Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Pterocarpus senegalensis	Vahl ex DC.	Prodr.2: 419 (1825)
Drepanocarpus senegalensis	T.Nees & C.H.Eberm.	Handb. Med.-Pharm. Bot.3: 184 (1832)
Echinodiscus erinaceus	Benth. ex Walp.	Repert. Bot. Syst.1: 793 (1843)
Pterocarpus adansonii	DC.	Prodr.2: 419 (1825)
Pterocarpus africanus	Hook.	W.Gray, Trav. West. Afr.: 395 (1825)
Lingoum erinaceum	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 193 (1891)

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English	barwood
dag	nee
German	afrikanischer palisander
Japanese	アフリカローズウッド
wo	wén
Chinese	刺猬紫檀

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- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
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  - Ghana
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  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Mali
  - Niger
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- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Gabon

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000172693
USDA Plants	PTER
Tropicos	13056136
INPN	448093
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:516454-1
The Plant List	ild-1889
Open Tree Of Life	754202
NCBI Taxonomy	1071183
IUCN Red List	62027797
IPNI	516454-1
iNaturalist	497037
GBIF	5349317
Freebase	/m/0gdskp
EPPO	PTKER
EOL	642251
USDA GRIN	30285
Wikipedia	Pterocarpus_erinaceus
CMAUP	NPO9538

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Contrasting carbon cycle along tropical forest aridity gradients in West Africa and Amazonia

Zhang-Zheng H, Adu-Bredu S, Duah-Gyamfi A, Moore S, Addo-Danso SD, Amissah L, Valentini R, Djagbletey G, Anim-Adjei K, Quansah J, Sarpong B, Owusu-Afriyie K, Gvozdevaite A, Tang M, Ruiz-Jaen MC, Ibrahim F, Girardin CA, Rifai S, Dahlsjö CA, Riutta T, Deng X, Sun Y, Prentice IC, Oliveras Menor I, Malhi Y

Nat Commun

11-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11009382
doi:	10.1038/s41467-024-47202-x
PMID:	38605006

Alternative Approaches to Feeding Small Ruminants and Their Potential Benefits

Boudalia S, Smeti S, Dawit M, Senbeta EK, Gueroui Y, Dotas V, Bousbia A, Symeon GK

Animals (Basel)

14-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10967440
doi:	10.3390/ani14060904
PMID:	38540002

How do plant demographic and ecological traits combined with social dynamics and human traits affect woody plant selection for medicinal uses in Benin (West Africa)?

Ahoyo CC, Houéhanou TD, Yaoitcha AS, Akpi BP, Natta A, Houinato MR

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

09-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10854095
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00655-2
PMID:	38336725

Updating Chimpanzee Nesting Data at Mount Assirik (Niokolo Koba National Park, Senegal): Implications for Conservation

Ndiaye YH, Ndiaye PI, Lindshield SM, Pruetz JD

Animals (Basel)

07-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10886333
doi:	10.3390/ani14040553
PMID:	38396522

Patterns of Leaf and Fruit Morphological Variation in Marginal Populations of Acer tataricum L. subsp. tataricum

Poljak I, Vidaković A, Benić L, Tumpa K, Idžojtić M, Šatović Z

Plants (Basel)

21-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10818317
doi:	10.3390/plants13020320
PMID:	38276777

Improvement of microvascular complications in STZ-diabetic rats treated with Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. extract

Atchou K, Lawson-Evi P, Eklu-Gadegbeku K

Biochem Biophys Rep

02-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10477066
doi:	10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101541
PMID:	37674975

Temperature and soil nutrients drive seed traits variation in Pterocarpus erinaceus (African rosewood) in Ghana

Ansah PB, Addo‐Danso SD, Belford EJ, Asomaning JM, Asare‐Ansah AB, Fosu NA, Ankobiah RA

Plant Environ Interact

25-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10423977
doi:	10.1002/pei3.10120
PMID:	37583878

Plant biomass and seed production of the legumes Aeschynomeme histrix and Stylosanthes hamata and the potential of endozoochory by cattle and sheep in semi-arid native pastures

Sanou L, Ouédraogo S, Savadogo P, Bindelle J, Kabore-Zoungrana CY

Heliyon

12-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10395465
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18202
PMID:	37539242

Ethnoveterinary survey of trypanocidal medicinal plants of the beninese pharmacopoeia in the management of bovine trypanosomosis in North Benin (West Africa)

Iwaka C, Azando EV, Houehanou TD, Kora S, Idrissou Y, Olounlade PA, Hounzangbe-Adote SM

Heliyon

01-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10366400
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17697
PMID:	37496927

Vulnerability of cocoa-based agroforestry systems to climate change in West Africa

Ariza-Salamanca AJ, Navarro-Cerrillo RM, Quero-Pérez JL, Gallardo-Armas B, Crozier J, Stirling C, de Sousa K, González-Moreno P

