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Actephila excelsa

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID64400e7c7c065187090747
Scientific name Actephila excelsa
Authority (Dalzell) Müll.Arg.
First published in Linnaea 32: 78 (1863)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Anomospermum excelsum Dalzell Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 228. 1851
Savia actephila Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt. : 243 (1844)
Savia zeylanica Baill. Étude Euphorb. : 571 (1858)
Actephila bantamensis Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 356 (1859)
Actephila dispersa (Elmer) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 276 (1909)
Actephila dolichantha Croizat J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 30 (1942)
Actephila excelsa var. thomsonii (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Pflanzenr. (Engler) Euphorb.-Phyllanth.-Phyllanth.-Amano. 192. 1922
Actephila excelsa var. zeylanica (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Pflanzenr. (Engler) Euphorb.-Phyllanth.-Phyllanth.-Amano. 192. 1922
Actephila gigantifolia Koord. Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 625 (1897)
Actephila gitingensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 903 (1910)
Actephila javanica Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 356 (1859)
Actephila magnifolia Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 904 (1910)
Actephila major Müll.Arg. Linnaea 32: 77 (1863)
Actephila minahassae Koord. Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 625 (1897)
Actephila neilgherrensis Wight Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1910 (1852)
Actephila thomsonii Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 65 (1865)
Actephila zeylanica Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 77 (1865)
Actephila excelsa var. brevifolia N.Balach., Mahesw. & Chakrab. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(3): 717. 2009 [20 Nov 2009]
Actephila excelsa var. javanica (Miq.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Pflanzenr. (Engler) Euphorb.-Phyllanth.-Phyllanth.-Amano. 192. 1922
Actephila excelsa var. genuinum Pax & K.Hoffm. Pflanzenr. IV, 147, XV: 192. 1922

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 毛喜光花
Chinese 长花喜光花

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000577653
Tropicos 50056374
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:338003-1
The Plant List kew-2689
Open Tree Of Life 990719
NCBI Taxonomy 446955
IUCN Red List 183242497
IPNI 338003-1
iNaturalist 427834
GBIF 3079985
Freebase /m/010x5s15
EOL 1148872
USDA GRIN 434908
Wikipedia Actephila_excelsa
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77209613-1
IPNI 77209613-1
GBIF 3079986

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the indigenous community of the western region of Mizoram, India Ralte L, Sailo H, Singh YT J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10765666
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00642-z
PMID:38172927
Actephilol A and epiactephilol A: two novel aromatic terpenoids isolated from Actephila excelsa Simon P.B Ovenden, Alex L.S Yew, Robert P Glover, Siewbee Ng, Christine J Rossant, Jacinto C Regalado, Doel D Soejarto, Antony D Buss, Mark S Butler Elsevier BV 26-Mar-2003
doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01628-8

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives / Phenanthrols
7,11,26-Trihydroxy-16,22-dimethoxy-8,14,14,19,25-pentamethyl-2,17-dioxaheptacyclo[16.12.0.03,16.04,13.05,10.020,29.023,28]triaconta-1(18),4,6,8,10,12,19,21,23(28),24,26,29-dodecaen-15-one 85117354 Click to see 580.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01628-8
Actephilol A 10348232 Click to see 580.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01628-8
Epi-actephilol A 10348233 Click to see 580.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01628-8

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