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Internal ID UUID643fef7b1a157681586872
Scientific name Tocoyena formosa
Authority K.Schum.
First published in Fl. Bras. 6(6): 347 (1889)

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Insignificant or non-existent commercial/industrial documentation for this species; likely due to limited scale, absence of specialized metabolites with established industrial value, and lack of cultivation beyond local ethnobotanical use. No verifiable applications are reported in timber, fiber, oil, colorants, gums/resins, adhesives/coatings, fragrances, beverages, or scientific/model-organism references.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Tocoyena formosa var. maxima Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 4: 170 (1904)
Tocoyena formosa var. microdon (Mart.) G.Gottsberger & Ehrend. Pl. Syst. Evol. 181: 163 (1992)
Tocoyena formosa var. pseudobrasiliensis Gottsb. & Ehrend. Pl. Syst. Evol. 181: 162 (1992)
Tocoyena hirsuta Moric. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 375 (1830)
Tocoyena microdon Mart. Flora 24(2): 82 (1841)
Tocoyena mollis K.Krause Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 6: 202 (1914)
Tocoyena surinamensis Bremek. Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 33: 710 (1936)
Tocoyena velutina Mart. Flora 24(2): 81 (1841)
Ucriana hirsuta D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. 1: 798 (1839)
Tocoyena stipulosa K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25, Beibl. 60: 81 (1898)
Tocoyena bullata f. puberula Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 4: 170 (1904)
Tocoyena bullata var. speciosa Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 4: 170 (1904)
Tocoyena bullata f. tomentella Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 4: 170 (1904)
Gardenia formosa Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 4: 200 (1829)
Tocoyena stipulacea K.Schum. ex Glaziou Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 343 (1909)
Tocoyena formosa var. petropolitana Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 343 (1909)
Gardenia maritima Vahl ex DC. Prodr. 4: 388 (1830)

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  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Northern South America
      • Suriname
    • Southern South America
      • Paraguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000326282
Tropicos 27900141
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:254970-2
The Plant List kew-206905
Open Tree Of Life 3877884
NCBI Taxonomy 1570962
IPNI 254970-2
GBIF 2898239
EOL 1105776

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Context-Dependent Ant-Pollinator Mutualism Impacts Fruit Set in a Hummingbird-Pollinated Plant Cardoso PB, Calixto ES, Torezan-Silingardi HM, Del-Claro K Plants (Basel) 26-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10650328
doi:10.3390/plants12213688
PMID:37960045
Patterns of use of wild food plants by Brazilian local communities: systematic review and meta-analysis Gomes LC, Medeiros PM, Prata AP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10601232
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00619-y
PMID:37880767
Taste and chemical composition as drives for utilitarian redundancy and equivalence: a case study in local medical systems in Northeastern Brazil Reinaldo RC, Santoro FR, Albuquerque UP, de Medeiros PM J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8787910
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00503-1
PMID:35078497
No one-size-fits-all solution to clean GBIF Zizka A, Antunes Carvalho F, Calvente A, Rocio Baez-Lizarazo M, Cabral A, Coelho JF, Colli-Silva M, Fantinati MR, Fernandes MF, Ferreira-Araújo T, Gondim Lambert Moreira F, Santos NM, Santos TA, dos Santos-Costa RC, Serrano FC, Alves da Silva AP, de Souza Soares A, Cavalcante de Souza PG, Calisto Tomaz E, Vale VF, Vieira TL, Antonelli A PeerJ 28-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7528811
doi:10.7717/peerj.9916
PMID:33062422
Taxonomic affiliation influences the selection of medicinal plants among people from semi-arid and humid regions—a proposition for the evaluation of utilitarian equivalence in Northeast Brazil Reinaldo R, Albuquerque U, Medeiros P PeerJ 04-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7413083
doi:10.7717/peerj.9664
PMID:32832277
Investigating Effects of Bordered Pit Membrane Morphology and Properties on Plant Xylem Hydraulic Functions—A Case Study from 3D Reconstruction and Microflow Modelling of Pit Membranes in Angiosperm Xylem Li S, Wang J, Yin Y, Li X, Deng L, Jiang X, Chen Z, Li Y Plants (Basel) 11-Feb-2020
PMCID:PMC7076482
doi:10.3390/plants9020231
PMID:32054100
A Structure Shaped by Fire, but Also Water: Ecological Consequences of the Variability in Bark Properties Across 31 Species From the Brazilian Cerrado Loram-Lourenço L, Farnese FD, de Sousa LF, Alves RD, de Andrade MC, Almeida SE, Moura LM, Costa AC, Silva FG, Galmés J, Cochard H, Franco AC, Menezes-Silva PE Front Plant Sci 22-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC6987451
doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.01718
PMID:32038687
Estimation of the aboveground biomass and carbon stocks in open Brazilian Savannah developed on sandy soils de Oliveira CP, Francelino MR, Daher M, de Araújo EJ, de Souza Sanches L, de Andrade KD, de Campos JS Carbon Balance Manag 04-May-2019
PMCID:PMC7227269
doi:10.1186/s13021-019-0121-0
PMID:31055669
Local Knowledge and Conservation Priorities of Medicinal Plants near a Protected Area in Brazil da Silva NF, Hanazaki N, Albuquerque UP, Almeida Campos JL, Feitosa IS, Araújo ED Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 03-Feb-2019
PMCID:PMC6378045
doi:10.1155/2019/8275084
PMID:30854016
Discovery of potential ovicidal natural products using metabolomics Borges DG, Echeverria JT, de Oliveira TL, Heckler RP, de Freitas MG, Damasceno-Junior GA, Carollo CA, Borges FD PLoS One 25-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC6347362
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211237
PMID:30682122
Analysis of the Variability of Therapeutic Indications of Medicinal Species in the Northeast of Brazil: Comparative Study Ferreira Macedo JG, de Menezes IR, Alves Ribeiro D, de Oliveira Santos M, Gonçalves de Mâcedo D, Ferreira Macêdo MJ, Vilar de Almeida B, Souza de Oliveira LG, Pereira Leite C, de Almeida Souza MM Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 23-Apr-2018
PMCID:PMC5937548
doi:10.1155/2018/6769193
PMID:29849720
Chemical fingerprint, acute oral toxicity and anti-inflammatory activity of the hydroalcoholic extract of leaves from Tocoyena formosa (Cham. & Schlecht.) K. Schum Rafael Alves Santana Cesário F, Rodrigues de Albuquerque T, Mendes de Lacerda G, Rayane Correia de Oliveira M, Anderson Fernandes da Silva B, Bezerra Rodrigues L, Oliveira Brito Pereira Bezerra Martins A, Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida J, Lima Vale M, Douglas Melo Coutinho H, Rose Alencar de Menezes I Saudi J Biol Sci 31-Jan-2018
PMCID:PMC6600634
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.01.008
PMID:31303814
Pericarpial nectary-visiting ants do not provide fruit protection against pre-dispersal seed predators regardless of ant species composition and resource availability Sanz-Veiga PA, Ré Jorge L, Benitez-Vieyra S, Amorim FW PLoS One 06-Dec-2017
PMCID:PMC5718428
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188445
PMID:29211790
Secondary Metabolites from Rubiaceae Species Martins D, Nunez CV Molecules 22-Jul-2015
PMCID:PMC6331836
doi:10.3390/molecules200713422
PMID:26205062
Plant Identification Based on Leaf Midrib Cross-Section Images Using Fractal Descriptors da Silva NR, Florindo JB, Gómez MC, Rossatto DR, Kolb RM, Bruno OM PLoS One 19-Jun-2015
PMCID:PMC4475074
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130014
PMID:26091501

