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Voacanga africana

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Internal ID UUID643ff0a67a6ed186106452
Scientific name Voacanga africana
Authority Stapf ex Scott Elliot
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 87 (1894)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Voacanga angolensis Stapf ex Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. (Hiern) 1(3): 668. 1898
Voacanga angustifolia K.Schum. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 317 (1895)
Voacanga bequaertii De Wild. Pl. Bequaert. 1: 402 (1922)
Voacanga boehmii K.Schum. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 317 (1895)
Voacanga eketensis Wernham J. Bot. 52: 25 (1914)
Voacanga glaberrima Wernham J. Bot. 52: 25 (1914)
Voacanga glabra K.Schum. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 149 (1895)
Voacanga klainei Pierre ex Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 156 (1902)
Voacanga lemosii Philipson Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé : 241 (1944)
Voacanga lutescens Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 157 (1902)
Voacanga magnifolia Wernham Cat. Pl. Oban : 62 (1913)
Voacanga puberula K.Schum. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 149 (1895)
Voacanga schweinfurthii Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 21 (1894)
Voacanga schweinfurthii var. puberula (K.Schum.) Pichon Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 19: 410. 1948
Voacanga spectabilis Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 155 (1902)
Voacanga africana var. auriculata Pichon Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 19: 412. 1947
Voacanga africana var. glabra (K.Schum.) Pichon Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 19: 412. 1947
Voacanga africana var. lutescens (Stapf) Pichon Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 19: 412. 1947
Voacanga schweinfurthii var. parviflora K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 226. 1896

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic فوكانجا إفريقية
Persian وواکانگا آفریکانا
Russian Воаканга африканская
Chinese 非洲马铃果

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000333604
UNII 69T7AN30FU
Tropicos 1805139
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82719-1
The Plant List kew-213939
Open Tree Of Life 588368
NCBI Taxonomy 141630
IUCN Red List 173360025
IPNI 82719-1
iNaturalist 133465
GBIF 3616169
Freebase /m/02837f3
EPPO VOGAF
USDA GRIN 451655
Wikipedia Voacanga_africana

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Ethnobotanical study and vulnerability of medicinal plants used against the symptoms of COVID-19 in the Lomié subdivision, East Region of Cameroon Ngamsou Abdel K, Mala WA, Chimi PM, Funwi FP, Engoulou C, Messi Effa JA, Kouoguem Kamdem ME, Nzoyeuem Djonko F, Landry Fokoua U, Brice Adounga S, Marguerite Mbolo M Heliyon 21-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10999872
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28247
PMID:38590891
Magnesium–ibogaine therapy in veterans with traumatic brain injuries Cherian KN, Keynan JN, Anker L, Faerman A, Brown RE, Shamma A, Keynan O, Coetzee JP, Batail JM, Phillips A, Bassano NJ, Sahlem GL, Inzunza J, Millar T, Dickinson J, Rolle CE, Keller J, Adamson M, Kratter IH, Williams NR Nat Med 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10878970
doi:10.1038/s41591-023-02705-w
PMID:38182784
Short, Scalable Access to Pyrrovobasine Yu L, Nakamura H JACS Au 09-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10685420
doi:10.1021/jacsau.3c00595
PMID:38034961
Attenuated effects of topical vinpocetine in an imiquimod-induced mouse model of psoriasis Salman HR, Alzubaidy AA, Abbas AH, Mohammad HA J Taibah Univ Med Sci 20-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10585306
doi:10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.09.002
PMID:37868105
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Chiribagula Valentin B, Ndjolo Philippe O, Mboni Henry M, Mushagalusa Kasali F Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 20-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10533323
doi:10.1155/2023/4621883
PMID:37771953
Investigation of Small-Molecule Constituents in Voacanga africana Seeds and Mapping of Their Spatial Distributions Using Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real-Time Imaging–Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS) Coon AM, Musah RA ACS Omega 18-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10399170
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c02464
PMID:37546641
Anti-Leukemia Activity of Polysaccharide from Sargassum fusiforme via the PI3K/AKT/BAD Pathway In Vivo and In Vitro Du H, Jin X, Jin S, Zhang D, Chen Q, Jin X, Wang C, Qian G, Ding H Mar Drugs 08-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10221275
doi:10.3390/md21050289
PMID:37233483
Pest categorisation of Paracoccus marginatus Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, MacLeod A EFSA J 31-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10064853
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7899
PMID:37009439
Tephritid Fruit Fly Species Composition, Seasonality, and Fruit Infestations in Two Central African Agro-Ecological Zones Nanga Nanga S, Hanna R, Fotso Kuate A, Fiaboe KK, Nchoutnji I, Ndjab M, Gnanvossou D, Mohamed SA, Ekesi S, Djieto-Lordon C Insects 13-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9695843
doi:10.3390/insects13111045
PMID:36421948
Indole-Containing Natural Products 2019–2022: Isolations, Reappraisals, Syntheses, and Biological Activities Umer SM, Solangi M, Khan KM, Saleem RS Molecules 05-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9655573
doi:10.3390/molecules27217586
PMID:36364413
Theoretical Investigation of the Biogenetic Pathway for Formation of Antibacterial Indole Alkaloids from Voacanga africana Soysal EN, Fındık V, Dedeoglu B, Aviyente V, Tantillo DJ ACS Omega 24-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9453972
doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c04591
PMID:36092585
Regulatory science of natural products Goda Y J Nat Med 23-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9307968
doi:10.1007/s11418-022-01639-w
PMID:35870047
Three Naturally-Occurring Psychedelics and Their Significance in the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders Vorobyeva N, Kozlova AA Front Pharmacol 28-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9274002
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.927984
PMID:35837277
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Total Synthesis of (–)-Voacinol and (–)-Voacandimine C Flynn KM, Myeong IS, Pinto T, Movassaghi M J Am Chem Soc 11-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9204753
doi:10.1021/jacs.2c03057
PMID:35543738

