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Internal ID UUID6440362ab5bfe894714575
Scientific name Hydnocarpus venenata
Authority Gaertn.
First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 288 (1788)

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Common products:
• Fixed oil (hydnocarpus-type seed oil) is reported from seeds of species in this genus. The exact oil yield, fatty acid profile, and suitability for specific industrial uses (e.g., soap, cosmetics, lubricants) are not consistently documented for Hydnocarpus venenata, and references differ on which species are involved.

Industrial and craft applications:
• The oil has been reported for soap-making and as a lighting oil in trade listings, but these are associated primarily with other Hydnocarpus species. Reliable, specific documentation for Hydnocarpus venenata is lacking.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• None documented for Hydnocarpus venenata.

Colorants and tanning:
• None documented for Hydnocarpus venenata.

Wood and fiber:
• None documented for Hydnocarpus venenata.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
• Some species in the genus are noted as sources of fixed oil used historically in soaps and related products, but this is not established for Hydnocarpus venenata specifically.

Properties relevant to use:
• No species-specific physical/chemical properties are documented for Hydnocarpus venenata in reliable sources.

Standards and regulation:
• Not applicable for Hydnocarpus venenata.

Sustainability and sourcing:
• No information documented for Hydnocarpus venenata.

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000926481
Tropicos 50271974
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:111765-1
IPNI 111765-1
GBIF 2874153
Freebase /m/0zn25dc
Elurikkus 322880
Wikipedia Hydnocarpus_venenata
CMAUP NPO19654
Open Tree Of Life 4730039

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Geraniol 637566 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
Linalool, (-)- 443158 Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
Linalyl acetate, (-)- 442474 Click to see 196.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Nerol 643820 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
Carvacrol 10364 Click to see CC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Thymol 6989 Click to see 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Thymyl methyl ether 14104 Click to see 164.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(-)-beta-Thujone 6553876 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Borneol, (-)- 1201518 Click to see CC1(C2CCC1(C(C2)O)C)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
D-Camphor 159055 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
(-)-Terpinen-4-ol 5325830 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)(C(C)C)O 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
(+)-alpha-Terpineol 442501 Click to see 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
alpha-Cadinene, (+)- 12306048 Click to see 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
Beta-Bisabolene 10104370 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)CCC=C(C)C 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
beta-Humulene 5318102 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
gamma-Cadinene 6432404 Click to see 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids
(-)-alpha-Gurjunene 15560276 Click to see 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Elemane sesquiterpenoids
Beta-Elemene 6918391 Click to see 204.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acid derivatives / Carboxylic acid esters
[(4S)-3,3,6-trimethylhepta-1,5-dien-4-yl] acetate 14890510 Click to see CC(=CC(C(C)(C)C=C)OC(=O)C)C 196.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
(4S)-3,3,6-trimethylhepta-1,5-dien-4-ol 12308602 Click to see CC(=CC(C(C)(C)C=C)O)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Apigenin 7-O-glucoside 5280704 Click to see 432.40 unknown via CMAUP database

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