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Internal ID UUID644022383ca11265997617
Scientific name Ocotea pulchella
Authority (Nees & Mart.) Mez
First published in Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 317 (1889)

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Common products:
- Leaf essential oil rich in safrole and monoterpenes (sabinene, β-phellandrene).

Industrial and craft applications:
- Safrole as a known fragrance and flavorant; historical uses in insect attractants/repellents.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- Leaf oil, due to its safrole-dominant profile, is a candidate for perfumery and flavor applications; note safrole’s regulatory classification in major markets restricts consumer use concentrations.

Properties relevant to use:
- Safrole content reported to exceed 60% in some oil samples; this and the monoterpene profile confer characteristic scent notes and volatility relevant to fragrance uses.

Standards and regulation:
- Safrole is classified as a carcinogen and restricted in cosmetics and food flavoring under ISO 9235, IFRA, EU regulation (e.g., EU 1334/2008), and US FEMA/US CFR (e.g., 21 CFR 172.515). Product formulations must comply with the country of sale.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Mespilodaphne pulchella (Nees & Mart.) Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 99 (1864)
Oreodaphne pulchella Nees & Mart. Linnaea 8: 40 (1833)
Oreodaphne pulchella var. sericeola Nees Linnaea 8(1): 40. 1833
Oreodaphne pulchella var. corniculata Nees Linnaea 8(1): 41. 1833
Oreodaphne pulchella var. angustifolia Nees Linnaea 8(1): 41. 1833
Mespilodaphne pulchella var. angustifolia (Nees) Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 99 1864
Ocotea pulchella var. vaccinioides Hassl. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 21: 86 (1919)
Mespilodaphne vaccinioides Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 100 (1864)
Mespilodaphne pulchella var. elliptica Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 100 (1864)
Mespilodaphne pulchella var. ferruginea Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 100 (1864)
Mespilodaphne pulchella var. floribunda Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 100 (1864)
Mespilodaphne pulchella var. corymbifera Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 100 (1864)
Ocotea pulchella var. ferruginea Hassl. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 597 (1913)
Mespilodaphne pulchella var. vulgaris Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 99 (1864)

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  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000736845
Tropicos 50090552
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:467553-1
The Plant List kew-2872482
Open Tree Of Life 1072091
Observations.org 458927
NCBI Taxonomy 128671
IUCN Red List 198438595
IPNI 467553-1
GBIF 7304134
Elurikkus 585574
CMAUP NPO25474

