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Lonchocarpus sericeus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID643fd9189fce5287779690
Scientific name Lonchocarpus sericeus
Authority (Poir.) Kunth ex DC.
First published in Prodr.2: 260 (1825)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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**Common products:**
Timber (sawn wood, plywood) and tannin extracts (hydrolyzable tannins) are the primary commercial products. Bark-extracted tannins serve as leather tanning agents.

**Industrial and craft applications:**
- **Tannin extracts:** Used in leather tanning, providing high-quality brown leather with good lightfastness due to their hydrolyzable nature.
- **Wood:** Sawn timber for construction, furniture, and boat building; plywood manufacturing.

**Food and beverages (non-medicinal):**
No documented non-medicinal food or beverage uses.

**Colorants and tanning:**
Bark and root extracts yield natural brown dyes for textiles and tannins for leather tanning (Class: Gallotannins/ellagitannins). Used in historic dyeing of protein fibers.

**Wood and fiber:**
Wood is valued for its durability and resistance to termites and fungi. Bast fiber potential exists but lacks industrial documentation.

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

**Properties relevant to use:**
- **Wood:** High density (approx. 0.75-0.95 g/cm³), durability due to extractives, and dimensional stability.
- **Tannins:** High molecular weight hydrolyzable tannins (gallotannins/ellagitannins) with strong protein-binding capacity, enabling efficient leather tanning.
- **Dye:** Rich flavonoid content imparts strong brown coloration.

**Standards and regulation:**
- **Timber:** Subject to regional export regulations (CITES not listed; regional controls exist).
- **Tannins:** Commercial extracts comply with leather industry standards (e.g., ISO standard for vegetable tanning materials).

**Sustainability and sourcing:**
- **Timber:** Listed as "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List. Unsustainable harvesting risks population decline; conservation strategies and certified sustainable sourcing (e.g., FSC) are recommended.
- **Tannins:** Extraction may drive bark harvesting, potentially impacting trees if not managed sustainably. Long-term ecological impact requires monitoring.

**Scientific/model use:**
Used in phytochemical research (e.g., studies on tannin biosynthesis) and as a reference species in genetic studies of the Fabaceae family, particularly concerning secondary metabolite pathways.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Lonchocarpus domingensis (Turpin ex Pers.) DC. Prodr.2: 259 (1825)
Dalbergia domingensis Turpin ex Pers. Syn. Pl.2: 276 (1806)
Cytisus major Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 174 (1894)
Lonchocarpus sericeus subsp. sericeus (Poir.) DC.
Robinia sericea Poir. J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl.6: 226 (1804)
Lonchocarpus pyxidarius DC. Prodr.2: 260 (1825)
Derris sericea (Poir.) Ducke Bol. Técn. Inst. Agron. N.18: 195 (1949)
Lonchocarpus formosianus DC. Prodr.2: 260 (1825)
Dalbergia macrophylla Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(2): 268 (1827)
Lonchocarpus tomentosus Tul. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat.4: 82 (1844)
Lonchocarpus turpinii Kunth F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp.6: 385 (1824)
Lonchocarpus guineensis (Spreng.) Donn Hortus Cantabrig., ed. 13: 483 (1845)
Robinia argentiflora Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 352 (1827)
Philenoptera schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss.1: 232 (1847)
Dalbergia guineensis Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(2): 268 (1827)
Lonchocarpus sericeus var. jamaicensis Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 200 (1860)
Lonchocarpus albiflorus G.Don Gen. Hist.2: 236 (1832)
Dalbergia formosiana (DC.) F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn.3: 307 (1834)
Robinia latifolia Spreng.
Robinia violacea P.Beauv. Fl. Oware 2: 28 (1811)
Millettia speciosa Welw. Apont. : 585 (1859)
Robinia mollis Vahl ex DC. Prodr. 2: 260 (1825)

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Language Common/alternative name
Bambara Ɲako
Hausa bahar

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000183559
Tropicos 13042863
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143380-2
The Plant List ild-29623
Open Tree Of Life 1055829
NCBI Taxonomy 1225672
IUCN Red List 144288489
IPNI 143380-2
iNaturalist 209940
GBIF 2969156
EPPO LOOSE
EOL 686453
USDA GRIN 22538

