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Psydrax dicoccos

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Internal ID UUID643fea062f73a662955935
Scientific name Psydrax dicoccos
Authority Gaertn.
First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 125 (1788)

Description Top

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Psydrax dicoccos, also known as Ceylon box wood or malakafe, is a smooth shrub that can grow up to 4 meters tall. It is a member of the Rubiaceae family and is found in southeast China and tropical Asia. The leaves of this plant are variable in shape, ranging from ovate to elliptic or rounded, and are 5 to 15 centimeters long. The flowers are white and have slender stalks, and the fruit is rounded or ellipsoid in shape. This plant is commonly used for its medicinal properties and is also used in traditional medicine in some cultures.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Plectronia dicocca (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Fragm. (Mueller) 9(80): 185. 1875 [Dec 1875]
Vangueria dicocca Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 251 (1857)
Canthium dicoccum (Gaertn.) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 35(1): 8 (1928)

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Language Common/alternative name
Malayalam നല്ലമന്ദാരം
Thai ดูกค่าง
Chinese 铁屎米
Chinese 鱼骨木

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Psydrax dicoccos var. dicoccos Unknown
Psydrax dicoccos var. obovatifolia (Merr.) Lantz Fl. China 19: 302 (2011)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
      • Tibet
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Sulawesi

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000288153
Tropicos 50086004
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:763837-1
The Plant List kew-170238
Open Tree Of Life 832977
NCBI Taxonomy 440685
IUCN Red List 32604
IPNI 763837-1
iNaturalist 190260
GBIF 2893147
Freebase /m/02x8s4m
EOL 1106356
Wikipedia Psydrax_dicoccos

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Scientific Literature Top

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Factors influencing the distribution of woody plants in tropical karst hills, south China Hu G, Zhang Z, Wu H, Li L PeerJ 27-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10615033
doi:10.7717/peerj.16331
PMID:37908415
Chemical Profiling and Biological Activity of Psydrax dicoccos Gaertn Veeramuthu K, Ahuja V, Annadurai P, Gideon DA, Sundarrajan B, Rusu ME, Annadurai V, Dhandayuthapani K Molecules 15-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10609380
doi:10.3390/molecules28207101
PMID:37894581
A multivariate and quantitative assessment of medicinal plants used by the indigenous Malayali tribes in the Javadhu hills of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India Silambarasan R, Sasidharan S, Nair J H, Kumar S N, R A, Nair AS, Selavinayagam KT Heliyon 18-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10256831
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15607
PMID:37305490
Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? Kumar BM Agrofor Syst 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10081327
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:37193256
Medicinal Plants as Therapeutic Alternatives to Combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Review Gautam S, Qureshi KA, Jameel Pasha SB, Dhanasekaran S, Aspatwar A, Parkkila S, Alanazi S, Atiya A, Khan MM, Venugopal D Antibiotics (Basel) 08-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10044459
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12030541
PMID:36978408
The thermal niche and phylogenetic assembly of evergreen tree metacommunities in a mid-to-upper tropical montane zone Das AA, Ratnam J Proc Biol Sci 29-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9240684
doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.0038
PMID:35765839
Tree regeneration characteristics in limestone forests of the Cat Ba National Park, Vietnam Pham VV, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Heinrichs S BMC Ecol Evol 15-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8761296
doi:10.1186/s12862-021-01957-9
PMID:35033001
Linking phytochemistry to traditional uses and pharmacology of an underexplored genus – Psydrax: a review Chukwudulue UM, Attah AF, Okoye FB Phytochem Rev 04-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8723915
doi:10.1007/s11101-021-09798-6
PMID:35002582
Potentialities of bioinspired metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in biomedical sciences Singh KR, Nayak V, Singh J, Singh AK, Singh RP RSC Adv 15-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC9036962
doi:10.1039/d1ra04273d
PMID:35481029
Interannual variation in food choice of white‐headed langur inhabiting limestone forests in Fusui, southwest Guangxi, China Lu S, Chen T, Huang Z, Li Y, Lu C Ecol Evol 12-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8293718
doi:10.1002/ece3.7726
PMID:34306626
Approaches to treating tuberculosis by encapsulating metal ions and anti-mycobacterial drugs utilizing nano- and microparticle technologies Alzahabi KH, Usmani O, Georgiou TK, Ryan MP, Robertson BD, Tetley TD, Porter AE Emerg Top Life Sci 14-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7752053
doi:10.1042/ETLS20190154
PMID:33315067
Characterization of Neopestalotiopsis Species Associated with Mango Grey Leaf Spot Disease in Sinaloa, Mexico Gerardo-Lugo SS, Tovar-Pedraza JM, Maharachchikumbura SS, Apodaca-Sánchez MA, Correia KC, Sauceda-Acosta CP, Camacho-Tapia M, Hyde KD, Marraiki N, Elgorban AM, Beltrán-Peña H Pathogens 25-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7600531
doi:10.3390/pathogens9100788
PMID:32992887
Bioprospection of Basidiomycetes and molecular phylogenetic analysis using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 5.8S rRNA gene sequence Mowna Sundari T, Alwin Prem Anand A, Jenifer P, Shenbagarathai R Sci Rep 16-Jul-2018
PMCID:PMC6048145
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-29046-w
PMID:30013072
Variations in diet composition of sympatric Trachypithecus francoisi and Macaca assamensis in the limestone habitats of Nonggang, China Zhou QH, Huang ZH, Wei H, Huang CM Zool Res 12-May-2018
PMCID:PMC5968857
doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.046
PMID:29616679
Documentation of ethnomedicinal information and antimicrobial validation of Thespesia populnea used by Yanadi tribe of Ganugapenta village, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India Savithramma N, Yugandhar P, Devi PS, Ankanna S, Suhrulatha D, Prasad KS, Ranjani R, Nagaraju N, Chetty KM J Intercult Ethnopharmacol 11-Apr-2017
PMCID:PMC5429075
doi:10.5455/jice.20170330010555
PMID:28512597

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Rutin 5280805 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00302-6
Vitamin P 5293655 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00302-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-7-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl benzoate 163086274 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC(=O)C6=CC=CC=C6)O)O)O)C7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 876.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00302-6
[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-7-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl benzoate 163086273 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC(=O)C6=CC=CC=C6)O)O)O)C7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 876.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00302-6
[6-[2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-7-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl benzoate 74978239 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC(=O)C6=CC=CC=C6)O)O)O)C7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 876.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00302-6

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