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Justicia heterocarpa

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
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Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID643ff35d4a80f160118198
Scientific name Justicia heterocarpa
Authority T.Anderson
First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 41 (1863)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Justicia heterocarpoides Blatt. J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , n.s., 26: 344 (1930 publ. 1931)
Ecbolium heterocarpum (T.Anderson) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 980 (1891)
Harnieria dimorphocarpa Solms Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1864: 110 (1864)
Rostellularia heterocarpoides (Blatt.) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 89 (2003)
Rostellularia heterocarpa (T.Anderson) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 88 (2003)

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Name Authority First published in
Justicia heterocarpa subsp. dinteri (S.Moore) Hedrén Symb. Bot. Upsal. 29(1): 106 (1989)
Justicia heterocarpa subsp. praetermissa Hedrén Nordic J. Bot. 10: 379 (1990)
Justicia heterocarpa subsp. vallicola Hedrén Nordic J. Bot. 10: 380 (1990)
Justicia heterocarpa subsp. heterocarpa Unknown

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Namibia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000353648
Tropicos 103130
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50838-1
The Plant List kew-2329442
Open Tree Of Life 5810791
NCBI Taxonomy 2038528
IPNI 50838-1
iNaturalist 588208
GBIF 7264189
EOL 2886216

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ecological determinants in plant community structure across dry afromontane forest patches of Northwestern Ethiopia Yinebeb M, Lulekal E, Bekele T BMC Ecol Evol 04-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10694892
doi:10.1186/s12862-023-02176-0
PMID:38049737
Chemistry and Biological Activities of Naturally Occurring and Structurally Modified Podophyllotoxins Jin L, Song Z, Cai F, Ruan L, Jiang R Molecules 30-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9822336
doi:10.3390/molecules28010302
PMID:36615496
Ethnomedicinal plants used for treatment of snakebites in Tanzania – a systematic review Mogha NG, Kalokora OJ, Amir HM, Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 07-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9553154
doi:10.1080/13880209.2022.2123942
PMID:36205572
Podophyllotoxin: History, Recent Advances and Future Prospects Shah Z, Gohar UF, Jamshed I, Mushtaq A, Mukhtar H, Zia-UI-Haq M, Toma SI, Manea R, Moga M, Popovici B Biomolecules 19-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8073934
doi:10.3390/biom11040603
PMID:33921719
Relationships between topographic factors, soil and plant communities in a dry Afromontane forest patches of Northwestern Ethiopia Birhanu L, Bekele T, Tesfaw B, Demissew S PLoS One 12-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7954303
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247966
PMID:33711027
Ecosystem restoration in fire-managed savanna woodlands: Effects on biodiversity, local livelihoods and fire intensity Johansson MU, Abebe FB, Nemomissa S, Bekele T, Hylander K Ambio 25-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7708610
doi:10.1007/s13280-020-01343-7
PMID:32451967
Provitamin A Carotenoids, Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid and Minerals in Indigenous Leafy Vegetables from Tanzania Gowele VF, Kinabo J, Jumbe T, Kirschmann C, Frank J, Stuetz W Foods 19-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC6352189
doi:10.3390/foods8010035
PMID:30669425
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plant species used by communities around Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda Tugume P, Kakudidi EK, Buyinza M, Namaalwa J, Kamatenesi M, Mucunguzi P, Kalema J J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 13-Jan-2016
PMCID:PMC4712608
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0077-4
PMID:26762159
Ethnomedicinal study of plants used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro, Tanzania Amri E, Kisangau DP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 06-Jan-2012
PMCID:PMC3268735
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-1
PMID:22221935
A novel podophyllotoxin lignan from Justicia heterocarpa. Al-Juaid SS, Abdel-Mogib M Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 01-May-2004
doi:10.1248/CPB.52.507
PMID:15133198

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan lactones
(5S,5aS,8aS)-5a-hydroxy-5-(6-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-5,8,8a,9-tetrahydro-[2]benzofuro[5,6-f][1,3]benzodioxol-6-one 21577044 Click to see 398.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
5a-Hydroxy-5-(6-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-5,8,8a,9-tetrahydro-[2]benzofuro[5,6-f][1,3]benzodioxol-6-one 73802875 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1C3C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC6C3(C(=O)OC6)O)OCO5)OCO2 398.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Oleic Acid 445639 Click to see 282.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
Palmitic Acid 985 Click to see 256.42 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
Stearic Acid 5281 Click to see 284.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
trans-9-cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid 5282798 Click to see 280.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids
Phytol 5280435 Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C 296.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienyl acetate 94403 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCOC(=O)C)C)C)C 264.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
trans,trans-Farnesyl acetate 638500 Click to see 264.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507
(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(E,2S,5S)-5-Ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 12314479 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.507

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