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Strychnos pungens

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID644004ebc0444124348026
Scientific name Strychnos pungens
Authority Soler.
First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 554 (1893)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
• Fruit pulp: edible; processed into preserves and syrups (no medicinal claims).
• Wood: used for tool handles and small construction items.

Industrial and craft applications:
• Timber: general-purpose wood.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• Ripe fruit pulp used as a food ingredient for preserves and syrups.

Colorants and tanning:
• Not documented.

Wood and fiber:
• Wood used for tool handles and small construction.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
• Not documented.

Properties relevant to use:
• Not documented.

Standards and regulation:
• Not documented.

Sustainability and sourcing:
• Not documented.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Strychnos occidentalis Soler. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 40 (1892)
Strychnos sapinii De Wild. Compagnie du Kasaï : 382 (1910)
Strychnos henriquesiana Baker Bol. Soc. Brot. 11: 86 (1893)
Strychnos brazzavillensis A.Chev. Sudania 1: 62 (1911)

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Language Common/alternative name
Afrikaans stekelblaarklapper
Arabic إسطركن لاذع
Chinese 刺葉橙
Chinese 綠猴橙
Chinese 刺猴橙

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000503006
Tropicos 19000633
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547430-1
The Plant List kew-2598329
Open Tree Of Life 1065698
Observations.org 330786
NCBI Taxonomy 992790
IUCN Red List 146200724
IPNI 547431-1
iNaturalist 595012
GBIF 5645681
Freebase /m/02vm27g
EOL 33553500
Elurikkus 605253
USDA GRIN 35853
Wikipedia Strychnos_pungens

