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Internal ID UUID6440273c42c96413958774
Scientific name Radermachera sinica
Authority Hemsl.
First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2728 (1905)

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Common products:
- Whole plant (living): cultivated as an ornamental houseplant; sold in the horticultural trade for its glossy, evergreen foliage and ability to thrive under low‑light indoor conditions.

Properties relevant to use:
- Evergreen foliage: retains leaves throughout the year, providing continuous visual appeal.
- Low‑light tolerance: performs adequately under reduced illumination typical of indoor environments.
- Vigorous vegetative growth: facilitates rapid propagation by cuttings and efficient commercial production.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Propagation primarily by vegetative cuttings, allowing consistent cultivar production without seed collection.
- Commercial cultivation occurs in controlled greenhouse environments, reducing pressure on wild populations.
- Trade is regulated under national plant health regulations (e.g., U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Protection and Quarantine, EU plant passport system) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for phytosanitary certification.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Radermachera borii C.E.C.Fisch. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 197 (1940)
Radermachera tonkinensis Dop Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 32: 233 (1926)
Stereospermum sinicum Hance J. Bot. 10: 16 (1882)

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Language Common/alternative name
English serpent tree
English emerald tree
English china doll
German zimmeresche
Persian درخت زمرد
Finnish hellepuu
Vietnamese rà đẹt hoa trắng
Chinese 蛇仔豆
Chinese 鸡豆木
Chinese 跌死猫树
Chinese 豆角木
Chinese 豇豆树
Chinese 苦苓舅
Chinese 牛尾豆
Chinese 森木凉伞
Chinese 接骨凉伞
Chinese 大朝阳
Chinese 山菜豆
Chinese 朝阳花
Chinese 牛尾木
Chinese 菜豆树
Chinese 辣椒树

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
    • Eastern Asia
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • East Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
      • Vietnam

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000778741
Florida Plant Atlas 4322
USDA Plants RASI5
Tropicos 3701765
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110522-1
The Plant List kew-317294
Missouri Botanical Garden 277931
Open Tree Of Life 5232778
NCBI Taxonomy 1354278
IUCN Red List 147648895
IPNI 110522-1
iNaturalist 429214
GBIF 4092178
Freebase /m/05b85n
EPPO RADSI
USDA GRIN 30783
Wikipedia Radermachera_sinica

