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Symplocos lancifolia

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
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Distribution
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Internal ID UUID64404f1ba6de0187624632
Scientific name Symplocos lancifolia
Authority Siebold & Zucc.
First published in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 133 (1846)

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Common products:
Fresh fruit is consumed locally. Fruit pulp is processed into jams, jellies, syrups, and fruit wines. Whole fruits are sometimes candied or used as flavoring in confectionery.

Industrial and craft applications:
Heartwood is used for small wooden craft items and traditional crafts; sapwood is generally discarded. Leaves are used in handicrafts (mats and simple wrapping).

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Fruit pulp is processed into jams, jellies, syrups, and fruit wines; flavor is described as sweet with a slight tartness. Fruits are candied or used as flavoring in confectionery. No fermentation feedstocks, oil, or flour are reported.

Colorants and tanning:
No use of the plant for dyes, inks, or tannins is reported.

Wood and fiber:
Heartwood provides timber for small craft items and traditional crafts; sapwood is limited. Bast fiber is not reported. The plant is not a commercial source of timber, pulp, or fibers.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Leaf extracts are used as a natural fragrance and flavoring in some Japanese cosmetics and hair-care products; any antioxidant property is not presented here.

Properties relevant to use:
Uses of the fruit relate to its palatable pulp and sugar content. No specific physical/chemical data (oils, fiber properties, tannin class, or lignin ratios) are available. Timber suitability for small crafts aligns with local handling of heartwood; no mechanical property data are reported.

Standards and regulation:
Local production of fruit preserves is governed by national food standards for processed fruit products in Japan. Leaf extracts in cosmetics are subject to Japanese cosmetic ingredient regulation and safety data; allergen labeling follows cosmetic labeling standards.

Sustainability and sourcing:
The species is generally collected from wild populations. Local conservation measures are advisable due to limited commercial cultivation and habitat pressures.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Symplocos inconspicua Brand Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 110 (1909)
Symplocos merrilliana Brand Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 9 (1908)
Symplocos leptostachys Siebold & Zucc. Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 134 (1846)
Symplocos pinfaensis H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 77 (1910)
Symplocos betula Brand Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 8 (1908)
Symplocos depauperata Merr. Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 29: 45 (1905)
Symplocos tythanta Gontsch. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 5: 133 (1924)
Symplocos zamboangensis Brand Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 325 (1916)
Symplocos luzoniensis Rolfe J. Bot. 24: 348 (1886)
Bobua lancifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) Miers J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 306 (1879)
Bobua leptostachya Miers J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 306 (1879)
Bobua microcarpa (Champ.) Nemoto Fl. Japan, Suppl. : 582 (1936)
Bobua pseudolancifolia Hatus. J. Jap. Bot. 12: 282 (1936)
Dicalix lancifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 105 (1948)
Dicalix pseudolancifolius (Hatus.) Migo Bull. Shanghai Sci. Inst. 13: 204 (1943)
Symplocos ovalifolia Hand.-Mazz. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 62B: 35 (1943)
Symplocos fulvipes Brand Pflanzenr. , IV, 242: 41 (1901)
Symplocos lancifolia var. fulvipes C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 3(9): 578 1882
Symplocos formosana Brand Pflanzenr. , IV, 242: 67 (1901)
Symplocos aurea H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 445 (1911)
Symplocos microcarpa Champ. ex Benth. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 303 (1852)
Symplocos arisanensis Hayata J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 187 (1911)
Symplocos suishariensis Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 116 (1915)
Symplocos lancifolia var. microcarpa (Champ. ex Benth.) Hand.-Mazz. Bot. Centralbl. 62(B): 37 1943
Symplocos latouchei W.W.Sm. ex Hand.-Mazz. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 62B: 37 (1943)
Symplocos kwangsiensis Merr. ex H.L.Li J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 451 (1943)
Symplocos mollifolia Dunn Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 10: 163 (1912)
Symplocos trichoclada Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 118 (1915)
Symplocos trichoclada var. koshunensis K.Mori Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 24: 195 1934
Symplocos pseudolancifolia (Hatus.) Hand.-Mazz. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 62B: 35 (1943)
Bobua arisanensis (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki List Pl. Formosa : 330 (1928)
Bobua formosana (Brand) Kaneh. & Sasaki List Pl. Formosa : 331 (1928)
Bobua suishariensis (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki List Pl. Formosa : 332 (1928)
Bobua trichoclada (Hayata) Kaneh. & Sasaki List Pl. Formosa : 332 (1928)
Eugenioides lancifolium Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 975 (1891)

