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Internal ID UUID643ffb9eb76bf637447820
Scientific name Garrya elliptica
Authority Douglas ex Lindl.
First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1686 (1834)

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Garrya elliptica, commonly known as the coast silk-tassel, silk tassel bush or wavyleaf silktassel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Garryaceae, native to the coastal ranges of California and southern Oregon. It is an evergreen shrub reaching a height of 2–5 m (7–16 ft), with a multi-furcate branching structure yielding an almost spherical form. The leaves are opposite, with a tough leathery feel, glossy green on top, but paler and duller on the underside, and wavy leaf margins. The dioecious flowers are concentrated in inflorescences which cascade downward as aments of 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) in length, with the pendant male catkins being grey-green and up to 30 cm (12 in) long, and the female ones being shorter and silver-grey. The plant produces tiny dark seeds in a ripened purplish black fruit of about 1 cm in diameter. It is widely used for landscape purposes, and the cultivar 'James Roof' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Garrya lindleyana A.Murray bis Bot. Exped. Oregon 8: 1 (1853)

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Language Common/alternative name
English coast silk tassel
Arabic شرابة الحرير الإهليلجية
Chinese 丝缨花

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  • Northern America
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000428258
UNII 0FL5J8UF6B
USDA Plants GAEL
Tropicos 8700067
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271782-1
The Plant List kew-246725
PFAF Garrya elliptica
Open Tree Of Life 148281
NCBI Taxonomy 4288
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0000458986
Nature Serve 2.136259
IUCN Red List 156812180
IPNI 271782-1
iNaturalist 53399
GBIF 3033013
Freebase /m/0bt99m
EPPO GAREL
EOL 1149033
Calflora (Californian flora) 3748
USDA GRIN 401679
Wikipedia Garrya_elliptica
CMAUP NPO4960

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Identification of the Sex-Biased Gene Expression and Putative Sex-Associated Genes in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver Using Comparative Transcriptome Analyses Wang W, Zhang X Molecules 18-Dec-2017
PMCID:PMC6149867
doi:10.3390/molecules22122255
PMID:29258253
Rate accelerations in nuclear 18S rDNA of mycoheterotrophic and parasitic angiosperms Lemaire B, Huysmans S, Smets E, Merckx V J Plant Res 25-Dec-2010
PMCID:PMC3159761
doi:10.1007/s10265-010-0395-5
PMID:21188459
Iridoids of garrya elliptica as plant growth inhibitors Donald W. Cameron, Geoffrey I. Feutrill, Patrick Perlmutter, Jenneth M. Sasse Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Stearic Acid 5281 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 284.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Iridoids and derivatives
(1R)-1,4aalpha,5,7aalpha-Tetrahydro-1-hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid 90407790 Click to see C1C=C(C2C1C(=COC2O)C(=O)O)CO 212.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
1-Hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid 12802134 Click to see C1C=C(C2C1C(=COC2O)C(=O)O)CO 212.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
Genipin 442424 Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C2C1CC=C2CO)O 226.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
Methyl 1-hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate 23340 Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C2C1CC=C2CO)O 226.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
7-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid 323273 Click to see C1C=C(C2C1C(=COC2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)O)CO 374.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
Geniposide 107848 Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C2C1CC=C2CO)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 388.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
Geniposidic acid 443354 Click to see C1C=C(C2C1C(=COC2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)O)CO 374.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
methyl (4aR,7aS)-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate 137706142 Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C2C1CC=C2CO)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 388.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
Methyl 7-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate 3515873 Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C2C1CC=C2CO)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 388.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80374-X
> 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
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
(1S,3R,4R,5R)-3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 9476 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
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O 302.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-[[2-O-(4-O-acetyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl]oxy]-5,7-dihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one 10700439 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)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)OC(=O)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 782.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Astragalin 5282102 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Clitorin 11592917 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)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 740.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Isoquercetin 5280804 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside 5318767 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 594.50 unknown via CMAUP database
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
Trifolin 5282149 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids
S-Vestitone 44446897 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C2COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O)O 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylisoflavones
Formononetin 5280378 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O 268.26 unknown via CMAUP database

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