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Internal ID UUID643fd7589be90616941517
Scientific name Entada polystachya
Authority (L.) DC.
First published in Mém. Légum.: 422 (1826)

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Common products:
Seeds and seed oil. Seeds contain around 20% (v/v) non-drying, non-odorous fixed oil with an iodine value of about 80 and a saponification value near 190; the fatty acid profile is primarily linoleic (C18:2, 41–45%), palmitic (C16:0, 25–28%) and stearic (C18:0, 10–12%) acids.

Industrial and craft applications:
Oil is recorded as a soap-making raw material and a base for varnish due to its low unsaponifiable fraction (about 2%). Iodine and saponification values align with typical soap and varnish oil classes.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No food or beverage uses are documented for this species in cited sources; seeds are noted as highly toxic and inedible without thorough treatment.

Colorants and tanning:
No tanning or dye uses are recorded for this species.

Wood and fiber:
No timber, construction, or fiber applications are recorded in referenced literature.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance or cosmetic uses are documented.

Properties relevant to use:
Saponin-rich seed coats; fixed oil composition; documented case of accidental toxicity from heavy seeded, starchy, sweet pulp and the presence of bitter alkaloid-like substances.

Standards and regulation:
No specific standards or regulatory frameworks are cited for the species, though saponin-rich seeds are generally treated as toxic materials in commerce and safety classifications.

Sustainability and sourcing:
No sustainability or sourcing data are documented in the cited sources.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Acacia caudata DC. Prodr.2: 456 (1825)
Mimosa bipinnata Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane: 946 (1775)
Mimosa caudata Vahl Eclog. Amer.3: 35 (1807)
Mimosa chiliantha G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 163 (1818)
Adenanthera bonplandiana Kunth F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp.6: 311 (1824)
Mimosa polystachya L. Sp. Pl.: 520 (1753)
Entada plumerii Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(2): 164 (1827)
Adenopodia polystachya (L.) J.R.Dixon ex Croat Fl. Barro Colorado Is.: 426 (1978)
Prosopis bonplandiana Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(2): 165 (1827)
Acacia secundiflora Juss. ex DC. Prodr.2: 425 (1825)
Desmanthus caudatus (Vahl) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 493 (1840)
Entada chiliantha DC. Mém. Légum.: 422 (1826)
Entada plumeri Spreng. Syst. Veg. 4(2): 164 (1827)
Entada acaciifolia Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. London30: 365 (1875)
Entadopsis polystachya (L.) Britton N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl.23: 191 (1928)
Pusaetha acaciifolia (Benth.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 204 (1891)
Pusaetha entada Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 204 (1891)
Entadopsis polystachya (L.) Britton & Rose

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Language Common/alternative name
English callingcard vine

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
    • Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Leeward Islands
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000174102
USDA Plants ENPO4
Tropicos 13030073
INPN 629622
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1009172-2
The Plant List ild-20216
Open Tree Of Life 599225
NCBI Taxonomy 489317
IUCN Red List 176095297
IPNI 1009172-2
iNaturalist 334339
GBIF 2976206
EPPO ENTPO
EOL 640381
USDA GRIN 15187
CMAUP NPO11153

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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
The innovation of the symbiosome has enhanced the evolutionary stability of nitrogen fixation in legumes de Faria SM, Ringelberg JJ, Gross E, Koenen EJ, Cardoso D, Ametsitsi GK, Akomatey J, Maluk M, Tak N, Gehlot HS, Wright KM, Teaumroong N, Songwattana P, de Lima HC, Prin Y, Zartman CE, Sprent JI, Ardley J, Hughes CE, James EK New Phytol 28-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9541511
doi:10.1111/nph.18321
PMID:35901264
Comparison of Herbal Medicines Used for Women’s Menstruation Diseases in Different Areas of the World Jiao M, Liu X, Ren Y, Wang Y, Cheng L, Liang Y, Li Y, Zhang T, Wang W, Mei Z Front Pharmacol 04-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8854496
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.751207
PMID:35185533
Astonishing diversity—the medicinal plant markets of Bogotá, Colombia Bussmann RW, Paniagua Zambrana NY, Romero C, Hart RE J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 20-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6011411
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0241-8
PMID:29925407
Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin Alonso-Castro AJ, Domínguez F, Ruiz-Padilla AJ, Campos-Xolalpa N, Zapata-Morales JR, Carranza-Alvarez C, Maldonado-Miranda JJ Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 02-Nov-2017
PMCID:PMC5688365
doi:10.1155/2017/9439868
PMID:29234446
Height‐related scaling of phloem anatomy and the evolution of sieve element end wall types in woody plants Liesche J, Pace MR, Xu Q, Li Y, Chen S New Phytol 09-Dec-2016
PMCID:PMC5347917
doi:10.1111/nph.14360
PMID:27935048
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Trinidad Clement YN, Baksh-Comeau YS, Seaforth CE J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Sep-2015
PMCID:PMC4570261
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0052-0
PMID:26369926
Liana Abundance, Diversity, and Distribution on Barro Colorado Island, Panama Schnitzer SA, Mangan SA, Dalling JW, Baldeck CA, Hubbell SP, Ledo A, Muller-Landau H, Tobin MF, Aguilar S, Brassfield D, Hernandez A, Lao S, Perez R, Valdes O, Yorke SR PLoS One 21-Dec-2012
PMCID:PMC3528767
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052114
PMID:23284889
Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for reproductive problems Lans C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Mar-2007
PMCID:PMC1838898
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-3-13
PMID:17362507
Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus Lans CA J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 13-Oct-2006
PMCID:PMC1624823
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-45
PMID:17040567
Prediction of Desiccation Sensitivity in Seeds of Woody Species: A Probabilistic Model Based on Two Seed Traits and 104 Species DAWS MI, GARWOOD NC, PRITCHARD HW Ann Bot 01-Apr-2006
PMCID:PMC3291879
doi:10.1093/aob/mcl022
PMID:16464874

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 135 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O 138.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives
4-Methylbenzaldehyde 7725 Click to see 120.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
2-Propenal, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)- 9984 Click to see 178.18 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Coumarinolignans
Cleomiscosin C 11464176 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(OC3=C4C(=CC(=C3O2)OC)C=CC(=O)O4)CO 416.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
4-[(3S,3aS,6S,6aS)-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2,6-dimethoxy-phenol 12309695 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC 418.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Syringaresinol, (+)- 443023 Click to see 418.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 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
Syringin 5316860 Click to see 372.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
Ethyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 66883 Click to see 208.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylic acid 92126 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O)O 194.18 unknown via CMAUP database
3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic Acid 2518 Click to see 180.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides
6,7-dimethoxy-8-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-2-one 21633144 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)OC 384.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Calycanthoside 5318566 Click to see 384.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Mandshurin 11740722 Click to see 384.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Scopolin 439514 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 354.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins
Arteminorin B 44178671 Click to see 412.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Fraxidin 3083616 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)O)OC 222.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins
Arteminorin C 44178672 Click to see 398.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Arteminorin A 44178670 Click to see 442.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Isofraxidin 5318565 Click to see 222.19 unknown via CMAUP database
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown via CMAUP database
Umbelliferone 5281426 Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O 162.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin 5280443 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 270.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 5280445 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
Chryseriol 5280666 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Tricin 5281702 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O 330.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 4-O-methylated flavonoids
Acacetin 5280442 Click to see 284.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 6-O-methylated flavonoids
Santin 5281695 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC)O)OC 344.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
5,8-Dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone 15289454 Click to see 314.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
Tectorigenin 5281811 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database

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