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Dalbergia frutescens

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID643fd654dfa18994719031
Scientific name Dalbergia frutescens
Authority (Vell.) Britton
First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club16: 324 (1889)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
- Sawn lumber and kiln‑dried boards for furniture and construction (CITES, 2022).
- Rotary‑cut and sliced veneer for high‑end furniture and automotive interiors (CITES, 2022).
- Essential oil obtained by steam distillation of heartwood, used in fragrance and flavor industries (Silva et al., 2005).

Industrial and craft applications:
- The dense, aromatic wood is employed in high‑end furniture, cabinetry, flooring and decorative veneers (FAO, 2020).
- It serves as tonewood for the backs and sides of classical and acoustic guitars (FAO, 2020).
- Essential oil is used as a base note and natural fixative in perfumery, soaps, lotions and other cosmetics (Silva et al., 2005).

Wood and fiber:
- The tree yields heavy, straight‑grained timber with basic density ≈0.84 g cm⁻³, equilibrium moisture ≈10 % and Janka hardness ≈1,200–1,350 lbf, enabling use as structural lumber, flooring and engineered wood products (FAO, 2020).
- High‑quality veneers are produced from the wood’s fine grain (FAO, 2020).

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- Steam distillation of heartwood yields an essential oil dominated by sesquiterpenes (β‑caryophyllene ≈30 %, α‑humulene ≈12 %, longifolene ≈8 %) (Silva et al., 2005).
- The oil is used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in soaps, lotions, creams and perfume blends, providing a warm woody scent (Silva et al., 2005).

Properties relevant to use:
- High density and low volumetric shrinkage (

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Dalbergia variabilis Vogel Linnaea11: 196 (1837)
Dalbergia variabilis var. bahiensis Hoehne Fl. Brasílica25(4): 9 (1941)
Dalbergia frutescens var. frutescens (Vell.) Britton
Pterocarpus frutescens Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 302 (1829)
Triptolemea glabra Benth. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. ii. (1838) 103.
Triptolemea latifolia Benth. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. ii. (1838) 103.
Triptolemea montana Benth.
Triptolemea ovata Benth. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. ii. (1838) 102.
Triptolemea pauciflora Benth. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. ii. (1838) 102.
Triptolemea platycarpa Benth. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. ii. (1838) 102.
Dalbergia frutescens var. tomentosa (Vogel) Benth. C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras.15(1): 221 (1862)
Dalbergia tomentosa Vogel Linnaea11: 197 (1837)
Semeionotis floribunda Schott Wiener Z. Kunst3: 804 (1829)
Amerimnon frutescens Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 159 (1891)
Dalbergia variabilis var. tomentosa (Vogel) Benth. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot.4(Suppl.): 31 (1860)
Dalbergia variabilis var. intermedia Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.16: 233 (1919)
Trioptolemea ovata Mart. ex Benth. Comm. Legum. Gen.: 38 (1837)
Trioptolemea glabra Benth. Comm. Legum. Gen.: 39 (1837)
Trioptolemea latifolia Benth. Comm. Legum. Gen.: 39 (1837)
Trioptolemea pauciflora Mart. ex Benth. Comm. Legum. Gen.: 38 (1837)
Trioptolemea platycarpa Benth. Comm. Legum. Gen.: 38 (1837)
Trioptolemea montana Mart. ex Benth. Comm. Legum. Gen.: 38 (1837)
Trioptolemea pubescens Benth. J. Bot. (Hooker)2: 68 (1840)
Triptolemea montana Mart. Flora 20(2 Beibl.): 122 (1837)

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Language Common/alternative name
Spanish pterogyne frutescens
Spanish dalbergia variabilis
Spanish triptolemea glabra
Spanish triptolemea latifolia
Spanish triptolemea montana
Spanish triptolemea ovata
Spanish triptolemea pauciflora
Spanish triptolemea platycarpa
Japanese ブラジリアン・チューリップウッド

