Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Mallotus apelta var. chinensis	(Geiseler) Pax & K.Hoffm.	Pflanzenr. IV, 147, VII: 171. 1914
Mallotus apelta var. kwangsiensis	F.P.Metcalf	J. Arnold Arbor. 22: 204. 1941
Mallotus apelta var. tenuifolius	(Pax) Pax	Pflanzenr. IV, 147, VII: 171. 1914
Mallotus castanopsis	F.P.Metcalf	Lingnan Sci. J. 10: 487 (1931)
Mallotus paxii	Pamp.	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 17: 414 (1910)
Mallotus paxii var. castanopsis	(F.P.Metcalf) S.M.Hwang	Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 298 (1985)
Mallotus tenuifolius	Pax	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 429 (1900)
Ricinus apelta	Lour.	Fl. Cochinch. : 585 (1790)
Rottlera cantoniensis	Spreng.	Syst. Veg. 3: 878 (1826)
Rottlera chinensis	A.Juss.	Euphorb. Gen. : 33 (1824)
Mallotus tenuifolius var. castanopsis	(Metcalf) H.S.Kiu	Guihaia 26: 3 (2006)
Mallotus tenuifolius var. paxii	(Pamp.) H.S.Kiu	Fl. China 11: 235 (2008)
Croton chinensis	Geiseler	Croton. Monogr. : 24 (1807)

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Chinese	白背叶
Chinese	白背叶根
Chinese	白背葉
Chinese	一种维管植物

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000234436
Tropicos	12805262
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351482-1
The Plant List	kew-118798
PaleoBotany	103186
Open Tree Of Life	158213
NCBI Taxonomy	463319
IUCN Red List	146517769
IPNI	351482-1
iNaturalist	372136
GBIF	5378775
EOL	1154893
USDA GRIN	80012

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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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The Correlation between the Gut Microbiota of Endoclita signifer (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) Larvae and Their Host Preferences

Lu J, Su X, Yang Z, Hu P

Insects

01-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10744147
doi:	10.3390/insects14120919
PMID:	38132593

Progress on traditional Chinese medicine in improving hepatic fibrosis through inhibiting oxidative stress

Li Z, Zhu JF, Ouyang H

World J Hepatol

27-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10642434
doi:	10.4254/wjh.v15.i10.1091
PMID:	37970620

Pathways to healing: Plants with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases

Tyler SE, Tyler LD

IBRO Neurosci Rep

10-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9984566
doi:	10.1016/j.ibneur.2023.01.006
PMID:	36880056

Naturalization of an alien ancient fruit tree at a fine scale: Community structure and population dynamics of Cydonia oblonga in China

Xie Y, Li J, Zhao L, Liu W, Gong Q, Deng M, Zhao M, Huang S

Ecol Evol

06-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9817190
doi:	10.1002/ece3.9703
PMID:	36620396

Slope position- mediated soil environmental filtering drives plant community assembly processes in hilly shrublands of Guilin, China

Chen K, Pan Y, Li Y, Cheng J, Lin H, Zhuo W, He Y, Fang Y, Jiang Y

Front Plant Sci

06-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9859686
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.1074191
PMID:	36684746

Exploring Contact Toxicity of Essential Oils against Sitophilus zeamais through a Meta-Analysis Approach

Achimón F, Peschiutta ML, Brito VD, Beato M, Pizzolitto RP, Zygadlo JA, Zunino MP

Plants (Basel)

13-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9696113
doi:	10.3390/plants11223070
PMID:	36432799

Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by the Yao people in Gongcheng County, Guangxi, China

Lu Z, Chen H, Lin C, Ou G, Li J, Xu W

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

21-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9210605
doi:	10.1186/s13002-022-00544-6
PMID:	35729593

Seed rain and soil seed bank in Chinese fir plantations and an adjacent natural forest in southern China: Implications for the regeneration of native species

