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Internal ID UUID6440685e0efec496922087
Scientific name Persea barbujana
Authority (Cav.) Mabb. & Nieto Fel.
First published in Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1102. 2017

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For P. barbujana, documented ethnobotanical practice is scarce. I don’t have reliable references that describe teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices made from this exact taxon.

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Common products:
• Heartwood and timber (structural and general carpentry) in the Caribbean and regional trade; sapwood suitable for light framing and general joinery. Barks and twigs used as local firewood.

Industrial and craft applications:
• Sapwood suitable for kraft pulp; timber acceptable for paper-grade pulp where local supply is available.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• No documented commercial food or beverage uses for Persea barbujana.

Colorants and tanning:
• No documented use as a dye or tannin source for this species.

Wood and fiber:
• Heartwood: brown with darker stripes; density approximately 600–700 kg/m³ at 12% moisture; suitable for interior trim, paneling, and general carpentry. Sapwood paler, workable, and used where appearance and mechanical properties are less critical. Bark used locally as fuelwood.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
• No documented uses in fragrance or cosmetics.

Properties relevant to use:
• Moderate density and workable grain support general carpentry and interior uses. Pulp suitability based on typical fiber characteristics for Lauraceae (holocellulose ≥70%, lignin 22–28%).

Standards and regulation:
• No species-specific standards; timber marketed in accordance with regional Caribbean hardwood grades and international timber classification for trade (e.g., ITTO guidelines). Pulp may be graded per ISO/ASTM frameworks for wood-pulp specifications.

Sustainability and sourcing:
• Distribution limited to the Lesser Antilles; described as uncommon to rare and lacking conservation status. Regional biodiversity assessments recommend caution in exploitation to maintain viable populations.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Laurus reticulata Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 3: 322 (1813)
Laurus tomentosa Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(1): 233. 1864 [May 1864]
Laurus barbujana Cav. Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 52 (1801)
Laurus barbusano Hochst. ex Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 229 (1846)
Persea canariensis (Willd.) Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 268 (1825)
Phoebe barbusana (Cav.) Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 223 (1846)
Apollonias barbujana (Cav.) A.Braun Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 21: 10 (1852)
Apollonias canariensis (Willd.) Nees Syst. Laur. : 696 (1836)
Laurus canariensis Willd. Enum. Pl. 1: 435 (1809)
Apollonias canariensis var. major Meisn. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 65 (1864)
Laurus foetens Brouss. ex Meisn. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 65 (1864)
Laurus carolinensis Meisn. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 233 (1864)
Laurus barbusana Lowe Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 4: 16 (1831)
Laurus borbonia hort. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(1): 233 (1864)
Laurus nitida Masson ex Meisn. Prodr. 15(1): 506 (1864)

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001421831
Tropicos 100469008
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164254-1
IPNI 77164254-1
GBIF 9495972
CMAUP NPO14057
Wikipedia Persea_barbujana

