Strychnos cathayensis
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| Internal ID | UUID644047a66f860657093419 |
| Scientific name | Strychnos cathayensis |
| Authority | Merr. |
| First published in | Lingnan Sci. J. 13: 44 (1934) |
General Uses Top
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The species is a documented source of strychnine-type alkaloids, primarily found in the seeds and other plant parts. These compounds have established applications in biological research as neurotoxins for studying synaptic transmission and receptor mechanisms.
Industrial and craft applications:
There are no documented industrial or craft applications beyond research use.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No documented food or beverage applications are reported for this species.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented use for dyes, inks, or tanning is reported.
Wood and fiber:
No documented timber or fiber applications are reported for this species.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance or cosmetic applications are reported.
Properties relevant to use:
The seeds contain strychnine and related indole alkaloids (including brucine) that function as potent competitive antagonists of glycine receptors. These compounds exhibit high water solubility and are stable under standard laboratory conditions, enabling their use in precise neurobiological research applications.
Standards and regulation:
Strychnine is subject to strict regulatory controls in most jurisdictions due to its extreme toxicity. International conventions on chemical weapons and drug control treat strychnine as a regulated substance, and research applications require appropriate licensing and containment protocols.
Sustainability and sourcing:
The species occurs naturally in certain regions of Asia, but there is insufficient data on population status, harvesting practices, or sustainable cultivation protocols to assess sourcing sustainability. Research applications typically rely on small quantities obtained from specialized suppliers rather than wild harvest.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Strychnos henryi | Merr. & Yamam. | J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 7: 145 (1935) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 华马钱 |
| Chinese | 牛目椒 |
| Chinese | 臺灣馬錢 |
| Chinese | 華馬錢 |
| Chinese | 三脉马钱 |
| Chinese | 牛耳椒 |
| Chinese | 登欧梅罗 |
| Chinese | 百节藤 |
| Chinese | 台湾马钱 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Strychnos cathayensis var. cathayensis | Unknown | |
| Strychnos cathayensis var. spinata | P.T.Li | S. China Agric. Sci. 1: 126 (1980) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Eastern Asia
- Taiwan
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001074222 |
| Tropicos | 19001085 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547102-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-19001085 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5745791 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1603838 |
| IPNI | 547102-1 |
| iNaturalist | 570197 |
| GBIF | 5645598 |
| EOL | 2899649 |
| USDA GRIN | 411886 |
| CMAUP | NPO5287 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
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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| Climbing strategies of Taiwan climbers | Chen PH, Chung AC, Lin HC, Yang SZ | Bot Stud | 22-Sep-2023 |
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| Crystal Engineering of a Chiral Crystalline Sponge That Enables Absolute Structure Determination and Enantiomeric Separation | Deng C, Song BQ, Lusi M, Bezrukov AA, Haskins MM, Gao MY, Peng YL, Ma JG, Cheng P, Mukherjee S, Zaworotko MJ | Cryst Growth Des | 16-May-2023 |
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| Stem cambial variants of Taiwan lianas | Yang SZ, Chen PH, Chen JJ | Bot Stud | 24-Sep-2022 |
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| Chemical Constituents from <i>Strychnos Cathayensis</i> | Ming‐Jen Cheng, Ian‐Lih Tsai, Ih‐Sheng Chen | Wiley | 01-May-2015 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid esters / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters | |||||
| Butylparaben | 7184 | Click to see CCCCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O | 194.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| > Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols | |||||
| o-Vanillin | 8991 | Click to see | 152.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives | |||||
| (2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17S)-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R,3R,5R)-2,3,5-trihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one | 11027254 | Click to see | 480.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 20-Hydroxyecdysone | 5459840 | Click to see | 480.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 25S-Inokosterone | 12358616 | Click to see | 480.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Pentahydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives | |||||
| Ponasterone A | 115127 | Click to see | 464.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives | |||||
| 22,23-Dihydrobrassicasterol | 5283637 | Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C | 400.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides | |||||
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5S)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl hexadecanoate | 13051627 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CCC5(C(C4CC=C3C2)CCC5C(C)CCC(C)C(C)C)C)C)O)O)O | 801.20 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > 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 |
| Sitogluside | 5742590 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Sitoindoside I | 9832350 | Click to see | 815.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones | |||||
| p-Aminopropiophenone | 6270 | Click to see | 149.19 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Azolidines / Oxazolidines / Oxazolidinones | |||||
| (S)-(-)-4-tert-Butyl-2-oxazolidinone | 6950844 | Click to see CC(C)(C)C1COC(=O)N1 | 143.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| 4-Tert-butyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one | 3474206 | Click to see | 143.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolecarboxylic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Indole-2-carboxylic acid | 72899 | Click to see | 161.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indoles | |||||
| 3-Acetylindole | 12802 | Click to see | 159.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| Indoxyl acetate | 11841 | Click to see | 175.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Delta valerolactones | |||||
| (4R,4aS)-4-ethenyl-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 21593837 | Click to see C=CC1COC=C2C1CCOC2=O | 180.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| 4-ethenyl-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 73810073 | Click to see C=CC1COC=C2C1CCOC2=O | 180.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200100038 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| (2S,3R)-4-[(E)-2-carboxyethenyl]-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylic acid | 10316325 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C3=C(C=CC(=C3O2)O)C=CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)O)O | 358.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (3R,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,3R)-4-[(E)-2-carboxyethenyl]-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-carbonyl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxycyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid | 10436502 | Click to see | 514.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Przewalskinic acid A | 9975641 | Click to see | 358.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins | |||||
| Catechin | 9064 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Epicatechin | 72276 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins | |||||
| Woodorien | 192694 | Click to see | 330.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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| In public collections | 0 |