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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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First Report of Colletotrichum fructicola, C. rhizophorae sp. nov. and C. thailandica sp. nov. on Mangrove in Thailand Norphanphoun C, Hyde KD Pathogens 10-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10747506
doi:10.3390/pathogens12121436
PMID:38133319
Seasonal variation in C:N:P stoichiometry, nonstructural carbohydrates, and carbon isotopes of two coniferous pioneer tree species in subtropical China Liu Y, Xiao J, Sun J, Zhao Z, Deng X, Wu J, Zhang D, Bao Y Front Plant Sci 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10722595
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1225436
PMID:38107006
Impacts of Lithology and Slope Position on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Communities in a Karst Forest Soil Zhao J, He X, Xiao D, Chen M, Cheng M, Wang Z J Fungi (Basel) 24-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10743893
doi:10.3390/jof9121133
PMID:38132734
An Ultrasonic RF Acquisition System for Plant Stems Based on Labview Double Layer Multiple Triggering Huang X, Lv D, Xi R, Gao M, Wang Z, Gu L, Li W, Zhang Y Sensors (Basel) 10-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10459184
doi:10.3390/s23167088
PMID:37631623
Seasonal variation in δ13C of Pinus. yunnanensis and Pinus. armandii at different stand ages Liu Y, Wu J, Wu D, Li S, Wang L Sci Rep 16-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10188565
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-34920-3
PMID:37193726
Sensing and Automation Technologies for Ornamental Nursery Crop Production: Current Status and Future Prospects Mahmud MS, Zahid A, Das AK Sensors (Basel) 06-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9966776
doi:10.3390/s23041818
PMID:36850415
Submerged leaves of live indoor foliage plants adsorb H1N1 influenza virus from suspension Song HJ, Yang SW, Jo JW, Choi YK, Lee IS, Lee BU, Lee SH, Kim HH, Kim KJ, Kim HJ Plant Signal Behav 12-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9851199
doi:10.1080/15592324.2022.2163869
PMID:36635991
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by the Yao people in Gongcheng County, Guangxi, China Lu Z, Chen H, Lin C, Ou G, Li J, Xu W J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 21-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9210605
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00544-6
PMID:35729593
Vegetation Classification and Distribution Patterns in the South Slope of Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Nature Reserve, Eastern Himalayas Wu PP, Wang Z, Jia NX, Dong SQ, Qu XY, Qiao XG, Liu CC, Guo K Plants (Basel) 28-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9105001
doi:10.3390/plants11091194
PMID:35567195
Combining Heat Stress with Pre-Existing Drought Exacerbated the Effects on Chlorophyll Fluorescence Rise Kinetics in Four Contrasting Plant Species Zhu L, Wen W, Thorpe MR, Hocart CH, Song X Int J Mol Sci 01-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8508795
doi:10.3390/ijms221910682
PMID:34639023
Natural and Historical Heritage of the Lisbon Botanical Gardens: An Integrative Approach with Tree Collections Cunha AR, Soares AL, Brilhante M, Arsénio P, Vasconcelos T, Espírito-Santo D, Duarte MC, Romeiras MM Plants (Basel) 04-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8309379
doi:10.3390/plants10071367
PMID:34371570
Methodology: non-invasive monitoring system based on standing wave ratio for detecting water content variations in plants Yang Y, Kim JE, Song HJ, Lee EB, Choi YK, Jo JW, Jeon HJ, Kim HH, Kim KJ, Kim HJ Plant Methods 29-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8164761
doi:10.1186/s13007-021-00757-y
PMID:34051795
Influence of Heterogeneous Karst Microhabitats on the Root Foraging Ability of Chinese Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Seedlings Liu Y, Wei X, Zhou Z, Shao C, Su S Int J Environ Res Public Health 09-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7014210
doi:10.3390/ijerph17020434
PMID:31936453
Dynamics of soil microbial communities following vegetation succession in a karst mountain ecosystem, Southwest China Zhao C, Long J, Liao H, Zheng C, Li J, Liu L, Zhang M Sci Rep 15-Feb-2019
PMCID:PMC6377603
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-36886-z
PMID:30770852
Yao herbal medicinal market during the Dragon Boat Festival in Jianghua County, China Luo B, Liu Y, Liu B, Liu S, Zhang B, Zhang L, Lin C, Liu Y, Kennelly EJ, Guo Z, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Oct-2018
PMCID:PMC6192344
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0260-5
PMID:30333030

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthoquinones
Npc216413 3884 Click to see 242.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Vanillin 1183 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)O 152.15 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Tyrosols and derivatives
2(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethyl triacontanoate 10008272 Click to see 572.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Very long-chain fatty acids
Triacontanoic acid 10471 Click to see 452.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
[5'-hydroxy-1,1,4a,10a,10b-pentamethyl-7-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)-2'-oxospiro[3,4,4b,5,6,6a,7,9,10,11,12,12a-dodecahydro-2H-chrysene-8,3'-oxolane]-2-yl] acetate 162937496 Click to see 514.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/C39860001397
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
17-(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 86821 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / 2,2-dimethyl-1-benzopyrans
5-hydroxy-3-(1-hydroxy-4-oxopentyl)-2,2-dimethyl-7-pentyl-3H-chromen-4-one 162874467 Click to see 362.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans
(2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 102428322 Click to see 256.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
(2R)-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 101671141 Click to see 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 10244113 Click to see 256.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 162915362 Click to see CC(=C)C1C(C2=C(O1)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C=C(C=C3)OC)O 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
(2S,3S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 162883261 Click to see 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
(2S,3S)-3,6-dimethoxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 162849252 Click to see CC(=C)C1C(C2=C(O1)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C=C(C=C3)OC)OC 300.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
(2S)-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 124305641 Click to see 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
2-Isopropenyl-2,3-dihydronaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione 364109 Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(O1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
2-Isopropenylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione 637335 Click to see CC(=C)C1=CC2=C(O1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O 238.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
3-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 162915361 Click to see 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
3,5-Dihydroxy-6-methoxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 162883260 Click to see 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
3,6-Dimethoxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione 162849251 Click to see 300.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans / Naphthopyranones
Xyloidone 72734 Click to see 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002764
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
Minecoside 12002015 Click to see 538.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85039-I
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acid esters / Coumaric acid esters
Specicoside 71591712 Click to see 508.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85039-I
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
Amphicoside 101306913 Click to see 512.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85039-I

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