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil da Silva Souza DA, da Bandeira DR, Peroni N J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10836009
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00653-4
PMID:38308263
Molluscicidal and Cercaricidal Effects of Myrciaria floribunda Essential Oil Nanoemulsion Machado FP, Folly D, Esteves R, Ruppelt BM, da Silva VM, Matos AP, dos Santos JA, Rangel LD, Santos MG, von Ranke NL, Rodrigues CR, Ricci-Junior E, Rocha L, Faria RX Molecules 08-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10458193
doi:10.3390/molecules28165944
PMID:37630195
Ethyl acetate fractions of Myrciaria floribunda, Ocotea pulchella, and Ocotea notata exhibit promising in vitro activity against Sporothrix brasiliensis isolates with low susceptibility to itraconazole de Souza LC, Reis NF, Alcântara LM, da Silveira Souto SR, de Araújo Penna B, Santos RC, Robbs BK, Machado FP, Castro HC, Machado RL, Rocha L, de Souza Baptista AR Braz J Microbiol 26-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9944169
doi:10.1007/s42770-023-00904-8
PMID:36701111
Phylogeny and taxonomy of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) Yang Z, Liu B, Yang Y, Ferguson DK Ecol Evol 01-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9526118
doi:10.1002/ece3.9378
PMID:36203627
Facilitation influences patterns of perennial species abundance and richness in a subtropical dune system Dalotto CE, Sühs RB, Dechoum MS, Pugnaire FI, Peroni N, Castellani TT AoB Plants 23-Mar-2018
PMCID:PMC5888537
doi:10.1093/aobpla/ply017
PMID:29644027
Timing of seed dispersal and seed dormancy in Brazilian savanna: two solutions to face seasonality Escobar DF, Silveira FA, Morellato LP Ann Bot 07-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5946880
doi:10.1093/aob/mcy006
PMID:29425261
Evaluation of the Allelopathic Potential of Leaf, Stem, and Root Extracts of Ocotea pulchella Nees et Mart. Candido LP, Varela RM, Torres A, Molinillo JM, Gualtieri SC, Macías FA Chem Biodivers 01-Aug-2016
doi:10.1002/CBDV.201500501
PMID:27482860
ITS and trnH-psbA as Efficient DNA Barcodes to Identify Threatened Commercial Woody Angiosperms from Southern Brazilian Atlantic Rainforests Bolson M, Smidt ED, Brotto ML, Silva-Pereira V PLoS One 02-Dec-2015
PMCID:PMC4704546
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143049
PMID:26630282
Phylobetadiversity among Forest Types in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Complex Duarte LD, Bergamin RS, Marcilio-Silva V, Seger GD, Marques MC PLoS One 14-Aug-2014
PMCID:PMC4133375
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105043
PMID:25121495
(6,7-Dimethoxy-4-methylisoquinolinyl)-(4’-methoxyphenyl)-methanone, a New Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid from Beilschmiedia brevipes Pudjiastuti P, Mukhtar MR, Hadi AH, Saidi N, Morita H, Litaudon M, Awang K Molecules 31-Mar-2010
PMCID:PMC6257239
doi:10.3390/molecules15042339
PMID:20428046
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and eudesmane sesquiterpenes from Ocotea pulchella Clausia Botega, Frida M. Pagliosa, Vanderlan da S. Bolzani, Massayoshi Yoshida, Otto R. Gottlieb Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids
(7aR)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-ol 5321422 Click to see 220.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBDV.201500501
Spathulenol 92231 Click to see CC1(C2C1C3C(CCC3(C)O)C(=C)CC2)C 220.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CBDV.201500501
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eremophilane, 8,9-secoeremophilane and furoeremophilane sesquiterpenoids
(8aS)-3,5,8a-trimethyl-6,9-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4-one 101220792 Click to see CC1=C2C(=O)C3=C(CC2(C=CC1)C)OC=C3C 228.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
(R)-3,5,8a-Trimethyl-7,8,8a,9-tetrahydronaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4(6H)-one 91711266 Click to see 230.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
3,5,8a-Trimethyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4-one 163006480 Click to see 230.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
3,5,8a-Trimethyl-6,9-dihydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4-one 86216918 Click to see CC1=C2C(=O)C3=C(CC2(C=CC1)C)OC=C3C 228.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eudesmane, isoeudesmane or cycloeudesmane sesquiterpenoids
(1R,4aR,7R)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-ol 163186279 Click to see 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
Isointermedeol 527217 Click to see 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
Selin-11-en-4alpha-ol 15560330 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(CCCC(C2C1)(C)O)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Benzylisoquinolines
(R)-[(5S)-5,6-dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl]-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanol 162936328 Click to see 311.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
(S)-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanol 162981118 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=NC=CC3=CC4=C(C=C32)OCO4)O 309.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
[(5R)-5,6-dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl]-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone 163024746 Click to see 309.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
[1,3]Dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanol 162981117 Click to see 309.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
[1,3]Dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone 11438218 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)C2=NC=CC3=CC4=C(C=C32)OCO4 307.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
5,6-Dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanol 162936325 Click to see 311.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
5,6-Dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone 163024745 Click to see 309.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95115-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
3,5,3',4'-Tetrahydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxyflavone 44260067 Click to see 376.30 unknown via CMAUP database
3,5,7-Trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one 12311234 Click to see 376.30 unknown via CMAUP database
3,5,7,3',4'-Pentahydroxy-6,8-dimethoxyflavone 14483219 Click to see 362.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one 13871824 Click to see 432.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one 57511421 Click to see 432.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides
Orientin 5281675 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Vitexin 5280441 Click to see 432.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Cacticin 5318644 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 478.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Hyperoside 5281643 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7,8-trihydroxy-3-methoxy-4H-chromen-4-one 5386958 Click to see 332.26 unknown via CMAUP database