Liu B, Liu Q, Zhu C, Liu Z, Huang Z, Tigabu M, He Z, Liu Y, Wang Z

Ecol Evol

26-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8796942
doi:	10.1002/ece3.8539
PMID:	35127042

Hearty recipes for health: the Hakka medicinal soup in Guangdong, China

Ding M, Shi S, Luo B

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

25-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8787035
doi:	10.1186/s13002-022-00502-2
PMID:	35078485

High-Throughput Screen of Natural Compounds and Biomarkers for NSCLC Treatment by Differential Expression and Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis (WGCNA)

Kui L, Li M, Yang X, Yang L, Kong Q, Pan Y, Xu Z, Wang S, Mo D, Dong Y, Liu Y, Miao J

Biomed Res Int

26-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8416370
doi:	10.1155/2021/5955343
PMID:	34485520

High-Throughput In Vitro Gene Expression Profile to Screen of Natural Herbals for Breast Cancer Treatment

Kui L, Kong Q, Yang X, Pan Y, Xu Z, Wang S, Chen J, Wei K, Zhou X, Yang X, Wu T, Mastan A, Liu Y, Miao J

Front Oncol

13-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8418118
doi:	10.3389/fonc.2021.684351
PMID:	34490085

Yield, Characterization, and Possible Exploitation of Cannabis Sativa L. Roots Grown under Aeroponics Cultivation

Ferrini F, Fraternale D, Donati Zeppa S, Verardo G, Gorassini A, Carrabs V, Albertini MC, Sestili P

Molecules

12-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8401984
doi:	10.3390/molecules26164889
PMID:	34443479

Novel ANO1 Inhibitor from Mallotus apelta Extract Exerts Anticancer Activity through Downregulation of ANO1

Seo Y, Anh NH, Heo Y, Park SH, Kiem PV, Lee Y, Yen DT, Jo S, Jeon D, Tai BH, Nam NH, Minh CV, Kim SH, Nhiem NX, Namkung W

Int J Mol Sci

04-Sep-2020

PMCID:	PMC7576493
doi:	10.3390/ijms21186470
PMID:	32899792

The Genus Solanum: An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Biological Properties Review

Kaunda JS, Zhang YJ

Nat Prod Bioprospect

12-Mar-2019

PMCID:	PMC6426945
doi:	10.1007/s13659-019-0201-6
PMID:	30868423

Storage of Methane Gas in the Form of Clathrates in the Presence of Natural Bioadditives

