Strychnos toxifera
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644004bb18c4e213262005 |
| Scientific name | Strychnos toxifera |
| Authority | Schomburgk ex Lindl. |
| First published in | Fl. Med. : 530 (1838) |
Description Top
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Strychnos toxifera, also known as bush rope and devil doer, is a flowering plant found in various countries in South America. It is a major source of calabash or gourd curare, a substance used as a muscle relaxant and poison by indigenous people. The plant also contains an alkaloid called Macusine B, which acts as an inhibitor of adrenergic alpha-receptors and tryptamine receptors. This compound can be extracted from Strychnos toxifera and has potential medical applications.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Strychnos syntoxica | Sprague & Sandwith | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 129 (1927) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | strychnine |
| Czech | kulčiba jedodárná |
| Hebrew | סטריכנוס טוקסיפרה |
| Malayalam | സ്ട്രൈക്നോസ് ടോക്സിഫെറ |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Southern America click to expand
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Brazil
- Brazil North
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Central America
- Costa Rica
- Panamá
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Northern South America
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Venezuela
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Western South America
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000501258 |
| USDA Plants | STTO6 |
| Tropicos | 19000576 |
| INPN | 733964 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547525-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2595066 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 1077134 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1040935 |
| IPNI | 547525-1 |
| GBIF | 5414401 |
| EPPO | SYHTO |
| EOL | 483954 |
| USDA GRIN | 312989 |
| Wikipedia | Strychnos_toxifera |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Macroline alkaloids | |||||
| CID 6441303 | 6441303 | Click to see CC=C1C[N+]2(C3CC1C(C2CC4=C3NC5=CC=CC=C45)CO)C | 309.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83075-9 |
| Panarine | 134716681 | Click to see CC=C1C[N+]2(C3CC1C(C2CC4=C3NC5=CC=CC=C45)C(=O)[O-])C | 322.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83075-9 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acid derivatives / Carboxylic acid esters | |||||
| 2-aminoethyl Acetate | 112720 | Click to see CC(=O)OCCN | 103.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83075-9 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |