Strychnos tomentosa
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644004b3e6309947168368 |
| Scientific name | Strychnos tomentosa |
| Authority | Benth. |
| First published in | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 104 (1856) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products: Small, extremely hard, dense, lustrous timber from heartwood (yellow to yellowish brown) used locally for tool handles, walking sticks, craft pieces, and small turnery; small-dimension poles and fence posts; occasionally burned as fuel wood for its heat value.
Industrial and craft applications: Dense, fine-grain wood suitable for small turned objects, craft inlays, knife scales, and tool handles where abrasion resistance and dimensional stability are important. Limited by small stem size and extreme hardness; commercial-scale applications are rare.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal): No documented non-medicinal food or beverage uses; all uses of this species are for timber, fuel, and minor craft purposes.
Colorants and tanning: Yellow to brownish dyes and brown tannins can be extracted from heartwood and bark; used historically as a brown to yellowish natural dye for textiles and leather. Materials contain stilbene-type phenolics (including derivatives related to resveratrol) and condensed tannins that fix readily to protein fibers.
Wood and fiber: Timber sources are heartwood and sapwood; fiber applications are limited to small craft and tool-handle uses due to stem size and high density. Wood is valued for fine grain, smoothness, and durability.
Fragrance and cosmetics: No documented fragrance or cosmetic uses.
Properties relevant to use: High density, extreme hardness, fine and even grain, and good dimensional stability confer durability and wear resistance for handles and small craft objects. The high-energy content makes the wood suitable as fuel. Stilbene-type phenolics and condensed tannins provide dye and tanning functionality. The wood is reported to be difficult to plane due to brittleness and grain irregularities, but polishes to a lustrous finish.
Standards and regulation: No specific timber or dye standards are reported for this species.
Sustainability and sourcing: Limited availability due to small stem dimensions and habitat constraints; overharvest for tool handles could pose local risk. Propagation and sustainable management protocols are not well established.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Strychnos rhexioides | Klotzsch | Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 1144 (1849) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Southern America click to expand
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Brazil
- Brazil North
- Brazil Northeast
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Northern South America
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Venezuela
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Western South America
- Ecuador
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000500949 |
| Tropicos | 50111332 |
| INPN | 733963 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547520-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2594509 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 435045 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 84953 |
| IPNI | 547520-1 |
| GBIF | 5645229 |
| EOL | 5345282 |
| CMAUP | NPO13209 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| Levopimaric acid | 221062 | Click to see CC(C)C1=CCC2C(=C1)CCC3C2(CCCC3(C)C(=O)O)C | 302.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Pimaric Acid | 220338 | Click to see | 302.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| (-)-beta-Pinene | 440967 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| alpha-Pinene, (+)- | 82227 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| alpha-Cubebene | 442359 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| alpha-Muurolene | 12306047 | Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=CCC2C(C)C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| beta-Farnesene | 5281517 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Copaene | 12303902 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| delta-Cadinene | 441005 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| gamma-Muurolene | 12313020 | Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=C)CCC2C(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Humulene | 5281520 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Germacrane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| Germacrene D | 5317570 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C=CC(CC1)C(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glucuronides / O-glucuronides | |||||
| GlcA(b1-6)b-Glc | 21599608 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)C(=O)O)O)O)O | 356.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses | |||||
| alpha-D-GALACTOSE | 439357 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O | 180.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| alpha-D-Mannopyranose | 185698 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Grape sugar | 79025 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O | 180.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Pentoses | |||||
| beta-L-arabinopyranose | 439764 | Click to see | 150.13 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar acids and derivatives / Glucuronic acid derivatives | |||||
| 3-o-Methylglucuronic acid | 87595821 | Click to see | 208.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins | |||||
| (2R,3S,4R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol | 14009029 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O)O)O)O)O)O | 414.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Catechin | 9064 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Prodelphinidin B6 | 14009028 | Click to see | 414.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones | |||||
| Pinocembrin | 68071 | Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC=CC=C3 | 256.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones / Flavanonols | |||||
| Pinobanksin | 73202 | Click to see | 272.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Taxifolin | 439533 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O | 304.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |