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Ocimum grandiflorum

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID643fe4c44fb25943175289
Scientific name Ocimum grandiflorum
Authority Lam.
First published in Encycl. 1: 387 (1785)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ocimum abyssinicum hort. Par. ex Lam. Encyc. i. 387.
Becium grandiflorum (Lam.) Pic.Serm. Webbia 7: 337 (1950)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic حبق كبير الأزهار

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Ocimum grandiflorum subsp. densiflorum (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Basil : 31 (2000)
Ocimum grandiflorum subsp. grandiflorum Unknown
Ocimum grandiflorum subsp. turkanaense (Sebald) A.J.Paton ined.

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000253337
Tropicos 17604858
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452967-1
The Plant List kew-136919
Open Tree Of Life 5783581
IUCN Red List 192556681
IPNI 452967-1
iNaturalist 507419
GBIF 7308611

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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)!
Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Volatile Oil of<i>Becium grandiflorum</i>subsp.<i>grandiflorum</i>(Lam.) Pic. Serm. from Ethiopia Nigist Asfaw, Hans J. Storesund, Finn Tønnesen, Arne J. Aasen, Lars Skattebøl Informa UK Limited 24-Apr-2012
doi:10.1080/10412905.2000.9699527
External flavones in sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum, and related taxa Renée J. Grayer, Sarah E. Bryan, Nigel C. Veitch, Fiona J. Goldstone, Alan Paton, Eckhard Wollenweber Elsevier BV 13-May-2003
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00430-X
Triterpenoid saponins from Becium grandiflorum var. obovatum. Burger I, Burger BV, Albrecht CF, Spies HS, Sándor P Phytochemistry 01-Dec-1998
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00413-0
PMID:9883595
An 8-hydroxylated external flavone and its 8-O-glucoside from Becium grandiflorum. Grayer RJ, Veitch NC Phytochemistry 01-Mar-1998
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00626-2
PMID:9542170

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
beta-Ocimene, (3Z)- 5320250 Click to see 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2000.9699527
Myrcene 31253 Click to see 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2000.9699527
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
Limonene, (+/-)- 22311 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2000.9699527
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
Caryophyllene 5281515 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2000.9699527
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8R,8aR,10S,11R,12aR,14bS)-8,11-dihydroxy-9,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,12a-pentamethyl-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate 100953137 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(COC(C2O)OC3C(OC(C(C3O)O)OC4C(C(COC4OC(=O)C56CCC(CC5C7=CCC8C9(CC(C(C(C9C(CC8(C7(CC6)C)C)O)(CO)CO)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)C)(C)C)O)O)C)O)O)O)O 1239.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00413-0
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-8-O-glycosides
5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-8-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 101949505 Click to see 492.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00430-X
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00626-2
5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-8-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 74977939 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C=C(O2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC 492.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00430-X
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00626-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Cirsimaritin 188323 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)OC 314.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00626-2
Isothymusin 630253 Click to see 330.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00626-2
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00430-X

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