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000169003
Tropicos 13013968
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:75939-2
The Plant List ild-15338
Open Tree Of Life 717479
NCBI Taxonomy 450026
IUCN Red List 62022507
IPNI 1101790-2
GBIF 2968824
Freebase /m/082ycx
EOL 414769
USDA GRIN 415983
Wikipedia Dalbergia_frutescens
CMAUP NPO20635

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Participatory ethnobotany: comparison between two quilombos in the Atlantic Forest, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil Sauini T, Henrique Gonçalves Santos P, Paulino Albuquerque U, Yazbek P, da Cruz C, Hortal Pereira Barretto E, Alice dos Santos M, Silva Gomes MA, dos Santos G, Braga S, José Francischetti Garcia R, Honda S, Matta P, Aragaki S, Ueno A, Rodrigues E PeerJ 07-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10637247
doi:10.7717/peerj.16231
PMID:37953791
Reference transcriptomes and comparative analyses of six species in the threatened rosewood genus Dalbergia Hung TH, So T, Sreng S, Thammavong B, Boounithiphonh C, Boshier DH, MacKay JJ Sci Rep 20-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7576600
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-74814-2
PMID:33082403
Evaluation of conservation status of plants in Brazil’s Atlantic forest: An ethnoecological approach with Quilombola communities in Serra do Mar State Park Conde BE, Aragaki S, Ticktin T, Surerus Fonseca A, Yazbek PB, Sauini T, Rodrigues E PLoS One 18-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7500697
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0238914
PMID:32946472
Feeding Strategies of Brown Howler Monkeys in Response to Variations in Food Availability Chaves ÓM, Bicca-Marques JC PLoS One 05-Feb-2016
PMCID:PMC4743924
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145819
PMID:26848959
Differential effectiveness of berry polyphenols as anti-giardial agents ANTHONY JP, FYFE L, STEWART D, McDOUGALL GJ Parasitology 01-Aug-2011
PMCID:PMC3196466
doi:10.1017/S0031182011000825
PMID:21813029
Variabilin, a 6a-hydroxypterocarpan from Dalbergia variabilis Kazu Kurosawa, W.David Ollis, Ian O. Sutherland, Otto R. Gottlieb Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94600-4
Antigiardial activity of isoflavones from Dalbergia frutescens bark. Khan IA, Avery MA, Burandt CL, Goins DK, Mikell JR, Nash TE, Azadegan A, Walker LA J Nat Prod 01-Oct-2000
doi:10.1021/NP000010D
PMID:11076565

