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Internal ID UUID64402ce21eb36947442270
Scientific name Gunnera perpensa
Authority L.
First published in Mant. Pl. 1: 21 (1767)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Gunnera calthifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 11 (1796)
Gunnera perpensa var. alpina T.C.E.Fr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 36. 1924
Gunnera perpensa var. angusta Schindl. Pflanzenr. IV, 225: 117. 1905
Gunnera perpensa var. kilimandscharica Schindl. Pflanzenr. IV, 225: 117. 1905
Perpensum blitispermum Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 30 (1768)

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Language Common/alternative name
English river pumpkin

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Gunnera perpensa var. perpensa

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000833255
Tropicos 15000027
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430178-1
The Plant List kew-370434
Open Tree Of Life 525668
NCBI Taxonomy 138603
IUCN Red List 120202907
IPNI 430178-1
iNaturalist 586652
GBIF 3723634
Wikipedia Gunnera_perpensa

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Natural products as a source of Coronavirus entry inhibitors Szabó D, Crowe A, Mamotte C, Strappe P Front Cell Infect Microbiol 21-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10915212
doi:10.3389/fcimb.2024.1353971
PMID:38449827
A Review of Ethnomedicinal Plants as Potential Anthelmintic Agents to Alternatively Control Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Ruminants in South Africa Mhlongo LC, Mseleku C, Tenza T, Fomum SW, McGaw LJ, Hassen A, Nsahlai IV J Parasitol Res 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10805549
doi:10.1155/2024/7955692
PMID:38268708
Green synthesis and characterization of ruthenium oxide nanoparticles using Gunnera perpensa for potential anticancer activity against MCF7 cancer cells Mfengwana PM, Sone BT Sci Rep 19-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10730706
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-50005-7
PMID:38114615
Exploring the Use of Indigenous Wild Vegetables by the Basotho People of Southern Africa: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature and Nutritional Analysis of Selected Species Tshikororo RR, Ajao AA, Moteetee AN Foods 20-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10378859
doi:10.3390/foods12142763
PMID:37509855
The Synergy between Glutathione and Phenols—Phenolic Antioxidants Repair Glutathione: Closing the Virtuous Circle—A Theoretical Insight Carreon-Gonzalez M, Alvarez-Idaboy JR Antioxidants (Basel) 19-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10215641
doi:10.3390/antiox12051125
PMID:37237991
Potential use of the S-protein–Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 binding pathway in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 Feng L, Fu S, Zhang P, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Yao Y, Luo L, Ping P Front Public Health 28-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9742547
doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1050034
PMID:36518573
Ethnobotany and Toxicity Status of Medicinal Plants with Cosmeceutical Relevance from Eastern Cape, South Africa Ndhlala AR, Thibane VS, Masehla CM, Mokwala PW Plants (Basel) 30-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9182599
doi:10.3390/plants11111451
PMID:35684224
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
Use of hyphenated analytical techniques to identify the bioactive constituents of Gunnera perpensa L., a South African medicinal plant, which potently inhibit SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein–host ACE2 binding Invernizzi L, Moyo P, Cassel J, Isaacs FJ, Salvino JM, Montaner LJ, Tietjen I, Maharaj V Anal Bioanal Chem 14-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9007697
doi:10.1007/s00216-022-04041-3
PMID:35419694
Traditional uses of wild and tended plants in maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa Maroyi A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8925170
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00512-0
PMID:35292046
Emerging Anthelmintic Resistance in Poultry: Can Ethnopharmacological Approaches Offer a Solution? Zirintunda G, Biryomumaisho S, Kasozi KI, Batiha GE, Kateregga J, Vudriko P, Nalule S, Olila D, Kajoba M, Matama K, Kwizera MR, Ghoneim MM, Abdelhamid M, Zaghlool SS, Alshehri S, Abdelgawad MA, Acai-Okwee J Front Pharmacol 14-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8883056
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.774896
PMID:35237147
Wound Healing Activities and Potential of Selected African Medicinal Plants and Their Synthesized Biogenic Nanoparticles Tyavambiza C, Dube P, Goboza M, Meyer S, Madiehe AM, Meyer M Plants (Basel) 30-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8706794
doi:10.3390/plants10122635
PMID:34961106
Phytochemical-Based Nano-Pharmacotherapeutics for Management of Burn Wound Healing Qadir A, Jahan S, Aqil M, Warsi MH, Alhakamy NA, Alfaleh MA, Khan N, Ali A Gels 13-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8628765
doi:10.3390/gels7040209
PMID:34842674
Medicinal Plants for Mitigating Pain and Inflammatory-Related Conditions: An Appraisal of Ethnobotanical Uses and Patterns in South Africa Aremu AO, Pendota SC Front Pharmacol 22-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8569556
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.758583
PMID:34744737
Ethnoveterinary Knowledge and Biological Evaluation of Plants Used for Mitigating Cattle Diseases: A Critical Insight Into the Trends and Patterns in South Africa Chakale MV, Mwanza M, Aremu AO Front Vet Sci 19-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8417044
doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.710884
PMID:34490402

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Benzenetriols and derivatives / Pyrogallols and derivatives / 5-unsubstituted pyrrogallols
Pyrogallol 1057 Click to see 126.11 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
methyl (Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyprop-2-enoate 14464664 Click to see COC(=O)C(=CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 356.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024
Methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyprop-2-enoate 85216317 Click to see 356.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids
3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol 145386 Click to see 296.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.05.024
Phytol 5280435 Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C 296.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.05.024
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Quinone and hydroquinone lipids / Prenylquinones
2-Methyl-6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)benzo-1,4-quinone 6480938 Click to see CC1=CC(=O)C=C(C1=O)CC=C(C)C 190.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.05.024
3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione 11687109 Click to see 206.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.05.024
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives
Succinic Acid 1110 Click to see 118.09 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024
> Organic acids and derivatives / Hydroxy acids and derivatives / Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives
D-Lactic Acid 61503 Click to see 90.08 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024
Lactic Acid 612 Click to see 90.08 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / 2,2-dimethyl-1-benzopyrans
2,2,8-Trimethyl-6-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran 14761705 Click to see CC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C=C2)(C)C)O 190.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.05.024
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyranodioxins
(3Z,4aS,6R,7S,8S,8aR)-7,8-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-6,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-4aH-pyrano[2,3-b][1,4]dioxin-2-one 102007846 Click to see 324.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024
7,8-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-6,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-4aH-pyrano[2,3-b][1,4]dioxin-2-one 162948545 Click to see 324.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.024

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