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Ruellia tuberosa

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643ff87ea2d67227658066
Scientific name Ruellia tuberosa
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 635 (1753)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Ruellia clandestina L. Sp. Pl. : 634 (1753)
Cryphiacanthus barbadensis Nees Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1841: [3] (1841)
Dipteracanthus clandestinus C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 528 (1845)
Ruellia lysimachia Nees Prodr. 11: 198 (1847)
Ruellia picta G.Lodd. Bot. Cab. 15: t. 1448 (1829)
Ruellia tuberosa var. humilis M.Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 281 (1894)
Ruellia paniculata Scop. ex Nees Prodr. 11: 197 (1847)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English fever root
English minnieroot
English wayside tuberose/popping pod
Arabic رولية
Arabic رولية برية
Bengali পটপটি ফুল
Hebrew רואליה טובורוזה
Indonesian kencana ungu liar
Japanese ムラサキルエリア
Malayalam ശിവകരന്ത
Tamil உரூலியா டுயூபரோசா
Thai เป๊าะแป๊ะ
Thai อังกาบฝรั่ง
Thai ต้อยติ่ง
Chinese 芦莉草
Chinese 塊莖蘆莉草
Chinese 塊根蘆莉草
Chinese 块根芦莉草
Chinese 块根芦莉

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Seychelles
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Aruba
      • Bahamas
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • Puerto Rico
      • Southwest Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Turks-caicos Islands
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000401309
USDA Plants RUTU
Tropicos 103304
INPN 630581
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54671-1
The Plant List kew-2420650
Plantarium 52765
Open Tree Of Life 390453
Observations.org 198853
NCBI Taxonomy 441035
IPNI 54671-1
iNaturalist 291119
GBIF 5415418
Freebase /m/0h94zzt
EPPO RUETU
EOL 590262
USDA GRIN 32511
Wikipedia Ruellia_tuberosa

