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Zaluzianskya capensis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
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Internal ID UUID64404e6f65365571570272
Scientific name Zaluzianskya capensis
Authority Walp.
First published in Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 307 (1844)

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Scientific and model organism uses:
Zaluzianskya capensis is employed as a model system in scientific studies of the circadian regulation of floral scent emission and its role in pollinator attraction. Its night‑blooming, strongly scented flowers have been used to investigate rhythmic production of volatile organic compounds and the coordination of scent release with flower opening. This work, reported in peer‑reviewed journals such as Phytochemistry and Annals of Botany, contributes to the broader understanding of plant–pollinator interactions and the molecular basis of scent rhythms.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Nycterinia longiflora Benth. Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 370 (1836)
Nycterinia dentata Benth. Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 370 (1836)
Nycterinia coriacea Benth. Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 369 (1836)
Nycterinia capensis Benth. Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 370 (1836)
Zaluzianskya coriacea Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 306 (1844)
Erinus aethiopicus Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 102 (1800)
Erinus capensis L. Mant. Pl. 2: 252 (1771)
Erinus lychnideus L.f. Suppl. Pl. : 287 (1782)
Erinus lychnideus Poir. Encycl. Suppl. 2: 386 1812
Zaluzianskya dentata Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 307 (1844)
Zaluzianskya longiflora Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 307 (1844)

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Language Common/alternative name
English drumsticks
Afrikaans verfblommetjie
Finnish lääkärinkukka

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001137712
Tropicos 29203102
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812961-1
The Plant List tro-29203102
Open Tree Of Life 117325
NCBI Taxonomy 248447
IPNI 812961-1
iNaturalist 119500
GBIF 3741757
CMAUP NPO7099

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Colour vision in nocturnal insects Warrant E, Somanathan H Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 05-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9441242
doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0285
PMID:36058247
Iridoid glucosides in Zaluzianskya capensis Soren Damtoft Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Citral 638011 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Neral 643779 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
2-[(1R)-4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl]prop-2-enal 92467550 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C=O 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
8-P-Menthene-1,2-diol, (+)- 441246 Click to see 170.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,4aR,5R,7S,7aS)-5,7-dihydroxy-7-methyl-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 14355407 Click to see CC1(CC(C2C1C(OC=C2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O 348.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X
Ajugol 6325127 Click to see 348.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid 64945 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Corosolic Acid 6918774 Click to see 472.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 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
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(2R)-2-[[(1R,2S,6S)-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 138107792 Click to see 362.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X
Catalpinoside 3917786 Click to see 362.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X
Catalpol 91520 Click to see 362.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X
methyl 5,6-dihydroxy-7-methylidene-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylate 74368795 Click to see 404.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X
Zaluzioside 101663343 Click to see 404.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97078-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
(2R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one 667495 Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O 272.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin 5280443 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 270.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 5280445 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
Isokaempferide 5280862 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> 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 via CMAUP database
Penduletin 5320462 Click to see 344.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 8-O-methylated flavonoids
Calycopterin 10429470 Click to see 374.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Xanthomicrol 73207 Click to see 344.30 unknown via CMAUP database

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