-11-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)undecan-1-one	11395926	Click to see	416.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z
11-(2,6-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)undecan-1-one	11418215	Click to see	402.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP040041Z

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Ardisia elliptica

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General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Links to other databases Top

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

Scientific Literature Top

Phytochemical Profile Top

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