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Internal ID UUID644006a57493f756535745
Scientific name Acanthus mollis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 639 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Acanthus hispanicus hort. ex Loudon Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 256. 1830
Acanthus latifolius hort. ex Goeze Gard. Chron. 1867: 903 (1867)
Acanthus longifolius Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 88 (1810)
Acanthus niger Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 2 (1768)
Acanthus platyphyllus Murb. Acta Univ. Lund., 2 , 1(4): 64 (1905)
Acanthus spinosissimus Host Fl. Austriac. [Host] 2: 218. 1831
Acanthus lusitanicus auct. Gard. Chron. 1867: 903 1867
Acanthus mollis var. nigra (Mill.) Willd. Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 397 (1800)

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Language Common/alternative name
English bear's breech
English bear's breeches
English oyster plant
Spanish acanto
Spanish yerba giganta
Spanish hierba carderona
Spanish hierba calderona
Spanish flor de argel
Spanish carderona
Spanish branca medicinal
Spanish ala de ángel
Spanish ala de angel
Spanish yerba gigante
Spanish carnera
Spanish acanthus latifolius
Spanish acanthus mollis var. nigra
Spanish acanthus niger
Spanish oreja gigante
Spanish acanthus platyphyllus
Afrikaans wilderabarber
Arabic أقنثور
Arabic رخصة
Arabic شوك اليهود
Arabic أقنثة رهلة
Arabic رجل الدب
Arabic أقنثا ناعمة
Bulgarian меча стъпка
Catalan ala d'àngel
Catalan acant
co acantu
Czech paznehtník měkký
Welsh troed yr arth
Danish blød akantus
Danish blød bjørnetorn
Esperanto mola akanto
Basque akantoa
Basque molorrika
Persian آکانتوس مولیس
Persian اکانتوس مولیس
Finnish kreikanakantti
French acanthe à feuilles molles
French acanthe a feuilles molles
French acanthe molle
Irish gallfheochadán
Galician acanto
Croatian meki primog
Upper Sorbian barica
Upper Sorbian barjaca stopa
Hungarian hosszú levelű medveköröm
Italian acanto
Japanese アカンサス
Japanese ハアザミ
Kabyle taferfra
Cornish paw ors
mt Ħannewija
Dutch breedbladige acanthus
Polish akant miękki
Portuguese branca-ursina
Portuguese acanto-manso
Portuguese erva-gigante
Portuguese pé-de-urso
Portuguese acanto
Portuguese gigante
Slovenian netrnati akant
Serbian Акантус (биљка)
Swedish björnkloört
Swedish mjukakantus
Swedish björnklo
Tamil அகான்தசு மோலிசு
Chinese 蛤蟆花
Chinese 茛艻花
Chinese 蝦蟆花
Chinese 鸭嘴花
Chinese 虾蟆花

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Acanthus mollis subsp. mollis Unknown
Acanthus mollis subsp. platyphyllus Murb. Acta Univ. Lund., 2. 2(1): 64 (1905)

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Sow seeds directly at 4°C.
Requires Soaking: These seeds need to be soaked in warm water until they swell, which can take 24-48 hours. Seeds that float are usually not viable and should be discarded, along with the soaking water.

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- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
  • Asia-temperate
    • Western Asia
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Turkey
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Tasmania
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000513864
UNII ZB15PV4D3K
USDA Plants ACMO8
Tropicos 102751
INPN 79721
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:44892-1
The Plant List kew-2615276
Missouri Botanical Garden 275338
PFAF Acanthus mollis
Open Tree Of Life 489806
NCBI Taxonomy 76277
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000014672
IPNI 44892-1
iNaturalist 70045
GBIF 5415455
Freebase /m/07b82p
EPPO ACUMO
EOL 483777
Calflora (Californian flora) 8450
USDA GRIN 100692
Wikipedia Acanthus_mollis

