Avicennia officinalis
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fec10998a8338282056 |
| Scientific name | Avicennia officinalis |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 110 (1753) |
Description Top
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Avicennia officinalis, also known as Indian mangrove, is a species of mangrove named after the Persian scientist Ibn Sina. It is a columnar tree that can reach up to 30 meters in height and has shiny green leaves and orange-yellow flowers. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean to the western Pacific, along the shores of various countries. The tree is used by indigenous people for food and has been recorded in the book "The Useful Native Plants of Australia". Its taxonomy references include Linnaeus' "Species Plantarum" and the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Racka ovata | Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 207 (1818) |
| Racka torrida | J.F.Gmel. | Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis] : 245 (1791) |
| Avicennia obovata | Griff. | Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 189 (1854) |
| Avicennia oepata | Buch.-Ham. | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 221 (1835) |
| Avicennia officinalis var. acuminata | Domin | Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 562 (1928) |
| Avicennia officinalis f. flaviflora | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 249 1898 |
| Avicennia officinalis f. tomentosa | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 249 1898 |
| Halodendrum thouarsii | Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 485 (1818) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | mangrove |
| Arabic | قرام |
| Arabic | شورى |
| Bengali | কালো বায়েন |
| Bengali | জাত বাইন |
| Bengali | বড়ো বাইন |
| Indonesian | api-api ludat |
| Kannada | ಉಪ್ರುಂಜ ಗಿಡ |
| Malayalam | ഉപ്പട്ടി |
| mnw | မှေအ်၊ တၞံ |
| Malay | pokok api-api ludat |
| Burmese | သမဲ့ပင် |
| Tamil | அலையாத்தி |
| Thai | แสมดำ |
| Vietnamese | mắm đen |
| Chinese | 印度红树 |
| Chinese | 印度紅樹 |
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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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Bangladesh
- India
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Cambodia
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Jawa
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Malaya
- Maluku
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Papuasia
- New Guinea
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Indian Subcontinent
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Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
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Australia
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000303223 |
| Tropicos | 33701565 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:861138-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-18473 |
| PaleoBotany | 27407 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3883166 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1134458 |
| IUCN Red List | 178820 |
| IPNI | 861138-1 |
| iNaturalist | 189587 |
| GBIF | 6413451 |
| Freebase | /m/055tlm_ |
| EPPO | AVIOF |
| EOL | 39281732 |
| USDA GRIN | 6160 |
| Wikipedia | Avicennia_officinalis |
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 / Harmala alkaloids | |||||
| 3-Ethenyl-2-[(2-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizine | 5089095 | Click to see CN1CCC2=C(C1CC3CC4C5=C(CCN4CC3C=C)C6=CC=CC=C6N5)NC7=CC=CC=C27 | 450.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81424-7 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides | |||||
| (1S,4aS,7aS)-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid | 154496623 | Click to see C1C=C(C2C1C(=COC2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)O)CO | 374.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81424-7 |
| (1S,4aS,7S,7aS)-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoyl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-7-hydroxy-7-methyl-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid | 101919823 | Click to see CC1(CCC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC=CC=C4)O | 506.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81424-7 |
| 8-O-Cinnamoylmussaenosidic Acid | 10744170 | Click to see CC1(CCC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC=CC=C4 | 506.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81424-7 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl 3-O-(6-Deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-4-O-[(2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside | 132274946 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 624.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81424-7 |
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