Ecbolium ligustrinum
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| Internal ID | UUID644018bfe18b2237365597 |
| Scientific name | Ecbolium ligustrinum |
| Authority | (Vahl) Vollesen |
| First published in | Kew Bull. 44: 651 (1989) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Commercial products derived from Ecbolium ligustrinum are not well documented. No widespread trade in timber, fibers, or extracts is reported in standard references for the taxon.
Industrial and craft applications:
No industrial or craft applications are recorded in reliable references specifically for E. ligustrinum. Some Acanthaceae (e.g., Barleria) are used in local craft dyeing; however, such uses are not documented for this species.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No culinary or beverage uses for E. ligustrinum are reported in the literature. The plant does not appear among recognized food plants in regional flora or ethnobotanical sources that would indicate edible parts or food ingredients.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented use for dyes, inks, or tannins. Although a range of taxa in related families yield natural colorants, no verified tannin or dye application is recorded for E. ligustrinum.
Wood and fiber:
No documented timber, construction, or fiber use. Standard references on useful plants and regional floras do not report wood or fiber utilization for this species.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance or cosmetic applications are recorded. No essential oil production or cosmetics Ingredient Database (INCI) listings are reported for E. ligustrinum.
Properties relevant to use:
No chemical or physical property datasets are reported in standard references that would indicate utilization potential in industry, crafts, or food.
Standards and regulation:
No industry standards or regulatory frameworks (e.g., ISO/ASTM/EN) reference E. ligustrinum. There are no national regulations specific to this species for timber, food, colorants, or cosmetics.
Sustainability and sourcing:
No formal conservation assessments or sustainability measures for E. ligustrinum appear in IUCN Red List entries or national plant-use databases. The species is not listed in the CITES Appendices. The absence of documented trade suggests there is no established wild-sourcing for commercial use. Reliable references for more information include: K. Vollesen’s Acanthaceae treatments in Flora of Tropical East Africa; the Flora of India; the Plants of the World Online (Kew) entry; and the IUCN Red List (assessment GC/40252 for Ecbolium).
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Justicia livida | Nees | Prodr. 11: 427 (1847) |
| Justicia emarginata | Nees | Prodr. 11: 427 (1847) |
| Justicia ecbolia | St.-Lag. | Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 128 (1880) |
| Justicia dentata | J.G.Klein ex Link | Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 48 (1820) |
| Justicia denticulata | J.G.Klein ex Nees | Prodr. 11: 428 (1847) |
| Ecbolium ecbolium | (L.) Voss | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 812, in obs. 1895 |
| Ecbolium linneanum | Kurz | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40: 75 (1871) |
| Ecbolium linneanum var. dentatum | (Klein ex Link) C.B.Clarke | Fl. Brit. India 4: 545 1885 |
| Ecbolium linneanum var. laetevirens | (Vahl) C.B.Clarke | Fl. Brit. India 4: 545 1885 |
| Ecbolium viride var. dentatum | (J.G.Klein ex Link) M.R.Almeida | Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 35. 2003 |
| Ecbolium viride var. laetevirens | (Vahl) Santapau | Rec. Bot. Surv. India 16(1): 208 1967 |
| Eranthemum ecbolium | T.Anderson | Enum. Pl. Zeyl. : 235 (1860) |
| Ecbolium viride subsp. ligustrinum | (Vahl) M.R.Almeida | Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 34 (2003) |
| Justicia ecbolium | L. | Sp. Pl. : 15 (1753) |
| Justicia ligustrina | Vahl | Enum. Pl. 1: 118 (1804) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Tamil | நீலாம்பரி |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Ecbolium ligustrinum var. aryankavensis | Remadevi & Binojk. | J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 27(Suppl.): 1189 (2003) |
| Ecbolium ligustrinum var. ligustrinum | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!
