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Internal ID UUID64404bbf94d73680400527
Scientific name Telosma pallida
Authority (Roxb.) Craib
First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 418 (1911)

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Essential oil is distilled from the leaves for fragrance and aromatherapy applications; reports also describe a mild flavor used to scent beverages or syrups.

Industrial and craft applications:
No documented industrial or craft uses are reported in reliable sources for this taxon.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Fresh leaves and flower buds are used as a vegetable and as a flavoring ingredient in Myanmar and Thai cuisine; inflorescences are described as edible flower buds.

Colorants and tanning:
No documented use as a dye or tannin source is recorded for this taxon.

Wood and fiber:
No timber or fiber use is documented for this taxon.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Essential oil is obtained from the leaves; publications describe a floral aroma and show composition by GC–MS, indicating terpenoids and related constituents; the oil is used in perfumery and aromatherapy; no fragrance or cosmetic applications beyond essential oil are documented.

Properties relevant to use:
The fragrance profile is characterized by the presence of terpenoids and related aromatic compounds as identified in leaf oil analyses; these constituents plausibly support the use of the oil for perfumery and aromatherapy.

Standards and regulation:
No specific ISO/ASTM/EN or national standards for this oil are documented.

Sustainability and sourcing:
The species is harvested from the wild in parts of its range; there are no documented cultivation practices or conservation assessments that would inform sustainable sourcing at this time.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Pergularia montana Decne. Prodr. 8: 619 (1844)
Pergularia coromandeliana Decne. Prodr. 8: 619 (1844)
Asclepias pallida Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 2: 48 (1832)
Pergularia pallida (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. Contr. Bot. India [Wight] 42. 1834 [Dec 1834]

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Language Common/alternative name
Gujarati Radarudi
Gujarati Varshadodi
Hindi Surkilla
Malayalam പാൽക്കുരുമ്പ
Chinese 夜香花
Chinese 台湾夜来香

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001103974
Tropicos 2607465
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:102161-1
The Plant List tro-2607465
Open Tree Of Life 327641
NCBI Taxonomy 1205794
IPNI 102161-1
GBIF 3582593
EOL 33548152
USDA GRIN 406872

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
Three Pregnane Glycosides from <i>Pergularia Pallida</i> Sangeeta Srivastava, Naveen K. Khare, Anakshi Khare SAGE Publications 25-Mar-2019
doi:10.1177/1934578X0700200106
Consumption patterns of wild edibles by the Vasavas: a case study from Gujarat, India Chauhan SH, Yadav S, Takahashi T, Łuczaj Ł, D’Cruz L, Okada K J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 29-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6116503
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0254-3
PMID:30157859
Two pregnane ester glycosides from Pergularia pallida Naveen K. Khare, Maheshwari P. Khare, Anakshi Khare Elsevier BV 26-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(84)83044-7
Tylophorinicine, a phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid from tylophora asthmatica and pergularia pallida N.B. Mulchandani, S.R. Venkatachalam Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82650-3

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Morphinans
(1R,9R,10R)-5-hydroxy-4,13-dimethoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.5.3.01,10.02,7]heptadeca-2,4,6,13-tetraen-12-one 24943418 Click to see CN1CCC23C=C(C(=O)CC2C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C34)OC)O)OC 329.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X0700200106
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83044-7
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives
5-Hydroxy-4,13-dimethoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.5.3.01,10.02,7]heptadeca-2,4,6,10,13-pentaen-12-one 5320383 Click to see CN1CCC23C=C(C(=O)C=C2C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C34)OC)O)OC 327.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X0700200106
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83044-7
Pallidine 12313923 Click to see 327.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83044-7
https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X0700200106
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives / Phenanthroindolizidines
Tylophorinicine 44443369 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C3=C(C(C4CCCN4C3)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C25)OC)OC)OC 409.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82650-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Pregnane steroids / Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives
(3S,8R,9S,10R,11S,12S,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(1S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11,12,14-tetrol 102117168 Click to see 366.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X0700200106
Drevogenin B 12309364 Click to see CC(=O)C1CCC2(C1(C(C(C3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)OC(=O)C)O)C)O 406.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X0700200106

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