Sci Rep

20-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10281996
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-37180-3
PMID:	37340020

Phytochemicals: potential alternative strategy to fight Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Almuzaini AM

Front Vet Sci

16-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10228746
doi:	10.3389/fvets.2023.1188752
PMID:	37261108

Medical Ethnobotany of the Bissau-Guinean Community of Migrants Living in Northern Italy and Comparison with the Ethnopharmacology of Guinea-Bissau

Sambù A, Cornara L, Catarino L, Indjai B, Biagi M, Giordani P

Plants (Basel)

08-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10181441
doi:	10.3390/plants12091909
PMID:	37176967

In silico anti-SARS-CoV-2, antiplasmodial, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of crude extracts and homopterocarpin from heartwood of Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz.

Wahyuni DK, Wacharasindhu S, Bankeeree W, Punnapayak H, Prasongsuk S

Heliyon

10-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9912040
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13644
PMID:	36789389

In Vitro Evaluation of α-amylase and α-glucosidase Inhibition of 2,3-Epoxyprocyanidin C1 and Other Constituents from Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir

Feunaing RT, Tamfu AN, Gbaweng AJ, Mekontso Magnibou L, Ntchapda F, Henoumont C, Laurent S, Talla E, Dinica RM

Molecules

23-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9822058
doi:	10.3390/molecules28010126
PMID:	36615320

Comparative Investigation of Chemical Constituents of Kernels, Leaves, Husk, and Bark of Juglans regia L., Using HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS Analysis and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Bourais I, Elmarrkechy S, Taha D, Badaoui B, Mourabit Y, Salhi N, Alshahrani MM, Al Awadh AA, Bouyahya A, Goh KW, Tan CS, El Hajjaji S, Dakka N, Iba N

Molecules

16-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9788639
doi:	10.3390/molecules27248989
PMID:	36558122