No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- India
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
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Malesia
- Malaya
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000659420 |
| Tropicos | 104319 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947242-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2780839 |
| Observations.org | 266809 |
| IPNI | 947242-1 |
| iNaturalist | 635977 |
| GBIF | 5576253 |
| Freebase | /m/0r3vkm8 |
| Elurikkus | 548185 |
| Wikipedia | Ecbolium_ligustrinum |
| CMAUP | NPO4494 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 410668 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lignan from the root of Ecbolium linneanum Kurz. | Venkataraman R, Gopalakrishnan S | Phytochemistry | 01-Dec-2002 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Biphenols | |||||
| Euphorbetin | 5317297 | Click to see C1=CC(=O)OC2=C1C(=C(C(=C2)O)O)C3=C(C(=CC4=C3C=CC(=O)O4)O)O | 354.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isoeuphorbetin | 71438018 | Click to see C1=CC(=O)OC2=C(C(=C(C=C21)O)O)C3=C(C(=CC4=C3C=CC(=O)O4)O)O | 354.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes | |||||
| Hentriacontane | 12410 | Click to see | 436.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans | |||||
| 5-[3-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-6-yl]-4,6,7-trimethoxy-1,3-benzodioxole | 85314715 | Click to see COC1=C(C(=C(C2=C1OCO2)OC)OC)C3C4COC(C4CO3)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6 | 444.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00387-4 |
| Ecbolin A | 101219337 | Click to see | 444.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00387-4 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| [(1'R,2R,3'E,5'R,7'S,11'R,12'R,13'S,14'S)-1',11'-diacetyloxy-3',6',6',14'-tetramethyl-2'-oxospiro[oxirane-2,10'-tricyclo[10.3.0.05,7]pentadec-3-ene]-13'-yl] 2-phenylacetate | 10626539 | Click to see CC1CC2(C(C1OC(=O)CC3=CC=CC=C3)C(C4(CCC5C(C5(C)C)C=C(C2=O)C)CO4)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C | 552.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(1'R,2R,3'E,5'S,7'S,11'R,12'R,13'S,14'S)-1',11'-diacetyloxy-3',6',6',14'-tetramethyl-2'-oxospiro[oxirane-2,10'-tricyclo[10.3.0.05,7]pentadec-3-ene]-13'-yl] 2-phenylacetate | 100933326 | Click to see | 552.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(1R,3E,5R,7S,10E,12S,13S,14S)-1-acetyloxy-10-(acetyloxymethyl)-3,6,6,14-tetramethyl-2-oxo-13-tricyclo[10.3.0.05,7]pentadeca-3,10-dienyl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate | 44241674 | Click to see CC1CC2(C(C1OC(=O)C=CC3=CC=CC=C3)C=C(CCC4C(C4(C)C)C=C(C2=O)C)COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C | 548.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(1R,3E,5R,7S,9E,11R,12R,13S,14S)-1,11-diacetyloxy-10-(acetyloxymethyl)-3,6,6,14-tetramethyl-2-oxo-13-tricyclo[10.3.0.05,7]pentadeca-3,9-dienyl] benzoate | 44241675 | Click to see CC1CC2(C(C1OC(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C(C(=CCC4C(C4(C)C)C=C(C2=O)C)COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C | 580.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(1R,3E,5R,7S,9S,11R,12R,13S,14S)-1,11-diacetyloxy-13-benzoyloxy-3,6,6,14-tetramethyl-10-methylidene-2-oxo-9-tricyclo[10.3.0.05,7]pentadec-3-enyl] benzoate | 45270942 | Click to see CC1CC2(C(C1OC(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C(C(=C)C(CC4C(C4(C)C)C=C(C2=O)C)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C | 642.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(1R,3E,5S,7S,11R,12R,13S,14S)-1,11-diacetyloxy-3,6,6,14-tetramethyl-10-methylidene-2-oxo-13-tricyclo[10.3.0.05,7]pentadec-3-enyl] pyridine-3-carboxylate | 100933329 | Click to see CC1CC2(C(C1OC(=O)C3=CN=CC=C3)C(C(=C)CCC4C(C4(C)C)C=C(C2=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C | 523.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(1R,5R,7S,11R,12R,13S,14S)-1,11-diacetyloxy-3,6,6,14-tetramethyl-10-methylidene-2-oxo-13-tricyclo[10.3.0.05,7]pentadec-3-enyl] benzoate | 85364164 | Click to see CC1CC2(C(C1OC(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C(C(=C)CCC4C(C4(C)C)C=C(C2=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C | 522.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Diacetyl benzoyl lathyrol | 10577938 | Click to see | 522.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| euphorbia factor L1 | 11238221 | Click to see | 552.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Euphorbia factor L10 | 11754671 | Click to see | 474.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Euphorbia factor L8 | 10697375 | Click to see | 523.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Euphorbiasteroid | 15940183 | Click to see CC1CC2(C(C1OC(=O)CC3=CC=CC=C3)C(C4(CCC5C(C5(C)C)C=C(C2=O)C)CO4)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C | 552.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Lathyrol | 5281376 | Click to see | 334.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Tigliane and ingenane diterpenoids | |||||
| Ingenol | 442042 | Click to see | 348.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Ingenol 3-hexadecanoate | 56841025 | Click to see | 586.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids | |||||
| (3S,4aR,6aR,6aS,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bR)-4,4,6a,6a,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol | 11876268 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (4aR,6aR,6aS,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bR)-4,4,6a,6a,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,4a,5,6,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-one | 11877465 | Click to see | 424.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bR)-3a-(hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol | 11870460 | Click to see | 442.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 11870456 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Tyrosine and derivatives | |||||
| Levodopa | 6047 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)O)O | 197.19 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides | |||||
| Esculin | 5281417 | Click to see C1=CC(=O)OC2=CC(=C(C=C21)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O | 340.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Esculetin | 5281416 | Click to see | 178.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7,8-dihydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Daphnetin | 5280569 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O)O | 178.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glucuronides / Flavonoid-3-O-glucuronides | |||||
| Kaempferol 3-O-glucuronide | 5318759 | Click to see | 462.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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