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Ibogan-type alkaloids
(1R,15S)-17-ethyl-7-methoxy-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraene 89578867 Click to see CCC1CC2CC3C1N(C2)CCC4=C3NC5=C4C=C(C=C5)OC 310.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00284-0
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
12-Methoxyibogamine 442108 Click to see 310.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00284-0
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
Coronaridine 73489 Click to see 338.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
Ibogamine-18-carboxylic acid, 12-methoxy-, methyl ester 363270 Click to see CCC1CC2CC3(C1N(C2)CCC4=C3NC5=C4C=C(C=C5)OC)C(=O)OC 368.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
methyl (15S,17S)-17-ethyl-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4,6,8-tetraene-1-carboxylate 137628478 Click to see 338.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
methyl (1R,15S,17R,18S)-17-ethyl-7-methoxy-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraene-1-carboxylate 134688048 Click to see 368.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
methyl (1S,15R,17S,18S)-17-ethyl-6-[(1R,15E,18S)-15-ethylidene-18-methoxycarbonyl-17-methyl-10,17-diazatetracyclo[12.3.1.03,11.04,9]octadeca-3(11),4,6,8-tetraen-12-yl]-7-methoxy-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4,6,8-tetraene-1-carboxylate 137628555 Click to see CCC1CC2CC3(C1N(C2)CCC4=C3NC5=CC(=C(C=C45)OC)C6CC7C(C(CC8=C6NC9=CC=CC=C89)N(CC7=CC)C)C(=O)OC)C(=O)OC 704.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
methyl (1S,15R,17S,18S)-17-ethyl-8-[(1S,12R,14R,15E,18S)-15-ethylidene-18-methoxycarbonyl-17-methyl-10,17-diazatetracyclo[12.3.1.03,11.04,9]octadeca-3(11),4,6,8-tetraen-12-yl]-7-methoxy-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraene-1-carboxylate 102079827 Click to see CCC1CC2CC3(C1N(C2)CCC4=C3NC5=C4C(=C(C=C5)OC)C6CC7C(C(CC8=C6NC9=CC=CC=C89)N(CC7=CC)C)C(=O)OC)C(=O)OC 704.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
Voacamine 11953931 Click to see 704.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Plumeran-type alkaloids
methyl (1R,12R,19S)-12-ethyl-14-[(1R,12R,15R,19S)-12-ethyl-10-methoxycarbonyl-8,16-diazapentacyclo[10.6.1.01,9.02,7.016,19]nonadeca-2,4,6,9,13-pentaen-15-yl]-8,16-diazapentacyclo[10.6.1.01,9.02,7.016,19]nonadeca-2,4,6,9,13-pentaene-10-carboxylate 14463020 Click to see CCC12CC(=C3C4(C1N(CC4)C(C=C2)C5=CC6(CC(=C7C8(C6N(C5)CC8)C9=CC=CC=C9N7)C(=O)OC)CC)C1=CC=CC=C1N3)C(=O)OC 670.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19830660818
methyl (1R,12R,19S)-12-ethyl-14-[(1R,12R,15S,19S)-12-ethyl-10-methoxycarbonyl-8,16-diazapentacyclo[10.6.1.01,9.02,7.016,19]nonadeca-2,4,6,9,13-pentaen-15-yl]-8,16-diazapentacyclo[10.6.1.01,9.02,7.016,19]nonadeca-2,4,6,9,13-pentaene-10-carboxylate 14463021 Click to see CCC12CC(=C3C4(C1N(CC4)C(C=C2)C5=CC6(CC(=C7C8(C6N(C5)CC8)C9=CC=CC=C9N7)C(=O)OC)CC)C1=CC=CC=C1N3)C(=O)OC 670.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19830660818
methyl (1R,12S,19S)-12-ethyl-8,16-diazapentacyclo[10.6.1.01,9.02,7.016,19]nonadeca-2,4,6,9,13-pentaene-10-carboxylate 12443185 Click to see 336.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
Tabersonine 20485 Click to see CCC12CC(=C3C4(C1N(CC4)CC=C2)C5=CC=CC=C5N3)C(=O)OC 336.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0731-7085(89)80139-6
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Vobasan alkaloids
methyl (1S,12R,14R,15Z,18S)-15-ethylidene-12-hydroxy-17-methyl-10,17-diazatetracyclo[12.3.1.03,11.04,9]octadeca-3(11),4,6,8-tetraene-18-carboxylate 102240003 Click to see CC=C1CN(C2CC3=C(C(CC1C2C(=O)OC)O)NC4=CC=CC=C34)C 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
methyl (1S,14R,15Z,18S)-15-ethylidene-17-methyl-12-oxo-10,17-diazatetracyclo[12.3.1.03,11.04,9]octadeca-3(11),4,6,8-tetraene-18-carboxylate 101281359 Click to see CC=C1CN(C2CC3=C(C(=O)CC1C2C(=O)OC)NC4=CC=CC=C34)C 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
Perivine 6473766 Click to see CC=C1CNC2CC3=C(C(=O)CC1C2C(=O)OC)NC4=CC=CC=C34 338.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
Vobasinol 5374872 Click to see 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50026A027
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(3aR,4S,7S,7aS)-1,6-dihexadecyl-2,7-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-3-oxo-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydroindene-4-carboxylic acid 162980383 Click to see 743.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400885U

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