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Internal ID UUID64401d2f14158147917698
Scientific name Garcinia lucida
Authority Vesque
First published in Monogr. Phan. 8: 311 (1893)

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Common products:
The tree yields a resin (often referred to as guttiferin) from the bark and wood, which is collected and processed for industrial applications.

Industrial and craft applications:
Guttiferin resin is used in varnishes, lacquers, and wood finishes, particularly for superior water resistance and film hardness. It is valued as a dark, amber-colored resin suitable for protective and decorative coatings on wood and metal. It is also employed as a hard, glossy component in spirit varnishes and certain enamel systems.

Colorants and tanning:
The resin imparts a deep yellow to brown hue in coatings. A small amount of research reports substantial tannin content in the bark, indicating suitability for natural tanning; however, quantitative tannin data specific to this species are limited, and established trade volumes are not documented.

Wood and fiber:
The heartwood is described as hard and dense with a fine to medium texture. It is used locally for heavy construction, tool handles, and flooring. The wood is suitable for turning and carving when properly seasoned. No significant commercial fiber or pulp uses are recorded.

Properties relevant to use:
The resin’s utility in varnishes and lacquers is attributed to its resinous composition that forms hard, water-resistant films. The wood’s high density and hardness enable durable structural applications.

Standards and regulation:
Resin trade is governed by national timber/resin regulations and standard quality specifications for natural resins; no dedicated ISO/ASTM standards specific to this resin were identified.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Resin is harvested in West and Central Africa from wild trees, with collection typically linked to tree felling for timber. Sustainable resin tapping practices are not well-documented and require evaluation to avoid over-exploitation of the resource.

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Garcinia nobilis Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 566 (1908)

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000694433
Tropicos 50273049
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428059-1
The Plant List kew-2816960
Open Tree Of Life 154993
NCBI Taxonomy 469933
IUCN Red List 170124274
IPNI 428059-1
GBIF 3713918
EOL 5708929
CMAUP NPO2842

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Antihypertensive effect of the stem bark aqueous extract of Garcinia lucida Vesque (Clusiaceae) in L-NAME-treated rats: Contribution of endothelium-dependent and -independent vasorelaxation Nguelefack-Mbuyo EP, Sonfack CS, Fofié CK, Fodem C, Ndjenda II MK, Dongmo AB, Nguelefack TB Heliyon 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10685198
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21896
PMID:38034670
Innovative Bioactive Nanofibrous Materials Combining Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Extracts and Electrospinning Method Stoyanova N, Nachev N, Spasova M Membranes (Basel) 21-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10608671
doi:10.3390/membranes13100840
PMID:37888012
Renoprotective Effect of Chrysanthemum coronarium L. Extract on Adenine-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease in Mice Kim YS, Lee AS, Hur HJ, Lee SH, Na HJ, Sung MJ Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 24-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10383626
doi:10.3390/ph16071048
PMID:37513959
The anti‐Trypanosoma activities of medicinal plants: A systematic review of the literature Nekoei S, Khamesipour F, Habtemariam S, de Souza W, Mohammadi Pour P, Hosseini SR Vet Med Sci 29-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9677405
doi:10.1002/vms3.912
PMID:36037401
Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) as an eco-friendly in vivo approach for the assessment of the acute toxicity of medicinal plants: Application to some plants from Cameroon Arsene MM, Viktorovna PI, Davares AK Open Vet J 15-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8770176
doi:10.5455/OVJ.2021.v11.i4.15
PMID:35070860
The Aqueous Extract from the Stem Bark of Garcinia lucida Vesque (Clusiaceae) Exhibits Cardioprotective and Nephroprotective Effects in Adenine-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease in Rats Sonfack CS, Nguelefack-Mbuyo EP, Kojom JJ, Lappa EL, Peyembouo FP, Fofié CK, Nolé T, Nguelefack TB, Dongmo AB Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 13-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7984895
doi:10.1155/2021/5581041
PMID:33790975
Plant-Based Phytochemicals as Possible Alternative to Antibiotics in Combating Bacterial Drug Resistance AlSheikh HM, Sultan I, Kumar V, Rather IA, Al-Sheikh H, Tasleem Jan A, Haq QM Antibiotics (Basel) 04-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7460449
doi:10.3390/antibiotics9080480
PMID:32759771
Ethnomedicinal plants used for snakebite treatments in Ethiopia: a comprehensive overview Yirgu A, Chippaux JP J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 05-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6682375
doi:10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2019-0017
PMID:31428140
Socio-cultural contribution to medicinal plants assessment and sustainable development: case of antidiabetic and antihypertensive plants in Cameroon Tsabang N, Tsambang L, Yedjou C, Tchounwou PB Glob Drugs Ther 03-Jan-2017
PMCID:PMC5995558
doi:10.15761/GDT.1000112
PMID:29900418
Combating Pathogenic Microorganisms Using Plant-Derived Antimicrobials: A Minireview of the Mechanistic Basis Upadhyay A, Upadhyaya I, Kollanoor-Johny A, Venkitanarayanan K Biomed Res Int 14-Sep-2014
PMCID:PMC4178913
doi:10.1155/2014/761741
PMID:25298964
Cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity of selected Cameroonian edible plants Dzoyem JP, Guru SK, Pieme CA, Kuete V, Sharma A, Khan IA, Saxena AK, Vishwakarma RA BMC Complement Altern Med 08-Apr-2013
PMCID:PMC3635900
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-78
PMID:23565827
Contribution to the taxonomy of Garcinia (Clusiaceae) in Africa, including two new species from Gabon and a key to the Lower Guinean species Sosef MS, Dauby G PhytoKeys 24-Oct-2012
PMCID:PMC3519353
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.17.3114
PMID:23233817
Anti-Infective and Antiproliferative Potential of African Medicinal Plants Kuete V, Lall N, Efferth T Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 21-Jun-2012
PMCID:PMC3388461
doi:10.1155/2012/535219
PMID:22778773
Antibacterial Activities of Selected Cameroonian Plants and Their Synergistic Effects with Antibiotics against Bacteria Expressing MDR Phenotypes Lacmata ST, Kuete V, Dzoyem JP, Tankeo SB, Teke GN, Kuiate JR, Pages JM Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 28-Feb-2012
PMCID:PMC3304440
doi:10.1155/2012/623723
PMID:22474511
Cameroonian Medicinal Plants: Pharmacology and Derived Natural Products Kuete V, Efferth T Front Pharmacol 25-Oct-2010
PMCID:PMC3153003
doi:10.3389/fphar.2010.00123
PMID:21833168

