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Internal ID UUID643ff39c9da65207424402
Scientific name Kayea elegans
Authority King
First published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 59: 183 (1890)

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It is a medium-sized tree, growing up to 25 m tall. The leaves are simple, alternate, and elliptic-oblong, with a length of 10–20 cm and a width of 4–7 cm. The flowers are white, with four petals and a yellow center. The fruit is a drupe, with a single seed inside.

Mesua elegans is a species of flowering tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It grows up to 25 m tall and has simple, alternate, elliptic-oblong leaves that are 10-20 cm long and 4-7 cm wide. The flowers are white with four petals and a yellow center, and the fruit is a drupe with a single seed inside.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Kayea caudata King J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 59: 183 (1890)
Mesua elegans (King) Kosterm. Reinwardtia 7: 427 (1969)
Mesua caudata (King) Kosterm. Reinwardtia 7: 426 (1969)

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World Flora Online wfo-0000356238
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428684-1
IUCN Red List 31837
IPNI 428684-1
GBIF 3714429
Wikipedia Mesua_elegans
CMAUP NPO4756

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Benzophenanthridine alkaloids / Secobenzophenanthridine alkaloids
Arnottianamide 3085181 Click to see CN(C=O)C1=C(C=CC2=CC3=C(C=C21)OCO3)C4=C(C(=C(C=C4)OC)OC)O 381.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Tyrosols and derivatives
2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethyl hexatriacontanoate 102420150 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O 657.10 unknown via CMAUP database
2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethyl tetracontanoate 102420151 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O 713.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
(-)-Sesamin 382073 Click to see C1C2C(COC2C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)C(O1)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6 354.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 9,9-epoxylignans / Dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans
Arctigenin methyl ether 384877 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC2COC(=O)C2CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)OC)OC 386.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Lupenone 92158 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Lupeol 259846 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Stigmasterol glucoside 6602508 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 574.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
Fagaramide 5281772 Click to see CC(C)CNC(=O)C=CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OCO2 247.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Furanoquinolines
8-Methoxy-9-methylfuro[2,3-b]quinolin-4(9H)-one 927945 Click to see CN1C2=C(C=CC=C2OC)C(=O)C3=C1OC=C3 229.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Isoskimmianine 621199 Click to see CN1C2=C(C=CC(=C2OC)OC)C(=O)C3=C1OC=C3 259.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Cinnamic acid amides
(E)-3-(7-hydroxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-N-(2-methylpropyl)prop-2-enamide 44513069 Click to see CC(C)CNC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OCO2)O 263.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Neoflavonoids / Prenylated neoflavonoids
5,7-Dihydroxy-8-(2-methylbutyryl)-6-[(E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl]-4-phenyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one 11306030 Click to see CCC(C)C(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C2=C1OC(=O)C=C2C3=CC=CC=C3)O)CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)O 474.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Mammea A/BA 5748555 Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C2=C1OC(=O)C=C2C3=CC=CC=C3)O)CC=C(C)C)O 406.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Mesuagenin A 49870983 Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)C1=C2C(=C3C(=C1O)C=CC(O3)(C)CCC=C(C)C)C(=CC(=O)O2)C4=CC=CC=C4 472.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Mesuagenin B 13917758 Click to see CCC(C)C(=O)C1=C2C(=C3C(=C1O)C=CC(O3)(C)CCC=C(C)C)C(=CC(=O)O2)C4=CC=CC=C4 472.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Mesuagenin D 52945557 Click to see CC(C)CCC(C)(C1(CC2=C(C(=C3C(=C2O1)C(=CC(=O)O3)C4=CC=CC=C4)C(=O)CC(C)C)O)C)O 492.60 unknown via CMAUP database

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