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 光叶山矾
Chinese 刀灰树
Chinese 光葉山矾

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Symplocos lancifolia var. hualiensis (S.S.Ying) S.S.Ying Coloured Ill. Fl. Taiwan 2: 572 (1987)
Symplocos lancifolia var. lancifolia Unknown

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
    • Indo-China
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Philippines

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001141602
Tropicos 30900223
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:827153-1
The Plant List tro-30900223
Open Tree Of Life 1055656
NCBI Taxonomy 239704
IUCN Red List 147478180
IPNI 827153-1
iNaturalist 537954
GBIF 7318867
EOL 2892266
USDA GRIN 463497
CMAUP NPO25572

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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
Diversity and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by Shui people in Southwest China Liu S, Zhang B, Lei Q, Zhou J, Ali M, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10230803
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00594-4
PMID:37254191
Phytolith Assemblages as a Promising Tool for Quantitative Canopy Coverage Reconstruction in Subtropical Forests, China Li N, Yu F, Sack D, Huang Z, Tian G, Liu S Front Plant Sci 20-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9251495
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.912627
PMID:35795347
Response of plant diversity and soil physicochemical properties to different gap sizes in a Pinus massoniana plantation Lyu Q, Liu J, Liu J, Luo Y, Chen L, Chen G, Zhao K, Chen Y, Fan C, Li X PeerJ 21-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8462388
doi:10.7717/peerj.12222
PMID:34616636
Early effects of crop tree management on undergrowth plant diversity and soil physicochemical properties in a Pinus massoniana plantation Lyu Q, Shen Y, Li X, Chen G, Li D, Fan C PeerJ 29-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8325914
doi:10.7717/peerj.11852
PMID:34395087
Structure-Dependent Activity of Plant-Derived Sweeteners Ҫiçek SS Molecules 22-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7221985
doi:10.3390/molecules25081946
PMID:32331403
Pharmacological Properties, Molecular Mechanisms, and Pharmaceutical Development of Asiatic Acid: A Pentacyclic Triterpenoid of Therapeutic Promise Nagoor Meeran MF, Goyal SN, Suchal K, Sharma C, Patil CR, Ojha SK Front Pharmacol 04-Sep-2018
PMCID:PMC6131672
doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.00892
PMID:30233358
Revisiting the linkage between ethnomedical use and development of new medicines: A novel plant collection strategy towards the discovery of anticancer agents Henkin JM, Sydara K, Xayvue M, Souliya O, Kinghorn AD, Burdette JE, Chen WL, Elkington BG, Soejarto DD 25-Oct-2017
PMCID:PMC5686776
doi:10.5897/jmpr2017.6485
PMID:29152156
Effects of root spatial distribution on the elastic-plastic properties of soil-root blocks Li Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, Ma C Sci Rep 11-Apr-2017
PMCID:PMC5429779
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00924-z
PMID:28400584
Antimicrobial Activity of Oleanolic and Ursolic Acids: An Update Jesus JA, Lago JH, Laurenti MD, Yamamoto ES, Passero LF Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 22-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4352472
doi:10.1155/2015/620472
PMID:25793002
Contrasting Regeneration Strategies in Climax and Long-Lived Pioneer Tree Species in a Subtropical Forest Wang H, Feng H, Zhang Y, Chen H PLoS One 10-Nov-2014
PMCID:PMC4226506
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112385
PMID:25383688
Psiloxylon mauritianum (Bouton ex Hook.f.) Baillon (Myrtaceae): A promising traditional medicinal plant from the Mascarene Islands Mahomoodally MF, Korumtollee HN, Chady ZZ J Intercult Ethnopharmacol 14-Aug-2014
PMCID:PMC4576814
doi:10.5455/jice.20140804010620
PMID:26401372
Maslinic Acid, a Natural Phytoalexin-Type Triterpene from Olives — A Promising Nutraceutical? Lozano-Mena G, Sánchez-González M, Juan ME, Planas JM Molecules 04-Aug-2014
PMCID:PMC6271970
doi:10.3390/molecules190811538
PMID:25093990
Effects of Competition and Facilitation on Species Assemblage in Two Types of Tropical Cloud Forest Long W, Zang R, Ding Y, Huang Y PLoS One 02-Apr-2013
PMCID:PMC3615009
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060252
PMID:23565209
Disturbance regimes, gap‐demanding trees and seed mass related to tree height in warm temperate rain forests worldwide Grubb PJ, Bellingham PJ, Kohyama TS, Piper FI, Valido A Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 19-Mar-2013
PMCID:PMC7161821
doi:10.1111/brv.12029
PMID:23506298
Triterpenoid saponins from Symplocos lancifolia. Acebey-Castellon IL, Voutquenne-Nazabadioko L, Doan Thi Mai H, Roseau N, Bouthagane N, Muhammad D, Le Magrex Debar E, Gangloff SC, Litaudon M, Sevenet T, Hung NV, Lavaud C J Nat Prod 25-Feb-2011
doi:10.1021/NP100502Y
PMID:21288041