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines
(+)-1,2-Methylenedioxy-5,6,6aalpha,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinoline	26202781	Click to see C1CNC2CC3=CC=CC=C3C4=C2C1=CC5=C4OCO5	265.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
(R)-5,6,6a,7-Tetrahydro-1,2,9,10-tetramethoxy-6-methyl-4H-dibenzo(de,g)quinoline	1078819	Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C43)OC)OC)OC)OC	355.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
1-[(12R)-16-methoxy-3,5-dioxa-11-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,6.08,20.014,19]icosa-1(20),2(6),7,14(19),15,17-hexaen-11-yl]ethanone	10246449	Click to see CC(=O)N1CCC2=CC3=C(C4=C2C1CC5=C4C=CC(=C5)OC)OCO3	337.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
7H-Benzo(g)-1,3-benzodioxolo(6,5,4-de)quinoline-7-carboxaldehyde,5,6,7a,8-tetrahydro-, (7aR)-	158516	Click to see C1CN(C2CC3=CC=CC=C3C4=C2C1=CC5=C4OCO5)C=O	293.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Anonaine	160597	Click to see C1CNC2CC3=CC=CC=C3C4=C2C1=CC5=C4OCO5	265.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
Lanuginosine	97622	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3=C4C(=CC5=C3OCO5)C=CN=C4C2=O	305.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Liriodenine	10144	Click to see C1OC2=C(O1)C3=C4C(=C2)C=CN=C4C(=O)C5=CC=CC=C53	275.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
N-acetylanonaine	6453733	Click to see CC(=O)N1CCC2=CC3=C(C4=C2C1CC5=CC=CC=C54)OCO3	307.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Roemerine	119204	Click to see CN1CCC2=CC3=C(C4=C2C1CC5=CC=CC=C54)OCO3	279.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines / Hydroxy-7-aporphines
(12R,13S)-3,5-dioxa-11-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,6.08,20.014,19]icosa-1(20),2(6),7,14,16,18-hexaen-13-ol	15560530	Click to see C1CNC2C(C3=CC=CC=C3C4=C2C1=CC5=C4OCO5)O	281.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Biphenyls and derivatives
[1,1'-Biphenyl]-4-ol, 2'-methoxy-3,5'-di-2-propenyl-	11857938	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC=C)C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)CC=C	280.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
4-O-Methylhonokiol	155160	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=C(C=CC(=C2)CC=C)O)CC=C	280.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Caryolanemagnolol	21726647	Click to see CC1(CC2C1CCC3(CC2(CCC3O)OC4=C(C=C(C=C4)CC=C)C5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC=C)O)C)C	486.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Honokiol	72303	Click to see C=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)CC=C	266.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Magnaldehyde E	5319190	Click to see C=CCC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C=CC(=C2)C=O)O)O	254.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
Magnolol	72300	Click to see C=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)C2=C(C=CC(=C2)CC=C)O	266.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Diphenylethers
2,3,4-Trihydroxy-5-(4-prop-2-enylphenoxy)benzaldehyde	71812224	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=C(C(=C(C(=C2)C=O)O)O)O	286.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-(4-prop-2-enylphenoxy)phenyl]prop-2-enal	134367	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2O)O)C=CC=O	296.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
3,4-Dihydroxy-5-(4-prop-2-enylphenoxy)benzaldehyde	23259953	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2O)O)C=O	270.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
5-[(E)-3-methoxyprop-1-enyl]-3-(4-prop-2-enylphenoxy)benzene-1,2-diol	71812222	Click to see COCC=CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)CC=C)O)O	312.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Obovatal	6439677	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2O)O)C=CC=O	296.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Obovatol	100771	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2O)O)CC=C	282.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Phenol, 2-[3-hydroxy-4-(2-propenyl)phenoxy]-5-(2-propenyl)-	10016628	Click to see C=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)OC2=CC(=C(C=C2)CC=C)O)O	282.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Phenol, 4-(2-propenyl)-2-(4-(2-propenyl)phenoxy)-	159137	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=C(C=CC(=C2)CC=C)O	266.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids
4-Allylphenol	68148	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O	134.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(-)-beta-Pinene	440967	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C1C2)C	136.23	unknown	via CMAUP database
(-)-Camphene	440966	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C	136.23	unknown	via CMAUP database
(+)-alpha-Pinene	82227	Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C	136.23	unknown	via CMAUP database
Bornyl acetate, (-)-	93009	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2CCC1(C2(C)C)C	196.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
Limonene, (+)-	440917	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C	136.23	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
beta-CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE	1742210	Click to see CC1(CC2C1CCC3(C(O3)CCC2=C)C)C	220.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
Cadalene	10225	Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C=CC(=C2C=C1)C)C(C)C	198.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Caryophyllene	5281515	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C	204.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
Clovanemagnolol	10323149	Click to see CC1(CC(C23C1CCC(C2)(C(CC3)O)C)OC4=C(C=C(C=C4)CC=C)C5=C(C=CC(=C5)CC=C)O)C	486.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eudesmane, isoeudesmane or cycloeudesmane sesquiterpenoids
[2R-cis]-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-Octahydro-alpha,alpha,4a,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenemethanol	91730386	Click to see CC1=C2CC(CCC2(CCC1)C)C(C)(C)O	222.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
2-[(2R,4aS,8aR)-4a,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-yl]propan-2-ol	118976561	Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C	222.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
alpha-Eudesmol	92762	Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C	222.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
beta-EUDESMOL	91457	Click to see CC12CCCC(=C)C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O	222.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
Eudeshonokiol A	14587421	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)(C)OC3=C(C=C(C=C3)C4=C(C=CC(=C4)CC=C)O)CC=C	488.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Eudeshonokiol B	21726646	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)(C)OC3=C(C=C(C=C3)CC=C)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)CC=C	488.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Eudesmagnolol	14587417	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)(C)OC3=C(C=C(C=C3)CC=C)C4=C(C=CC(=C4)CC=C)O	488.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Eudesobovatol A	442837	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)(C)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3O)OC4=CC=C(C=C4)CC=C)CC=C	504.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Eudesobovatol B	10346031	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)(C)OC3=C(C=C(C=C3OC4=CC=C(C=C4)CC=C)CC=C)O	504.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
gamma-EUDESMOL	6432005	Click to see CC1=C2CC(CCC2(CCC1)C)C(C)(C)O	222.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
Proximadiol	165258	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)(C)O	240.38	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
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	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
Eleutheroside B	5316860	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC)C=CCO	372.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxanes / Phenylbenzodioxanes / Phenylbenzo-1,4-dioxanes
Magnolianin	9918938	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC(=CC3=C2OC(C(O3)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC5=CC=C(C=C5)CC=C)O)O)COC6=C(C=C(C=C6)CC=C)C7=C(C=CC(=C7)CC=C)O)CC=C	827.00	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Benzylisoquinolines
(1S)-1-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-ium-7-ol	6093330	Click to see C[N+]1(CCC2=CC(=C(C=C2C1CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)OC)C	314.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Magnocurarine	53266	Click to see C[N+]1(CCC2=CC(=C(C=C2C1CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)OC)C	314.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Alpha-methyldeoxybenzoin flavonoids
(2r)-1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one	821428	Click to see CC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)OC)C(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2)O)O	272.29	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9590002679
Angolensin	3584988	Click to see CC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)OC)C(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2)O)O	272.29	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9590002679
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl] (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	21629882	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OCCC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)O)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O	624.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
Coumanolignan	24796112	Click to see C=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)C2=C3C(=CC(=C2)CC=C)C=CC(=O)O3	318.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Rutin	5280805	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	610.50	unknown	via CMAUP database

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