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Proceedings of the CIMAGO Congress – Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology in the 21st Century - Challenges and Opportunities N/A Medicine (Baltimore) 05-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC10994491
doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037481
PMID:38579039
The complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Strobilanthes dalzielii (W.W.Sm.) Benoist 1935 (Acanthaceae) Zeng N, Gao W, Chen Z, Chong JY, Lee SY, Xu G Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 04-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11000602
doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2316069
PMID:38591052
Bee Bread: A Promising Source of Bioactive Compounds with Antioxidant Properties—First Report on Some Antimicrobial Features Ilie CI, Spoiala A, Geana EI, Chircov C, Ficai A, Ditu LM, Oprea E Antioxidants (Basel) 15-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10968473
doi:10.3390/antiox13030353
PMID:38539885
Ecological and Syntaxonomic Analysis of the Communities of Glebionis coronaria and G. discolor (Malvion neglectae) in the European Mediterranean Area Cano E, Cano-Ortiz A, Quinto Canas R, Piñar Fuentes JC, Rodrigues Meireles C, Raposo M, Pinto Gomes C, Laface VL, Spampinato G, Musarella CM Plants (Basel) 20-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934477
doi:10.3390/plants13050568
PMID:38475415
Acanthus mollis Formulations for Transdermal Delivery: From Hydrogels to Emulsions Matos P, Batista MT, Veiga F, Figueirinha A, Figueiras A Gels 31-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10815486
doi:10.3390/gels10010036
PMID:38247759
Extracellular Self- and Non-Self DNA Involved in Damage Recognition in the Mistletoe Parasitism of Mesquite Trees López-García CM, Ávila-Hernández CA, Quintana-Rodríguez E, Aguilar-Hernández V, Lozoya-Pérez NE, Rojas-Raya MA, Molina-Torres J, Araujo-León JA, Brito-Argáez L, González-Sánchez AA, Ramírez-Chávez E, Orona-Tamayo D Int J Mol Sci 29-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10778891
doi:10.3390/ijms25010457
PMID:38203628
Understanding the Lost: Reconstruction of the Garden Design of Villa Peretti Montalto (Rome, Italy) for Urban Valorization Bartoli F, D’Amato L, Nucera A, Albani Rocchetti G, Caneva G Plants (Basel) 26-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780482
doi:10.3390/plants13010077
PMID:38202385
Pharmacological Studies of Medicinal Potential Phytochemicals in Plant Roots Stompor-Gorący M Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 26-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10675118
doi:10.3390/ph16111520
PMID:38004386
Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records Kalle R, Sõukand R Plants (Basel) 25-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10649014
doi:10.3390/plants12213673
PMID:37960030
Plant Extracts as Skin Care and Therapeutic Agents Michalak M Int J Mol Sci 22-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10607442
doi:10.3390/ijms242015444
PMID:37895122
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Botanical Analysis of the Baroque Art on the Eastern Adriatic Coast, South Croatia Jasprica N, Lupis VB, Dolina K Plants (Basel) 23-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10255097
doi:10.3390/plants12112080
PMID:37299059
Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Acanthus mollis L. Rhizome Hexane Extract Acero N, Muñoz-Mingarro D, Navarro I, León-González AJ, Martín-Cordero C Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 22-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9966330
doi:10.3390/ph16020159
PMID:37259310
Ecological Features and Conservation of Urtica rupestris Guss. (Urticaceae): A Narrow Endemic Species of Sicily Sciandrello S, Cambria S, Giusso del Galdo G, Minissale P, Puglisi M, Tavilla G, Tomaselli V Plants (Basel) 29-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9824435
doi:10.3390/plants12010164
PMID:36616293
Synergistic Effect of DIBOA and Verbascoside from Acanthus mollis Leaf on Tyrosinase Inhibition Matos P, Paranhos A, Batista MT, Figueirinha A Int J Mol Sci 04-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9653606
doi:10.3390/ijms232113536
PMID:36362321

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Arylnaphthalene lignans
6-hydroxy-10-(6-hydroxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-7H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-g][1,3]benzodioxol-9-one 101480808 Click to see C1C2=C(C3=C(C(=C2C(=O)O1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4O)OCO5)C6=C(C=C3)OCO6)O 380.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.05.016
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
10-(6-hydroxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-6-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-7H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-g][1,3]benzodioxol-9-one 74951347 Click to see 526.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.05.016
10-(6-hydroxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-7H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-g][1,3]benzodioxol-9-one 44205805 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C3COC(=O)C3=C(C4=C2C=CC5=C4OCO5)C6=CC7=C(C=C6O)OCO7)O)O)O 526.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.05.016
6-hydroxy-10-[6-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl]-7H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-g][1,3]benzodioxol-9-one 74951348 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC3=C(C=C2C4=C5C(=C(C6=C4C7=C(C=C6)OCO7)O)COC5=O)OCO3)O)O)O 526.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.05.016
6-hydroxy-10-[6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl]-7H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-g][1,3]benzodioxol-9-one 44205806 Click to see 526.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.05.016
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Oligosaccharides
6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-10-[6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl]-7H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-g][1,3]benzodioxol-9-one 44206014 Click to see 1099.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.05.016
6-[3-[3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-10-[6-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl]-7H-[2]benzofuro[5,6-g][1,3]benzodioxol-9-one 74951435 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC3C(C(CO3)(CO)O)O)OC4=C5COC(=O)C5=C(C6=C4C=CC7=C6OCO7)C8=CC9=C(C=C8OC1C(C(C(C(O1)C)O)O)O)OCO9)COC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 1099.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.05.016

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