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Iridoids and derivatives
[(1S,4aS,7S,7aR)-1-acetyloxy-7-methyl-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-yl]methyl acetate 101288297 Click to see CC1CCC2C1C(OC=C2COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C 268.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
Cyclopenta(c)pyran-4-carboxylic acid, 1,4a,7,7a-tetrahydro-1,7-dihydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-, methyl ester, (1R-(1alpha,4aalpha,7alpha,7aalpha))- 185378 Click to see 242.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
methyl (1R,4R,7S,8R,9S,11S)-4,9-dihydroxy-2,10-dioxatricyclo[5.3.1.04,11]undec-5-ene-8-carboxylate 101936009 Click to see 242.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
methyl (1R,4R,7S,8S,9S,11S)-4,9-dihydroxy-2,10-dioxatricyclo[5.3.1.04,11]undec-5-ene-8-carboxylate 101936008 Click to see 242.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
methyl 1,7-dihydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-4a,7a-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate 53436781 Click to see 242.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
Methyl 4,9-dihydroxy-2,10-dioxatricyclo[5.3.1.04,11]undec-5-ene-8-carboxylate 74318243 Click to see COC(=O)C1C2C=CC3(C2C(OC3)OC1O)O 242.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
Teucrein 590662 Click to see 268.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
(1S,3S,4S,4aS,7S,7aS)-3-hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,4a,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid 101936011 Click to see C1=CC2C(C1CO)C(OC(C2C(=O)O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 392.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
(1S,4aS,7S,7aS)-4-methoxycarbonyl-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,7,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-7-carboxylic acid 162887766 Click to see 402.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
3-Acetyloxy-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-1-[3,4,5-triacetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,4a,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid 162820154 Click to see CC(=O)OCC1C=CC2C1C(OC(C2C(=O)O)OC(=O)C)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C 644.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
3-Hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,4a,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid 162945427 Click to see 392.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
Apodanthoside (Not validated) 139292033 Click to see 402.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
dimethyl (1S,4aS,7R,7aS)-7-hydroxy-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4a,7a-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4,7-dicarboxylate 101936010 Click to see COC(=O)C1=COC(C2C1C=CC2(C(=O)OC)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 432.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
dimethyl 7-hydroxy-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4a,7a-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4,7-dicarboxylate 163006253 Click to see 432.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
Formosinoside 1-hexaacetate 101937086 Click to see CC(=O)OCC1C=CC2C1C(OC(C2C(=O)O)OC(=O)C)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C 644.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
(1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,12bR,14bS)-1,2,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-10-((2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)-4a-(((2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)carbonyl)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14b-icosahydropicene-6a-carboxylic acid 14194010 Click to see 811.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
1,2,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-10-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4a-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-6a-carboxylic acid 14194008 Click to see 811.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
(1-Hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-yl)methyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 162820433 Click to see 346.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
[(1R,4aS,7S,7aR)-1-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-yl]methyl (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 162820434 Click to see CC1CCC2C1C(OC=C2COC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 346.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, ethyl ester 65133 Click to see 222.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
Ethyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 66883 Click to see 208.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
Ethyl Caffeate 5317238 Click to see 208.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
Ethyl Ferulate 736681 Click to see 222.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00238-0
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Caffeic Acid 689043 Click to see 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422008000400018
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one 13988312 Click to see 462.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 162958704 Click to see 462.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-5053.19960024

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