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid esters / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters
Protocatechuic acid, methyl ester 287064 Click to see COC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O 168.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives
Benzaldehyde 240 Click to see 106.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles
Elemicin 10248 Click to see 208.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Eugenol 3314 Click to see 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Cyclobutane lignans
1-[(1R,2S,3S,4R)-2,3-dimethyl-4-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)cyclobutyl]-2,4,5-trimethoxybenzene 10341859 Click to see 416.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Magnosalin 10454589 Click to see 416.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
(3R)-5-phenyl-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypentanoic acid 11792570 Click to see 356.40 unknown via CMAUP database
D-Linalool 3-glucoside 10087123 Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)C 316.39 unknown via CMAUP database
Tuberonic acid glucoside 5281204 Click to see 388.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
(R)-oct-1-en-3-ol 6992244 Click to see 128.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Linolenic Acid 5280934 Click to see 278.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Glycerolipids / Triradylcglycerols / Triacylglycerols
Trilinolein 5322095 Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCC 879.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-Dienal 8843 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Citral 638011 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Linalool, (-)- 443158 Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
4-Isopropylbenzoic acid 10820 Click to see CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
P-Cymene 7463 Click to see 134.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(-)-alpha-Pinene 440968 Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(-)-Camphene 440966 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
alpha-CIS-BERGAMOTENE 6429303 Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)CCC=C(C)C 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
beta-Pinene, (+)- 10290825 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
(+)-Limonene 440917 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(+)-Menthol 165675 Click to see CC1CCC(C(C1)O)C(C)C 156.26 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,4R)-3-hydroxy-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde 10725727 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(=CC1O)C=O 166.22 unknown via CMAUP database
[(4R)-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methanol 11788398 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(=CC1)CO 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
l-Menthol 16666 Click to see CC1CCC(C(C1)O)C(C)C 156.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Limonene, (-)- 439250 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Menthone 26447 Click to see 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
Perillaldehyde, (-)- 2724159 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(=CC1)C=O 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Perillaldehyde, (+)- 1548901 Click to see 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
2,6,6,9-Tetramethyl-cycloundeca-1,4,8-triene 6508206 Click to see 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
Caryophyllene 5281515 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
Cuparene 86895 Click to see 202.33 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(4R)-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexen-1-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 102508931 Click to see 314.37 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4S)-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexene-1-carboxylate 21631012 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(=CC1)C(=O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 328.36 unknown via CMAUP database
Perilloside A 3086657 Click to see 314.37 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid 64945 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3-Epicorosolic acid 15917998 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 472.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Augustic Acid 15560128 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 472.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Corosolic Acid 6918774 Click to see 472.70 unknown via CMAUP database
epi-Maslinic acid 25564831 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 472.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Pomolic Acid 382831 Click to see 472.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Tormentic acid 73193 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)O 488.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
22,23-Dihydrobrassicasterol 5283637 Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C 400.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Campesterol 173183 Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C 400.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid acids / 3-carboxy steroids
Hyptadienic acid 14605533 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(C(=CC5(C)C)CO)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)O 470.70 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
Sitogluside 5742590 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 via CMAUP database
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Cyanogenic glycosides
Eucalyptosin A 123133484 Click to see 457.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Prunasin 119033 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C#N)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 295.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Sambunigrin 91434 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C#N)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 295.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Vicianin 656493 Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(C#N)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)O)O)O)O)O 427.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Benzyl beta-d-glucopyranoside 188977 Click to see 270.28 unknown via CMAUP database
methyl alpha-D-galactopyranoside 76935 Click to see 194.18 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(5-methoxy-6-prop-2-enyl-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 5319623 Click to see 354.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(2-methoxy-5-prop-2-enylphenoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol 21579141 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 326.34 unknown via CMAUP database
Caffeic acid 3-(beta-1-glucoside) 442776 Click to see 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Citrusin C 3084296 Click to see 326.34 unknown via CMAUP database
Perilloside E 49855080 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1CC=C)OCO2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 370.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aryl ketones
1-(Furan-3-yl)-4-methylpent-2-en-1-one 169595 Click to see 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Dehydroelsholtzia ketone 564412 Click to see 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Isoegomaketone 5318556 Click to see CC(C)C=CC(=O)C1=COC=C1 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aryl ketones / Aryl alkyl ketones
1-(3-Furyl)-4-methyl-1-pentanone 68381 Click to see 166.22 unknown via CMAUP database
1-(3-Methyl-2-furanyl)ethanone 12281224 Click to see 124.14 unknown via CMAUP database
Egomaketone 42978 Click to see 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde 8768 Click to see 138.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
Dillapiol 10231 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1CC=C)OCO2)OC 222.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Myristicin 4276 Click to see 192.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzoxepines
5-Methoxyfuro[2,3-g][3]benzoxepin 10084612 Click to see CC(C)(C1=CC2=CC(=C3C=COC=CC3=C2O1)OC)O 272.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Perilloxin 10468570 Click to see CC(C)(C1CC2=CC(=C3C=COC=CC3=C2O1)OC)O 274.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Diazines / Pyrimidines and pyrimidine derivatives / Thiamines
Thiamine 1130 Click to see 265.36 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Heteroaromatic compounds
Perillene 68316 Click to see 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
(S)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-methoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acrylate 10970786 Click to see 374.30 unknown via CMAUP database
(S)-Rosmarinic acid 639655 Click to see 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Methyl Caffeate 689075 Click to see 194.18 unknown via CMAUP database
Nepetoidin A 5316820 Click to see 314.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Nepetoidin B 5316819 Click to see 314.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Rosmarinic Acid 5281792 Click to see 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Vinyl caffeate 11127419 Click to see C=COC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O 206.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Caffeic Acid 689043 Click to see 180.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins
Esculetin 5281416 Click to see 178.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
6,7,3',4'-Tetrahydroxyflavone 24721539 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
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 / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanidin 3-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides / Anthocyanidin 3-O-6-p-coumaroyl glycosides
Shisonin 5282068 Click to see 757.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-5-O-glycosides
Cyanin 441688 Click to see 611.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides
Vicenin 2 442664 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)C5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O 594.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glucuronides / Flavonoid-7-O-glucuronides
5,6-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-7-yl 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranuronosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosiduronic acid 102158504 Click to see 638.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Clerodendrin 5488004 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C(=O)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O 622.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 7-diglucuronide 5282153 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C(=O)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 638.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 7-glucuronide 5280601 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 462.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin-7-o-beta-d-glucuronide methyl ester 91129494 Click to see 476.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Scutellarin 185617 Click to see 462.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
7-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 60195926 Click to see 594.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Apigenin 7-O-glucoside 5280704 Click to see 432.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 7-O-glucoside 5280637 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Hydroxyflavonoids / 7-hydroxyflavonoids
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-1-Benzopyrylium 128861 Click to see 287.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
Chrysoeriol 5280666 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database

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