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
Integration of Wnt-inhibitory activity and structural novelty scoring results to uncover novel bioactive natural products: new Bicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene-2,9-diones from the leaves of Hymenocardia punctata Quiros-Guerrero LM, Marcourt L, Chaiwangrach N, Koval A, Ferreira Queiroz E, David B, Grondin A, Katanaev VL, Wolfender JL Front Chem 04-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11024435
doi:10.3389/fchem.2024.1371982
New Chalcone Derivatives Containing 2,4-Dichlorobenzenesulfonamide Moiety with Anticancer and Antioxidant Properties Bułakowska A, Sławiński J, Hering A, Gucwa M, Ochocka JR, Hałasa R, Balewski Ł, Stefanowicz-Hajduk J Int J Mol Sci 24-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10778824
doi:10.3390/ijms25010274
PMID:38203445
Natural Chalcones and Derivatives in Colon Cancer: Pre-Clinical Challenges and the Promise of Chalcone-Based Nanoparticles Hba S, Ghaddar S, Wahnou H, Pinon A, El Kebbaj R, Pouget C, Sol V, Liagre B, Oudghiri M, Limami Y Pharmaceutics 01-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10748144
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15122718
PMID:38140059
Selection of Mexican Medicinal Plants by Identification of Potential Phytochemicals with Anti-Aging, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anti-Oxidant Properties through Network Analysis and Chemoinformatic Screening Barrera-Vázquez OS, Montenegro-Herrera SA, Martínez-Enríquez ME, Escobar-Ramírez JL, Magos-Guerrero GA Biomolecules 20-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10669844
doi:10.3390/biom13111673
PMID:38002355
Therapeutic effects of natural polyphenols on colorectal adenomas: Focus on preclinical studies (Review) Ma F, Lin Y, Ni Z, Chen T, Wang X Oncol Rep 19-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10170480
doi:10.3892/or.2023.8549
PMID:37083076
Chalcones and Gastrointestinal Cancers: Experimental Evidence Michalkova R, Kello M, Cizmarikova M, Bardelcikova A, Mirossay L, Mojzis J Int J Mol Sci 22-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10059739
doi:10.3390/ijms24065964
PMID:36983038
Responses of Caribbean Mangroves to Quaternary Climatic, Eustatic, and Anthropogenic Drivers of Ecological Change: A Review Rull V Plants (Basel) 13-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9786987
doi:10.3390/plants11243502
PMID:36559614
Inhibition and potential treatment of colorectal cancer by natural compounds via various signaling pathways Wang M, Liu X, Chen T, Cheng X, Xiao H, Meng X, Jiang Y Front Oncol 08-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9496650
doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.956793
PMID:36158694
Exploring the Potential of Chemical Inhibitors for Targeting Post-translational Glycosylation of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Tripathi N, Goel B, Bhardwaj N, Vishwakarma RA, Jain SK ACS Omega 28-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9344791
doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c02345
PMID:35937682
Diversity of Useful Plants in Cabo Verde Islands: A Biogeographic and Conservation Perspective Duarte MC, Gomes I, Catarino S, Brilhante M, Gomes S, Rendall A, Moreno Â, Fortes AR, Ferreira VS, Baptista I, Dinis H, Romeiras MM Plants (Basel) 15-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9144021
doi:10.3390/plants11101313
PMID:35631738
Intrusive growth of initials does not affect cambial circumference in Robinia pseudoacacia Miodek A, Gizińska A, Włoch W, Kojs P Sci Rep 06-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9076624
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11272-y
PMID:35523846
Inhibition of Carrageenan-Induced Acute Inflammation in Mice by the Microgramma vacciniifolia Frond Lectin (MvFL) de Siqueira Patriota LL, de Brito Marques Ramos D, e Silva MG, dos Santos AC, Silva YA, Paiva PM, Pontual EV, de Albuquerque LP, Mendes RL, Napoleão TH Polymers (Basel) 15-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9028213
doi:10.3390/polym14081609
PMID:35458359
Wandering through southwestern Nigeria: An inventory of Yoruba useful angiosperm plants Ajao AA, Mukaila YO, Sabiu S Heliyon 25-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8733184
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08668
PMID:35024488
Chalcone Scaffolds, Bioprecursors of Flavonoids: Chemistry, Bioactivities, and Pharmacokinetics Rudrapal M, Khan J, Dukhyil AA, Alarousy RM, Attah EI, Sharma T, Khairnar SJ, Bendale AR Molecules 26-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8659147
doi:10.3390/molecules26237177
PMID:34885754
Therapeutic strategies targeting Wnt/β-catenin signaling for colorectal cancer (Review) Ji Y, Lv J, Sun D, Huang Y Int J Mol Med 27-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8589460
doi:10.3892/ijmm.2021.5056
PMID:34713301

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Piperidines
1-Deoxymannojirimycin 72258 Click to see C1C(C(C(C(N1)CO)O)O)O 163.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86981-2
2-(Hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol 1374 Click to see 163.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86981-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
(2R)-7-(3-methylbut-2-enoxy)-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 162847142 Click to see 308.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(72)80097-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones
1-(5-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethylchromen-6-yl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one 321236 Click to see 306.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98664-3
2'-Hydroxy-4'-prenyloxychalcone 217608 Click to see CC(=CCOC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2)O)C 308.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98664-3
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(72)80097-9
4-Hydroxylonchocarpin 5889042 Click to see 322.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98664-3
5-Hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxycinnamoyl)-2,2-dimethylchromene 3662729 Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=CC(=C2O)C(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)C 322.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98664-3
Derricidin 5961410 Click to see CC(=CCOC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2)O)C 308.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98664-3
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(72)80097-9
Lonchocarpin 6283743 Click to see 306.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50048A064
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 3-prenylated chalcones
Derricin 6052009 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC(=C1O)C(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2)OC)C 322.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50048A064
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(72)80097-9
Isocordoin 6251270 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC(=C1O)C(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2)O)C 308.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50048A064
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / Furanochalcones
Flemistrictin B 42607516 Click to see 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50048A064

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