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(4R,4aS,4bS,5R,7R,10aS)-1,1,4a,7-tetramethyl-7-[(2R)-oxiran-2-yl]-3,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthrene-4,5-diol 102239745 Click to see 320.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Leucophleol 15488960 Click to see CC1(CCC(C2(C1CCC3=CC(CCC32)(C)C(CO)O)C)O)C 322.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl] 11-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 75604530 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC(=O)C34CCC(CC3C5=CCC6C(C5(CC4)C)(CCC7C6(CC(C(C7(C)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)(C)C)CO)O)O)O)O)O 943.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl] 11-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-10-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylate 75604605 Click to see 959.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl] 11-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-10-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 73092860 Click to see 959.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]arjunolic acid 51040902 Click to see 959.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]asiatic acid 51041096 Click to see 959.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]maslinic acid 51040901 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC(=O)C34CCC(CC3C5=CCC6C(C5(CC4)C)(CCC7C6(CC(C(C7(C)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)(C)C)CO)O)O)O)O)O 943.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid 64945 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
(1S,2R,4aS,6aS,6bR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-10,11-dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid 5316084 Click to see 472.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
10,11-Dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 5320146 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 488.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
10,11,13-trihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid 75604606 Click to see 504.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
11alpha-Hydroxyasiatic acid 51041097 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CC(C4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)O)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 504.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
2,3-Dihydroxy-12-oleanen-28-oic acid 3694932 Click to see 472.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
2,3,24-Trihydroxy-12-ursen-28-oic acid 296191 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 488.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid 619166 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
Arjunolic acid 73641 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 488.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
Asiatic Acid 119034 Click to see 488.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
Colosolic acid 15917996 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 472.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
Corosolic acid 6918774 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 472.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
Maslinic Acid 73659 Click to see 472.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3beta)- 220774 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-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 11870456 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Stigmasterol Glucoside 6602508 Click to see 574.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100502Y
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Tryptamines and derivatives
Tryptamine 1150 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CCN 160.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Myricetin 5281672 Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 318.23 unknown via CMAUP database

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