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Internal ID UUID644036cb6d0d3167617406
Scientific name Croton linearis
Authority Jacq.
First published in Enum. Syst. Pl. : 32 (1760)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Cascarilla linearis (Jacq.) Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 62 (1838)
Croton linearis var. dilatatus Urb. Symb. Antill. 5: 385 (1908)
Croton linearis var. sagranus (Müll.Arg.) M.Gómez Ensayo Farmacofitologia Cub. : 29 (1889)
Oxydectes linearis (Jacq.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891)
Croton cascarilla var. linearis (Jacq.) Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I. : 38 (1859)
Croton angustatus Urb. Symb. Antill. 3: 296 (1902)
Croton fergusonii Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 695 (1903)
Croton hippophaeoides A.Rich. Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 212 (1850)
Croton jaegerianus Müll.Arg. Flora 55: 7 (1872)
Croton kenskoffii Urb. Ark. Bot. 20A(15): 51 (1926)
Croton nipensis Urb. Symb. Antill. 9: 196 (1924)
Croton picardae Urb. Symb. Antill. 3: 297 (1902)
Croton linearis var. fergusonii (Small) D.B.Ward Phytologia 94: 471 (2012)

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  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Turks-caicos Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000931505
Florida Plant Atlas 3919
Tropicos 12804949
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70440-2
The Plant List kew-50373
Open Tree Of Life 939550
Observations.org 733506
NCBI Taxonomy 912362
Nature Serve 2.155376
IPNI 70440-2
iNaturalist 69880
GBIF 3058034
EOL 1147205
Elurikkus 358946
Wikipedia Croton_linearis

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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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Larvicidal and Adulticidal Activity of Essential Oils from Four Cuban Plants against Three Mosquito Vector Species García-Díaz J, Souto RN, Escalona-Arranz JC, Ferreira RM, Da Costa TS, González-Fernández R, Heredia-Díaz Y, Chil-Núñez I, de la Vega J, Monzote L, Queiroz MM, Setzer WN Plants (Basel) 29-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10708165
doi:10.3390/plants12234009
PMID:38068644
Editorial for the Special Issue “Antiprotozoal Activity of Natural Products” Baldassarri C, Spinozzi E, Ferrati M, Rossi P, Maggi F, Petrelli R Antibiotics (Basel) 23-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10741136
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12121650
PMID:38136684
Larvicidal Potential of Caribbean Plants Layne-Yarde RN, Sandiford SL Biomed Res Int 26-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10474962
doi:10.1155/2023/5518863
PMID:37663786
Chemistry and Bioactivity of Croton Essential Oils: Literature Survey and Croton hirtus from Vietnam Luu-dam NA, Le CV, Satyal P, Le TM, Bui VH, Vo VH, Ngo GH, Bui TC, Nguyen HH, Setzer WN Molecules 03-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005233
doi:10.3390/molecules28052361
PMID:36903605
Chemical Composition and In Vitro and In Silico Antileishmanial Evaluation of the Essential Oil from Croton linearis Jacq. Stems García-Díaz J, Escalona-Arranz JC, Ochoa-Pacheco A, Santos SG, González-Fernández R, Rojas-Vargas JA, Monzote L, Setzer WN Antibiotics (Basel) 28-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9774621
doi:10.3390/antibiotics11121712
PMID:36551370
Inhibitory Effect on Nitric Oxide Release in LPS-Stimulated Macrophages and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Croton Linearis Jacq. Leaves García Díaz J, Fernández RG, Escalona Arranz JC, Llauradó Maury G, Méndez Rodríguez D, De Vooght L, Molina E, Tuenter E, Pieters L, Cos P Antioxidants (Basel) 27-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9598791
doi:10.3390/antiox11101915
PMID:36290638
Bioactive Essential Oils from Cuban Plants: An Inspiration to Drug Development Monzote L, García J, González R, Scotti MT, Setzer WN Plants (Basel) 19-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8620706
doi:10.3390/plants10112515
PMID:34834878
Antioxidants in Plants: A Valorization Potential Emphasizing the Need for the Conservation of Plant Biodiversity in Cuba Llauradó Maury G, Méndez Rodríguez D, Hendrix S, Escalona Arranz JC, Fung Boix Y, Pacheco AO, García Díaz J, Morris-Quevedo HJ, Ferrer Dubois A, Aleman EI, Beenaerts N, Méndez-Santos IE, Orberá Ratón T, Cos P, Cuypers A Antioxidants (Basel) 27-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7693031
doi:10.3390/antiox9111048
PMID:33121046
Anti-Infective and Anti-Cancer Properties of the Annona Species: Their Ethnomedicinal Uses, Alkaloid Diversity, and Pharmacological Activities Nugraha AS, Damayanti YD, Wangchuk P, Keller PA Molecules 03-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC6930583
doi:10.3390/molecules24234419
PMID:31816948
Rainfall and habitat interact to affect the condition of a wintering migratory songbird in The Bahamas Akresh ME, King DI, Marra PP Ecol Evol 27-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6662339
doi:10.1002/ece3.5359
PMID:31380070
335. Alkaloids from Croton species. Part II. Structural determination of base A, linearisine, and crotonosine from C. linearis jacq. L. J. Haynes, K. L. Stuart Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 22-Apr-2004
doi:10.1039/JR9630001789
Alkaloid biosynthesis in Croton linearis Kenneth L. Stuart, Lascelve Graham Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91518-8
An insecticidal diterpene from Croton linearis Ivor C. Alexander, Keith O. Pascoe, Percy Manchard, Lawrence A.D. Williams Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)85016-S
Alkaloids from Croton species. X. Two new reduced proaporphine alkaloids. Stuart KL, Byfield D, Chambers C, Husbands GE J Chem Soc Perkin 1 01-Jan-1970
doi:10.1039/J39700001228
PMID:5463832

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Morphinans
(1R,9S,10S)-5-hydroxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.5.3.01,10.02,7]heptadeca-2(7),3,5,13-tetraen-12-one 163040966 Click to see 299.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9630001789
5-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.5.3.01,10.02,7]heptadeca-2(7),3,5,13-tetraen-12-one 163040965 Click to see 299.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9630001789
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Proaporphines
(2R,4R)-11-hydroxy-10-methoxyspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-one 162892727 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C3C(CC24CCC(=O)C=C4)NCCC3=C1)O 285.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/J39700001228
(2S,4R)-10-hydroxy-11-methoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-one 101289793 Click to see 299.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91518-8
10-Hydroxy-11-methoxyspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohexa-2,5-diene]-1'-one 624930 Click to see 283.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91518-8
Crotonosine 12304151 Click to see 283.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91518-8
Linearisine 627061 Click to see 299.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91518-8
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(5R)-5-[(2S,5E)-2-hydroxy-6,10-dimethylundeca-5,9-dien-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 11449579 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(C)(CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)O 304.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85016-S
5-(2-Hydroxy-6,10-dimethylundeca-5,9-dien-2-yl)-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 72966016 Click to see 304.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85016-S

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