3-Methoxyluteolin 5280681 Click to see COC1=C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,8,4'-Tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyflavone 5319442 Click to see COC1=C(OC2=C(C1=O)C(=CC(=C2O)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Gossypetin 3,3'-dimethyl ether 21676153 Click to see 346.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercetagetin 3-methyl ether 5320475 Click to see COC1=C(OC2=C(C1=O)C(=C(C(=C2)O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O 332.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 6-O-methylated flavonoids
5,7,2'-Trihydroxy-3,6,4',5'-tetramethoxyflavone 44259895 Click to see 390.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3'-Trihydroxy-3,6,4',5'-tetramethoxyflavone 44258045 Click to see 390.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',4'-Tetrahydroxy-3,6,5'-trimethoxyflavone 44258041 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC)O)OC 376.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',4',5'-Pentahydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavone 44259884 Click to see 362.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,8,3',4'-Pentahydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavone 21676156 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)OC)O)O 362.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,8,4'-Tetrahydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavone 44260054 Click to see 346.30 unknown via CMAUP database
6-Hydroxykaempferol 3,6-dimethyl ether 5352032 Click to see 330.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Axillarin 5281603 Click to see 346.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Jaceidin 5464461 Click to see 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Benthamitin 44259900 Click to see 432.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Casticin 5315263 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC)OC)O)OC)O 374.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 8-O-methylated flavonoids
3',4',5,7-Tetrahydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyflavone 5748553 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC(=C(C2=O)OC)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O 346.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5-Hydroxy-3,6,7,8,3',4',5'-heptamethoxyflavone 44260077 Click to see 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,2'-Dihydroxy-3,6,7,8,4',5'-hexamethoxyflavone 44260086 Click to see 434.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,3'-Dihydroxy-3,6,7,8,4'-pentamethoxyflavone 369954 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)OC)OC)O)OC)O 404.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,3',4'-Trihydroxy-3,6,7,8-tetramethoxyflavone 54799 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)OC)OC)OC 390.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,3',5'-Trihydroxy-3,6,7,8,4'-pentamethoxyflavone 44260074 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)OC)OC)O)OC)O 420.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,4'-Dihydroxy-3,6,7,8,3'-pentamethoxyflavone 100625 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)OC)OC)O)OC)O 404.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,6,3',5'-Tetrahydroxy-3,7,8,4'-tetramethoxyflavone 44260073 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)OC)O)O)OC)O 406.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-3,6,8-trimethoxy-chromen-4-one 5386959 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)O)OC)O)OC)O 390.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7-Dihydroxy-3,6,8,3',4',5'-hexamethoxyflavone 5386963 Click to see 434.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,2'-Trihydroxy-3,6,8,4',5'-pentamethoxyflavone 5487077 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)O)OC)O)OC)O)OC 420.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,2',4'-Tetrahydroxy-3,6,8,5'-tetramethoxyflavone 21676158 Click to see 406.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,2',4'-Tetrahydroxy-3,8,5'-trimethoxyflavone 44260043 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)OC)OC)O)O 376.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,2',4'-Tetrahydroxy-8,5'-dimethoxyflavone 44258626 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C(=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)OC)O)O 346.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,2',5'-Tetrahydroxy-3,6,8,4'-tetramethoxyflavone 44260085 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C(=C1)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)O)OC)O)OC)O 406.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3'-Trihydroxy-3,6,8,4'-Tetramethoxyflavone 21599528 Click to see 390.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3'-Trihydroxy-3,6,8,4',5'-pentamethoxyflavone 5352085 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)O)OC)O)OC 420.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',4'-Tetrahydroxy-3,6,8-trimethoxyflavone 5386962 Click to see 376.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',4'-Tetrahydroxy-3,6,8,5'-tetramethoxyflavone 44260072 Click to see 406.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',4',5'-Pentahydroxy-3,6,8-trimethoxyflavone 11383767 Click to see 392.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',5'-Tetrahydroxy-3,6,8,4'-tetramethoxyflavone 44260071 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)O)OC)O)OC)O 406.30 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,4'-Trihydroxy-3,6,8,3',5'-pentamethoxyflavone 21676159 Click to see 420.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,4'-Trihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyflavone 13983738 Click to see 330.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Agecorynin D 14162688 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C(=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)OC)OC)O)O)O 390.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Calycopterin 10429470 Click to see 374.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Conyzatin 13916282 Click to see 404.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Digicitrin 10071564 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)OC)OC)O)OC 434.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Gossypetin 3,8,3'-trimethyl ether 5386961 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)OC)OC)O 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Hibiscetin 3,8,4'-trimethyl ether 44260037 Click to see 376.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Sarothrin 5386960 Click to see 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database

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