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Benzophenanthridine alkaloids / Dihydrobenzophenanthridine alkaloids
(+/-)-6-Acetonyldihydrochelerythrine 443700 Click to see CC(=O)CC1C2=C(C=CC(=C2OC)OC)C3=C(N1C)C4=CC5=C(C=C4C=C3)OCO5 405.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0702281
6-Acetonyldihydrochelerythrine 185516 Click to see 405.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0702281
Dihydrochelerythrine 485077 Click to see 349.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0702281
Lucidamine A 23656474 Click to see 393.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0702281
Lucidamine B 23656475 Click to see 529.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0702281
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Benzophenanthridine alkaloids / Quaternary benzophenanthridine alkaloids
1-(1,2-Dimethoxy-12-methyl-[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]phenanthridin-12-ium-6-yl)propan-2-one 6482972 Click to see 404.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0702281
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols
Pentacosan-13-ol 14926689 Click to see 368.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
(4aR,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-5-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methoxycarbonyloxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 21626559 Click to see CC1(CCC2(C(C1)C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2O)C)C)(C)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C(=O)OC)O)O)O)C)C(=O)O)C 662.80 unknown via CMAUP database
CID 102004874 102004874 Click to see CC1(CCC2(C(C1)C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2O)C)C)(C)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)C)C(=O)O)C 634.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Ecliptasaponin A 476537 Click to see 634.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives
(1S,3R,6S,7S,8S,11S,12S,15R,16R)-15-[(2R)-4-[(2R)-3,3-dimethyloxiran-2-yl]butan-2-yl]-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-ol 162851708 Click to see 428.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80067-Q
(1S,3R,6S,7S,8S,11S,12S,15R,16R)-15-[(2R)-4-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyloxiran-2-yl]butan-2-yl]-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-ol 162851707 Click to see 428.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80067-Q
15-[4-(3,3-Dimethyloxiran-2-yl)butan-2-yl]-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-ol 14524553 Click to see 428.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80067-Q
31-Norcycloartenol 14524546 Click to see CC1C2CCC3C4(CCC(C4(CCC35C2(C5)CCC1O)C)C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80067-Q
4alpha-Hydroxymethyl-4beta,14alpha-dimethyl-9beta,19-cyclo-5alpha-cholest-24-en-3beta-ol 21603496 Click to see 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80067-Q
7-(Hydroxymethyl)-7,12,16-trimethyl-15-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-ol 14524555 Click to see 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80067-Q
7,12,16-Trimethyl-15-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-ol 14524545 Click to see CC1C2CCC3C4(CCC(C4(CCC35C2(C5)CCC1O)C)C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80067-Q
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Bi- and oligothiophenes
[5-(5-But-3-en-1-ynylthiophen-2-yl)thiophen-2-yl]methyl acetate 5315563 Click to see 288.40 unknown via CMAUP database
[5-(5-Thiophen-2-ylthiophen-2-yl)thiophen-2-yl]methyl acetate 5321832 Click to see 320.50 unknown via CMAUP database
2,2':5',2''-Terthiophene 65067 Click to see C1=CSC(=C1)C2=CC=C(S2)C3=CC=CS3 248.40 unknown via CMAUP database
alpha-Terthienylmethanol 454740 Click to see C1=CSC(=C1)C2=CC=C(S2)C3=CC=C(S3)CO 278.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / Pyrrolidinylpyridines
Nicotine 89594 Click to see 162.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Thiophenes / 2,5-disubstituted thiophenes
(2S)-1-chloro-4-(5-penta-1,3-diynylthiophen-2-yl)but-3-yn-2-ol 86310851 Click to see CC#CC#CC1=CC=C(S1)C#CC(CCl)O 248.73 unknown via CMAUP database
2-Buta-1,3-diynyl-5-but-3-en-1-ynylthiophene 5315560 Click to see 182.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Coumestans
1,8,9-trihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-6-one 6325048 Click to see C1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C3=C(C4=CC(=C(C=C4O3)O)O)C(=O)O2)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O 462.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Demethylwedelolactone 5489605 Click to see C1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C3=C(C4=CC(=C(C=C4O3)O)O)C(=O)O2)O 300.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Isodemethylwedelolactone 5318547 Click to see C1=C(C=C(C2=C1C3=C(C4=CC(=C(C=C4O3)O)O)C(=O)O2)O)O 300.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Wedelolactone 5281813 Click to see 314.25 unknown via CMAUP database

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