Kiran BS, Prasad PS

ACS Omega

31-Dec-2018

PMCID:	PMC6643833
doi:	10.1021/acsomega.8b03097
PMID:	31458463

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Coumarinolignans
5'-Demethylaquillochin	133561782	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)O)C2C(OC3=C4C(=CC(=C3O2)OC)C=CC(=O)O4)CO	402.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00160-4
Aquillochin	14282064	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(OC3=C4C(=CC(=C3O2)OC)C=CC(=O)O4)CO	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00160-4
CID 335652	335652	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C(OC3=C4C(=CC(=C3O2)OC)C=CC(=O)O4)CO)O	386.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00160-4
Cleomiscosin A	442510	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C(OC3=C4C(=CC(=C3O2)OC)C=CC(=O)O4)CO)O	386.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00160-4
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
2-[[7-Hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol	14521042	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)COC3C(C(C(CO3)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	492.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-9886-4
Schizandriside	14521043	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)COC3C(C(C(CO3)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	492.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-9886-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Abscisic acids and derivatives
(2E,4E)-3-methyl-5-[(1S,2S,3R,5R,7R,8S)-2,3,8-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,5-dimethyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-yl]penta-2,4-dienoic acid	163187230	Click to see CC(=CC(=O)O)C=CC1(C2(CC(C(C1(C(O2)OC)C)O)O)C)O	328.36	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-9886-4
3-methyl-5-[(1S,2S,3R,5R,7R,8S)-2,3,8-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,5-dimethyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-yl]penta-2,4-dienoic acid	162868945	Click to see CC(=CC(=O)O)C=CC1(C2(CC(C(C1(C(O2)OC)C)O)O)C)O	328.36	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-9886-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
(4aR,6aR,6aS,8aR,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6a,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol	137705053	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)O)(C)C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
(4aR,6aR,6aS,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6a,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,4a,5,6,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-one	392170	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(=O)CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)(C)C)C)C)C	424.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
Acetyl aleuritolic acid	161616	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CCC4(C3=CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C	498.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
Acetylaleuritolic acid	429885	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CCC4(C3=CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C	498.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
Taraxerone	92785	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(=O)CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)(C)C)C)C)C	424.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aR,11bR,13aS,13bS)-1-(3-hydroxyprop-1-en-2-yl)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol	137705460	Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1O)C)CCC4C3(CCC5(C4C(CC5)C(=C)CO)C)C)C)C	442.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
(4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bS)-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-octamethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-hexadecahydropicen-3-ol	137795506	Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] acetate	14010964	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)CO)C)C)C	484.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
[8a-(Hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] acetate	14010963	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)CO)C)C)C	484.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
Epifriedelanol	119242	Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
Friedelin	91472	Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
Friedelinol	101341	Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975113
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
Beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside	296119	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Ethers / Alkyl aryl ethers
Methyl 3-methyl-1-oxidopyridin-4-yl ether	817250	Click to see CC1=C(C=C[N+](=C1)[O-])OC	139.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00395-1
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans
(2R,8S)-8-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]-5-hydroxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-2,3-dihydrochromene-4,7-dione	162890487	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C(C(=O)C(=C2O)C)(C)CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C	358.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
(2S,8R)-8-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]-5-hydroxy-2,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromene-4,7-dione	636985	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C(C(=O)C(=C2O)CC=C(C)C)(C)CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C	412.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
8-(3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-2,3-dihydrochromene-4,7-dione	78385111	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C(C(=O)C(=C2O)C)(C)CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C	358.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
8-(3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl)-5-hydroxy-2,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromene-4,7-dione	78200714	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C(C(=O)C(=C2O)CC=C(C)C)(C)CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C	412.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Chromones
(2R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162885817	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C(=C(C(=C2O)CC=C(C)C)O)C	276.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
(2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	163058660	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C(=C2O1)CC=C(C)C)O)C)O	276.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
(2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162905281	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C(=C2O1)C)O)C)O	222.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
2,3-Dihydro-5,7-dihydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one	5316705	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C(=C2O1)CC=C(C)C)O)C)O	276.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
5-Hydroxy-7-methoxychromone	21853367	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=O)C=COC2=C1)O	192.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
5,7-Dihydroxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	5316707	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C(=C2O1)C)O)C)O	222.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
5,7-Dihydroxy-2,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	5316706	Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C(=C(C(=C2O)CC=C(C)C)O)C	276.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00512-4
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / 3-pyridinecarbonitriles
4-Methoxy-1-oxidopyridin-1-ium-3-carbonitrile	45079694	Click to see COC1=C(C=[N+](C=C1)[O-])C#N	150.13	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00395-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-9886-4
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Scopoletin	5280460	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)O	192.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 4-O-methylated flavonoids
(Z)-3-[(2S,3R)-3,7-dihydroxy-8-methyl-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-yl]prop-2-enoic acid	163189541	Click to see CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1O)C=CC(=O)O)CC(C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC)OC)O	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
3-[3,7-dihydroxy-8-methyl-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-yl]prop-2-enoic acid	75218875	Click to see CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1O)C=CC(=O)O)CC(C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC)OC)O	416.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-010-9512-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
2,3,8-Tri-O-methylellagic acid	5281860	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C3C(=C1)C(=O)OC4=C3C(=CC(=C4OC)O)C(=O)O2)OC	344.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00395-1

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Mallotus apelta

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