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
An ethnobotanical study of wild edible fruits in miombo woodlands of Tabora region in Western Tanzania Mgalula ME J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10895781
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00668-x
PMID:38403583
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
Undervalued Spiny Monkey Orange (Strychnos spinosa Lam.): An Indigenous Fruit for Sustainable Food-Nutrition and Economic Prosperity Omotayo AO, Aremu AO Plants (Basel) 16-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8703348
doi:10.3390/plants10122785
PMID:34961256
Antiplasmodial, antimalarial activities and toxicity of African medicinal plants: a systematic review of literature Tajbakhsh E, Kwenti TE, Kheyri P, Nezaratizade S, Lindsay DS, Khamesipour F Malar J 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8390284
doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03866-0
PMID:34433465
Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo Pathy KK, Flavien NB, Honoré BK, Vanhove W, Patrick VD J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7824950
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00428-7
PMID:33485383
Field data on Vegetation Structure and Effects of Human Use of the Dambos Ecosystem in Northern Mozambique Mbanze AA, Mário AM, Rivaes R, Ribeiro-Barros AI, Ribeiro NS Data Brief 12-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6811917
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104454
PMID:31667226
Food mechanical properties and isotopic signatures in forest versus savannah dwelling eastern chimpanzees van Casteren A, Oelze VM, Angedakin S, Kalan AK, Kambi M, Boesch C, Kühl HS, Langergraber KE, Piel AK, Stewart FA, Kupczik K Commun Biol 10-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6123729
doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0115-6
PMID:30271989
First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola Lautenschläger T, Monizi M, Pedro M, Mandombe JL, Bránquima MF, Heinze C, Neinhuis C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Jul-2018
PMCID:PMC6060550
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3
PMID:30045744
Data for developing allometric models and evaluating carbon stocks of the Zambezi Teak Forests in Zambia Ngoma J, Moors E, Kruijt B, Speer JH, Vinya R, Chidumayo EN, Leemans R Data Brief 28-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5854870
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.02.057
PMID:29556519
RANDOMIZED ANTICANCER AND CYTOTOXICITY ACTIVITIES OF GUIBOURTIA COLEOSPERMA AND DIOSPYROS CHAMAETHAMNUS Dushimemaria F, Preez CI, Mumbengegwi DR Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 05-Jun-2017
PMCID:PMC5471456
doi:10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.1
PMID:28638861
Range Analysis and Terrain Preference of Adult Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in a South African Private Game Reserve: Insights into Carrying Capacity and Future Management Thompson S, Avent T, Doughty LS PLoS One 13-Sep-2016
PMCID:PMC5021330
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161724
PMID:27622566
THE STRYCHNOS ALKALOIDS W.I. TAYLOR Elsevier 20-Nov-2013
doi:10.1016/B978-1-4831-9671-8.50013-X
Ethnobotanical knowledge on indigenous fruits in Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions in Northern Namibia Cheikhyoussef A, Embashu W J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 22-May-2013
PMCID:PMC3682899
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-34
PMID:23697554
Alkaloids from seeds of Strychnos variabilis and S. longicaudata Philippe Thepenier, Marie-Jose Jacquier, Georges Massiot, Louisette Le Men-Olivier, Clement Delaude Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
Alkaloids from Strychnos pungens Philippe Thépenier, Marie-José Jacquier, Jacques Hénin, Georges Massiot, Louisette Le Men-Olivier, Clément Delaude Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Corynanthean-type alkaloids
CID 101286279 101286279 Click to see 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4831-9671-8.50013-X
Methyl (2R)-2-[(2S,12bS)-3-ethenyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl]-3-hydroxypropanoate 5321352 Click to see 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4831-9671-8.50013-X
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Strychnos alkaloids
(17R)-1-Acetyl-19,20-didehydro-17,18-epoxycuran-17-ol 12312946 Click to see 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
(17R)-1-Acetyl-19,20-didehydro-17,18-epoxycuran-17-ol 321983 Click to see CC(=O)N1C2C3C4CC5C2(CCN5CC4=CCOC3O)C6=CC=CC=C61 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4831-9671-8.50013-X
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
[(12S,13R,14S,19R,21S)-11-acetyl-15-oxa-1,11-diazahexacyclo[16.3.1.04,12.04,21.05,10.013,19]docosa-5,7,9,17-tetraen-14-yl] acetate 101286227 Click to see 394.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4831-9671-8.50013-X
1-(1-Hydroxy-11-methoxy-4,23-dioxa-8,18-diazaheptacyclo[16.3.1.12,5.06,21.07,15.09,14.015,19]tricosa-9(14),10,12-trien-8-yl)ethanone 163008448 Click to see CC(=O)N1C2C3C4CC5C2(CCN5CC4(C6COC3O6)O)C7=C1C=C(C=C7)OC 398.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
1-(14-Hydroxy-8-methoxy-15-oxa-1,11-diazahexacyclo[16.3.1.04,12.04,21.05,10.013,19]docosa-5(10),6,8,17-tetraen-11-yl)ethanone 13994711 Click to see CC(=O)N1C2C3C4CC5C2(CCN5CC4=CCOC3O)C6=C1C=C(C=C6)OC 382.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
1-[(12S,13R,14R,19R,21S)-14-hydroxy-15-oxa-1,11-diazahexacyclo[16.3.1.04,12.04,21.05,10.013,19]docosa-5,7,9,17-tetraen-11-yl]ethanone 101667973 Click to see CC(=O)N1C2C3C4CC5C2(CCN5CC4=CCOC3O)C6=CC=CC=C61 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4831-9671-8.50013-X
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
1-[(1R,2S,5S,6R,7S,15R,19S,21R)-1-hydroxy-11-methoxy-4,23-dioxa-8,18-diazaheptacyclo[16.3.1.12,5.06,21.07,15.09,14.015,19]tricosa-9(14),10,12-trien-8-yl]ethanone 163008449 Click to see 398.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
1-[(4R,12S,13R,14R,19R,21S)-9,14-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-15-oxa-1,11-diazahexacyclo[16.3.1.04,12.04,21.05,10.013,19]docosa-5(10),6,8,17-tetraen-11-yl]ethanone 15559691 Click to see 398.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
11-Methoxydiaboline 13994712 Click to see 382.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
Condensamine 181484 Click to see CC(=O)N1C2C3C4CC5C2(CCN5CC4=CCOC3OC(=O)C)C6=C1C=C(C=C6)OC 424.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
Henningsoline 321985 Click to see 398.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85151-5
O-Acetylretuline 176986 Click to see 380.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4831-9671-8.50013-X
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
(6S,7R)-6-hydroxy-7-methyl-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyridine-4-carboxylic acid 101415891 Click to see CC1C(CC2=C1CNCC2C(=O)O)O 197.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyranopyridines
Gentianine 354616 Click to see C=CC1=CN=CC2=C1CCOC2=O 175.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives
(6S,7R)-7-Methyl-5H,6H,7H-cyclopenta[C]pyridin-6-OL 91982732 Click to see 149.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
Venoterpine 5315179 Click to see 149.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids
Methyl (6S,7R)-6,7-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7-methyl-5H-cyclopenta(c)pyridine-4-carboxylate 442515 Click to see 207.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)83087-H

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