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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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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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Multi-functional copper oxide nanoparticles synthesized using Lagerstroemia indica leaf extracts and their applications Geremew A, Palmer L, Johnson A, Reeves S, Brooks N, Carson L Heliyon 30-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11078880
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30178
PMID:38726176
From Flora to Pharmaceuticals: 100 new additions to angiosperms of Gafargaon subdistrict in Bangladesh and unraveling antidiabetic drug candidates targeting DPP4 through in silico approach Ahmed SS, Rahman MO PLoS One 29-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10980240
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301348
PMID:38551991
Bio-mordants: a review Benli H Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 23-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10948525
doi:10.1007/s11356-024-32174-8
PMID:38396176
Retracted: Biosynthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Ruellia tuberosa: Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Behaviour Kevlar-Based Hybrid Epoxy Composites and Applications BC Bioinorg Chem Appl 20-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10752721
doi:10.1155/2023/9869405
PMID:38152455
Clinacanthus nutans genetic diversity and its association with anti-apoptotic, antioxidant, and anti-bacterial activities Chiangchin S, Thongyim S, Pandith H, Kaewkod T, Tragoolpua Y, Inta A, Watthana S, Pongamornkul W, Jangsutthivorawat S, Panya A Sci Rep 10-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10638387
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-46105-z
PMID:37949910
Phytosynthesized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Extract of Saccharum arundinaceum (Hardy Sugar Cane), Their Characterizations, Antiglycation, and Cytotoxic Activities Aldossari SM, Rehman LU, Ahmad I, Aslam M, Fozia F, Mohany M, Milošević M, Al-Rejaie SS, Aboul-Soud MA ACS Omega 23-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10634196
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c04484
PMID:37970030
Tanning Wastewater Sterilization in the Dark and Sunlight Using Psidium guajava Leaf-Derived Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Characteristics Lakshmaiya N, Surakasi R, Nadh VS, Srinivas C, Kaliappan S, Ganesan V, Paramasivam P, Dhanasekaran S ACS Omega 09-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10600883
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c05588
PMID:37901496
Application of Iron Nanoparticles Synthesized from a Bioflocculant Produced by Yeast Strain Pichia kudriavzevii Obtained from Kombucha Tea SCOBY in the Treatment of Wastewater Tsilo PH, Basson AK, Ntombela ZG, Dlamini NG, Pullabhotla RV Int J Mol Sci 29-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10572716
doi:10.3390/ijms241914731
PMID:37834177
The Molluscicidal Activity of Green Synthesized Copper Oxide–Based Annona squamosa Seed Extract Nanoparticles on the Feeding Behavior, Biochemical, Molecular, and Immunohistochemical Alterations of Biomphalaria alexandrina Snails Hussein AA, Abd El-latif MB, Saad El-Din MI, El-Shenawy NS, Hammam O, Ibrahim AM Biol Trace Elem Res 30-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10954926
doi:10.1007/s12011-023-03823-9
PMID:37648936
Isolation and purification of potential weed inhibitors from Mimosa pigra L. Khang DT, Quy TN, Dam NP, Tuan NT, Men TT, Van Ay N, Thuy NP Heliyon 17-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10375793
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18205
PMID:37519759
Pharmacological Potential of Betulin as a Multitarget Compound Adepoju FO, Duru KC, Li E, Kovaleva EG, Tsurkan MV Biomolecules 12-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10377123
doi:10.3390/biom13071105
PMID:37509141
Biogenic Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles: A Systematic Review of Their Features and Main Applications Luque-Jacobo CM, Cespedes-Loayza AL, Echegaray-Ugarte TS, Cruz-Loayza JL, Cruz I, de Carvalho JC, Goyzueta-Mamani LD Molecules 18-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10301071
doi:10.3390/molecules28124838
PMID:37375393
An Update on the Use of Natural Pigments and Pigment Nanoparticle Adducts for Metal Detection Based on Colour Response Mulyaningsih RD, Pratiwi R, Hasanah AN Biosensors (Basel) 18-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10216405
doi:10.3390/bios13050554
PMID:37232915
Invasive Mechanisms of One of the World’s Worst Alien Plant Species Mimosa pigra and Its Management Kato-Noguchi H Plants (Basel) 11-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10221770
doi:10.3390/plants12101960
PMID:37653876
Biosynthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Ruellia tuberosa: Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Behaviour Kevlar-Based Hybrid Epoxy Composites Natrayan L, Rao YS, Vaidya G, Bhattacharya S, Kaliappan S, Patil PP, Paramasivam P Bioinorg Chem Appl 20-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10139801
doi:10.1155/2023/1731931
PMID:37125143

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Tritriacontane 12411 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 464.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.199825276
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
(2S,3S,5S)-2-[[(6R,7R,8S)-8-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dimethoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 162929172 Click to see 582.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
(2S,3S,5S)-2-[4-[(3S,3aR,6S,6aR)-6-[3,5-dimethoxy-4-[(2R,3S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 162941458 Click to see 742.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Myristic Acid 11005 Click to see 228.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/LIPI.19780800603
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids
Capric Acid 2969 Click to see CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 172.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/LIPI.19780800603
Lauric Acid 3893 Click to see 200.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/LIPI.19780800603
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
6S,9R-Roseoside 9930064 Click to see 386.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside 296119 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Tyrosine and derivatives
L-Tyrosine 6057 Click to see 181.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780642635.0298
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / C-glycosyl compounds
(2R)-2-[(3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-4H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one 162842377 Click to see 311.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
(2R)-4-hydroxy-2-[(3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one 162817636 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)N(C(=O)C(O2)C3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O 327.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[3-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]propoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 91321267 Click to see 538.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
Syringin 5316860 Click to see 372.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(1R,2R,3R,4S,5R)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-5-methylcyclohexyl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101778645 Click to see 622.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
GlyTouCan:G99856XE 21632980 Click to see 488.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-[(2S,3S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 163008950 Click to see 478.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methoxy-7-[(2S,3S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 162978397 Click to see 492.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5
5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 162899715 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC)O 476.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-013-0549-5

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