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Internal ID UUID644035ac8b3d7232054211
Scientific name Caloncoba glauca
Authority (P.Beauv.) Gilg
First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 459 (1908)

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Common products:
Edible oil is expressed from dried seeds; cotyledons have also been noted as oil-rich. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the oil is reported for domestic use. The oil cake (press cake) remains after extraction, indicating a milling/cold-press workflow typical of small-scale oilseed processing.

Industrial and craft applications:
No established industrial applications are recorded in the reliable literature. A direct use for soap or lubricant manufacture is not documented for this species.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Seeds are used as food in Nigeria; the extracted oil is consumed domestically in the Congo. These records are culinary uses only and not medicinal applications.

Colorants and tanning:
No colorants, dyes, inks, or tannin uses are documented for this species.

Wood and fiber:
No timber, fiber, basketry, or cordage uses are documented for this species.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance, essential oil, or cosmetic applications are documented for this species.

Properties relevant to use:
The edible oil is a drying/near-drying seed oil, consistent with suitability for non-food industrial uses (e.g., varnishes, paints) if such applications were established. Established use focuses on the oil as a food oil.

Standards and regulation:
No species-specific food, cosmetic, or timber standards or regulatory frameworks are identified for Caloncoba glauca in the cited sources.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Plants are not widely cultivated; oil production relies on wild harvesting, notably in the Congo. No conservation or certification information is provided in the referenced literature.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Oncoba klainii Pierre Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris , n.s., 1: 118 (1898)
Caloncoba dusenii Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 459 (1908)
Ventenatia glauca P.Beauv. Fl. Oware 1: 29 (1805)
Oncoba glauca (P.Beauv.) Planch. London J. Bot. 6: 296 (1847)
Oncoba klainei Pierre Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris sér. 2, i. 118.

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
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- Native
  • Africa
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Ghana
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Nigeria
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000923629
Tropicos 13201043
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:365014-1
The Plant List kew-4693052
NCBI Taxonomy 2806806
IPNI 365014-1
GBIF 3878316
EOL 5738652
Open Tree Of Life 4730204

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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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Synergistic Combination of NAPROC-13 and NMR 13C DFT Calculations: A Powerful Approach for Revising the Structure of Natural Products Sánchez-Martínez HA, Morán-Pinzón JA, del Olmo Fernández E, Eguiluz DL, Adserias Vistué JF, López-Pérez JL, De León EG J Nat Prod 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10616860
doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00437
PMID:37675572
Fascinating Furanosteroids and Their Pharmacological Profile Dembitsky VM Molecules 26-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10419491
doi:10.3390/molecules28155669
PMID:37570639
Dense Wild Yam Patches Established by Hunter-Gatherer Camps: Beyond the Wild Yam Question, Toward the Historical Ecology of Rainforests Yasuoka H Hum Ecol Interdiscip J 16-Mar-2013
PMCID:PMC3672516
doi:10.1007/s10745-013-9574-z
PMID:23761948
Cycloartane and friedelane triterpenoids from the leaves of Caloncoba glauca and their evaluation for inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. Mpetga JD, Shen Y, Tane P, Li SF, He HP, Wabo HK, Tene M, Leng Y, Hao XJ J Nat Prod 27-Apr-2012
doi:10.1021/NP200831C
PMID:22360639
Friedelane triterpenes from the stem bark of Caloncoba glauca Rosa M. Giner, Alexander I. Gray, Simon Gibbons, Peter G. Waterman Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
30-Norfriedelane triterpenes from the stem bark ofCaloncoba glauca Rosa M. Giner-Pons, Alexander I. Gray, Catherine Lavaud, Georges Massiot, Simon Gibbons, Peter G. Waterman Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Colensane and clerodane diterpenoids
(3S,4R,4aS,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aS,10S,12aR,14aS,14bS)-3,10-dihydroxy-4,4a,6b,8a,14a-pentamethyl-11-methylidene-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-hexadecahydropicene-6a-carboxylic acid 70683828 Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(=C)C(C5)O)C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)O 458.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200831C
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
3,10-Dihydroxy-4,4a,6b,8a,14a-pentamethyl-11-methylidene-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-hexadecahydropicene-6a-carboxylic acid 77910920 Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(=C)C(C5)O)C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)O 458.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
Caloncobalactone B 70690128 Click to see CC(CCC(C(C)(C)O)O)C1C(CC23C1(CCC4(C2CCC5C(C4)CCC(=O)C5(C)C)OC3=O)C)O 504.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200831C
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
(1R,4S,5S,9R,10S,13S,14R,15S,17R,19S,22R)-19-hydroxy-4,9,10,14,17-pentamethyl-20-methylidene-24-oxahexacyclo[13.7.2.01,14.04,13.05,10.017,22]tetracosane-8,23-dione 101618890 Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC45C3(C(CC6(C4CC(=C)C(C6)O)C)OC5=O)C)C)C 454.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I
(1R,4S,5S,9R,10S,13S,14R,15S,17R,22R)-4,9,10,14,17-pentamethyl-20-methylidene-24-oxahexacyclo[13.7.2.01,14.04,13.05,10.017,22]tetracosane-8,23-dione 101618889 Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC45C3(C(CC6(C4CC(=C)CC6)C)OC5=O)C)C)C 438.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I
19-Hydroxy-4,9,10,14,17-pentamethyl-20-methylidene-24-oxahexacyclo[13.7.2.01,14.04,13.05,10.017,22]tetracosane-8,23-dione 163016339 Click to see 454.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I
4,9,10,14,17-Pentamethyl-20-methylidene-24-oxahexacyclo[13.7.2.01,14.04,13.05,10.017,22]tetracosane-8,23-dione 162851217 Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC45C3(C(CC6(C4CC(=C)CC6)C)OC5=O)C)C)C 438.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I
Glaucalactone 57408885 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200831C
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(4R,4aS,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bS)-4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-heptamethyl-3-oxo-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-6a-carbaldehyde 163000114 Click to see 440.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
(4R,4aS,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bS)-4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-heptamethyl-3-oxo-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-6a-carboxylic acid 15139591 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I
(4R,4aS,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bS)-6a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-heptamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one 21636454 Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)CO)C)C 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-heptamethyl-3-oxo-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-6a-carbaldehyde 163000113 Click to see 440.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-heptamethyl-3-oxo-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-6a-carboxylic acid 162958357 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I
6a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-heptamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one 73817657 Click to see 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
Acetyltrichadenic Acid B 21636466 Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)OC(=O)C 500.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200831C
Trichadonic acid 627707 Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83041-I
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives
Caloncobalactone A 70681710 Click to see 486.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200831C
Caloncobic Acid A 57408764 Click to see 470.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200831C
Caloncobic Acid B 57408765 Click to see 490.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200831C
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol 1203 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
Catechin 9064 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R
Epicatechin 72276 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85433-R

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