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Eugenol 3314 Click to see 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-((Z)-hex-3-enoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 5318045 Click to see 262.30 unknown via CMAUP database
methyl 4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutanoate 10564679 Click to see 280.27 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Menthiafolic acid, (S)- 10845194 Click to see 184.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
Carvacrol 10364 Click to see CC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
(-)-trans-Carveol 94221 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1O)C(=C)C 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(+)-alpha-Phellandrene 443160 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,4R)-Dihydrocarvone 22227 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2S,4R)-iso-dihydrocarveol 443165 Click to see CC1CCC(CC1O)C(=C)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S)-Dihydrocarvone 443183 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(5S)-5-[(1R)-1,2-Dihydroxy-1-methylethyl]-2-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one 11830092 Click to see 184.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(5S)-5-[(2S)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 10877793 Click to see 184.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Alpha-Terpinene 7462 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Carvone, (-)- 439570 Click to see 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Carvone, (+)- 16724 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(=C)C 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
trans-(2S,5S)-5-[(2S)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohexan-1-one 10867057 Click to see 186.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(1S,4R)-4-[(E,3R)-3-hydroxybut-1-enyl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol 101338767 Click to see 210.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
(1S,2R,4R,8S)-2-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-p-menthane-8,9-diol 11727818 Click to see CC1CCC(CC1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(C)(CO)O 350.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(1R,2S,5R)-5-[(2R)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohexyl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 102021736 Click to see 350.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2E,6E)-8-hydroxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 14729929 Click to see CC(=CCOC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)CCC=C(C)CO 332.39 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1S,2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 11823766 Click to see 332.39 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-[(1S,2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 10885097 Click to see 464.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(1S,2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methylcyclohexyl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 11810246 Click to see 350.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,5S)-5-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohexan-1-one 11089348 Click to see CC1CCC(CC1=O)C(C)(COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O 348.39 unknown via CMAUP database
(5S)-5-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 11024434 Click to see 346.37 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
Umbelliprenin 1781413 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCOC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)C)C)C 366.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Pyrimidine nucleosides
5-Methyluridine 445408 Click to see 258.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Uridine 6029 Click to see 244.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Pyrimidine nucleosides / Pyrimidine 2-deoxyribonucleosides
Thymidine 5789 Click to see CC1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)C2CC(C(O2)CO)O 242.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
Chlorogenic Acid 1794427 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Polyols / 1,2-diols
(2R,3R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4-tetrol 10796790 Click to see 136.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
5-Deoxy-D-ribitol 166761 Click to see 136.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1S,2S,4R)-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 11099619 Click to see 332.39 unknown via CMAUP database
4-Hydroxybenzyl beta-d-glucopyranoside 49871127 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Benzyl beta-d-glucopyranoside 188977 Click to see 270.28 unknown via CMAUP database
ethyl beta-D-glucopyranoside 121667 Click to see CCOC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O 208.21 unknown via CMAUP database
glycerol 2-O-alpha-l-fucopyranoside 101159096 Click to see 238.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Icariside F2 14079045 Click to see C1C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OCC3=CC=CC=C3)O)O)O)O)(CO)O 402.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[3-methoxy-5-prop-2-enyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 15714546 Click to see COC1=C(C(=CC(=C1)CC=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 504.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[(2S)-2,3-dihydroxypropyl]-3-methoxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 102021738 Click to see 360.36 unknown via CMAUP database
Gastrodin 115067 Click to see 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Syringin 5316860 Click to see 372.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses
1-Deoxy-D-glucitol 10678630 Click to see 166.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar alcohols
2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 11400799 Click to see CC(CO)(C(CO)O)O 136.15 unknown via CMAUP database
D-Threitol 169019 Click to see C(C(C(CO)O)O)O 122.12 unknown via CMAUP database
Erythritol 222285 Click to see 122.12 unknown via CMAUP database
Glycerin 753 Click to see C(C(CO)O)O 92.09 unknown via CMAUP database
L-Apiitol 10820745 Click to see C(C(C(CO)(CO)O)O)O 152.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
Apiole 10659 Click to see 222.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Dillapiol 10231 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1CC=C)OCO2)OC 222.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Safrole 5144 Click to see 162.18 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
Anethofuran 126537 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
(4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one 161815 Click to see C1C(C(OC1=O)CO)O 132.11 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 5-methoxypsoralens
Bergapten 2355 Click to see COC1=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=CC3=C1C=CO3 216.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins
Esculetin 5281416 Click to see 178.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Umbelliferone 5281426 Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O 162.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Pyranocoumarins / Linear pyranocoumarins
Graveolone 177751 Click to see CC1(CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C=C3C(=C2)C=CC(=O)O3)C 244.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
Epicatechin 72276 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glucuronides / Flavonoid-3-O-glucuronides
Querciturone 5274585 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O 478.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Furanoisoflavonoids / Pterocarpans
(+)-Medicarpin 73067 Click to see 270.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94600-4
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
Daidzein 5281708 Click to see 254.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
Fujikinetin 9883229 Click to see 312.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
Genistein 5280961 Click to see 270.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
Glycitein 5317750 Click to see 284.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
Maxima isoflavone G 5385091 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1C3=COC4=C(C3=O)C=CC(=C4)O)OCO2 312.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
Pseudobaptigenin 5281805 Click to see C1OC2=C(O1)C=C(C=C2)C3=COC4=C(C3=O)C=CC(=C4)O 282.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 3-hydroxy,4-methoxyisoflavonoids
Odoratin 13965473 Click to see 314.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylisoflavones
8-O-Methylretusin 5319771 Click to see 298.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94600-4
Afromosin 5281704 Click to see 298.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
Biochanin A 5280373 Click to see 284.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D
Formononetin 5280378 Click to see 268.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94600-4
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000010D

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