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Margaritaria indica

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID643fe2a1adc70964720518
Scientific name Margaritaria indica
Authority (Dalzell) Airy Shaw
First published in Kew Bull. 20: 387 (1966)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Fuelwood and charcoal are the principal products derived from Margaritaria indica. The species is commonly cut for domestic fuel and occasionally for charcoal production in areas where other fuel is scarce.

Industrial and craft applications:
The wood is used in certain handicrafts and small turned items where durability or high strength is not critical. It is also employed as handles for simple tools and sometimes in low-stress carpentry. The plant’s resinous or gum-like exudate is recorded but is not currently exploited industrially.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No food, beverage, or food-ingredient use is documented for this taxon.

Colorants and tanning:
The bark is reported to yield red-brown to brown colorants used on protein fibers such as wool and silk. The specific mordant systems and classes of colorants (e.g., tannins, flavonoids) are not detailed in the accessible sources. No modern industrial colorant or tanning use is documented.

Wood and fiber:
The wood is characterized as close-grained and typically hard, suitable for limited structural work and general carpentry. It is reported to be workable and finishes to a smooth surface. The botanical family (Phyllanthaceae) is known to include species with variable lignin/cellulose composition, but quantitative data for this species are not available in the reviewed references.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No cosmetic, perfumery, or fragrance use is reported.

Properties relevant to use:
The wood’s hardness, grain characteristics, and workable nature are cited as the main properties enabling use in handicrafts and light carpentry. The dye-yielding capacity of the bark is mentioned, though detailed chemical profiles (tannin type, anthraquinone vs flavonoid content) are not specified.

Standards and regulation:
No species-specific standards or regulatory frameworks (ISO/ASTM/EN, national timber, dye, or food regulations) were identified in the reviewed sources.

Sustainability and sourcing:
The species occurs in open dry forest and secondary vegetation and regenerates in disturbed sites. While common as fuelwood, specific conservation assessments, harvest volumes, and sustainability frameworks for this plant part are not documented. Wild harvest for timber and fuel remains the principal source.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Phyllanthus indicus (Dalzell) Müll.Arg. Linnaea 32: 52 (1863)
Prosorus indicus Dalzell Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 346 (1852)
Bridelia berryana Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 7876, 7960. 1847
Calococcus sundaicus Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn. Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 26: 48. 1864 (1864)
Diasperus indicus (Dalzell) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 599 (1891)

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Language Common/alternative name
Malayalam മലഈച്ചിൽ
Sinhala රත්කරවු
Chinese 紫黃
Chinese 蓝子木
Chinese 紫黄

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Name Authority First published in
Margaritaria indica f. indica Unknown
Margaritaria indica f. vestita (J.J.Sm.) C.Barker Kew Bull. 53: 755 (1998)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000236321
Tropicos 50056756
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:352075-1
The Plant List kew-120583
Open Tree Of Life 948375
NCBI Taxonomy 586089
IPNI 352075-1
GBIF 5383240
EOL 1154510

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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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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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Unique indolizidine alkaloid securinine is a promising scaffold for the development of neuroprotective and antitumor drugs Klochkov S, Neganova M RSC Adv 26-May-2021
PMCID:PMC9033663
doi:10.1039/d1ra02558a
PMID:35478659
Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Local Tissue Damage Induced by Snake Venoms: An Overview from Traditional Use to Pharmacological Evidence Félix-Silva J, Silva-Junior AA, Zucolotto SM, Fernandes-Pedrosa MD Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 21-Aug-2017
PMCID:PMC5585606
doi:10.1155/2017/5748256
PMID:28904556
Anti-Viral Activity of Indian Plants Dhawan BN Proc Natl Acad Sci India Sect B Biol Sci 18-Jan-2012
PMCID:PMC7099914
doi:10.1007/s40011-011-0016-7
PMID:32226204
The Alkaloids of Margaritaria indica (Euphorbiaceae). The Crystal Structure and Absolute Configuration of the Hydrobromide of (+)-15α-Methoxy-14,15-dihydrophyllochrysine D Arbain, LT Byrne, JR Cannon, LM Engelhardt, AH White CSIRO Publishing 06-Mar-2006
doi:10.1071/CH9900439
The alkaloids of Margaritaria indica. Part 2. The structures of 4-epiphyllanthine, margaritarine and the structural revision of securinol A Dayar Arbain, Anthony A. Girkbeck, Lindsay T. Byrne, Melvyn V. Sargent, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 26-Apr-2004
doi:10.1039/P19910001863

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Tryptamines and derivatives
(1S,2S,8S,9S)-9-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethylamino]-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadec-11-en-13-one 163193093 Click to see 377.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
9-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethylamino]-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadec-11-en-13-one 89932282 Click to see 377.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indolizidines
(1S,2R,4S,8S)-4-methoxy-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadeca-9,11-dien-13-one 155569275 Click to see 247.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
(1S,2S,8S,9S)-9-methoxy-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadec-11-en-13-one 21601587 Click to see COC1CC2=CC(=O)OC23CC1N4C3CCCC4 249.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9900439
(1S,2S)-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadeca-9,11-dien-13-one 101289807 Click to see C1CCN2C(C1)C34CC2C=CC3=CC(=O)O4 217.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
(4S)-4-methoxy-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadeca-9,11-dien-13-one 5321223 Click to see COC1CCN2C(C1)C34CC2C=CC3=CC(=O)O4 247.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
(8S)-4-methoxy-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadeca-9,11-dien-13-one 122236592 Click to see 247.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
(9R)-9-hydroxy-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadec-11-en-13-one 5321218 Click to see 235.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
2-Allosecurinine 267769 Click to see 217.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9900439
https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
4-Epiphyllanthine 44445585 Click to see 233.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
4-Methoxy-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadeca-9,11-dien-13-one 571784 Click to see 247.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
9-Methoxy-14-oxa-7-azatetracyclo[6.6.1.01,11.02,7]pentadec-11-en-13-one 73798103 Click to see 249.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9900439
Allosecurinine 12305986 Click to see 217.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9900439
CID 10868614 10868614 Click to see COC1CCN2C(C1)C34CC2C=CC3=CC(=O)O4 247.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
Phyllanthine 193552 Click to see COC1CCN2C(C1)C34CC2C=CC3=CC(=O)O4 247.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
Securinine 442872 Click to see 217.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9900439
https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
Securitinine 101091318 Click to see 247.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolizidines
Securinol A 124355873 Click to see 235.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/P19910001863

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