Phyllanthus sellowianus

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Internal ID UUID643fe79a26de5422582638
Scientific name Phyllanthus sellowianus
Authority (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.
First published in Linnaea 32: 37 (1863)

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Common products:
Edible fruit and processed products: the ripe fruits are consumed fresh and processed into juices, syrups, jams, and fermented beverages; these are local/regional uses in parts of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.

Industrial and craft applications:
Tannin extracts: high hydrolyzable tannin content in the bark and leaves is used in local vegetable tanning of leather; extracts have been characterized and compared with other species.

Wood and fiber:
Timber: the wood is used locally for posts and small construction; density and durability vary by site.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Fresh fruit, fruit juices, syrups, jams, liqueurs, and fermentations are reported in regional sources; no health claims are implied.

Colorants and tanning:
Leather tanning: bark and leaf tannin extracts (gallotannins) are employed locally in vegetable tanning; standardized protocols for coloration and fastness are not comprehensively documented.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Not documented.

Properties relevant to use:
Tannins: hydrolyzable (gallotannins) with variable total phenolics depending on season and part; fruit pulp contains moderate sugars suitable for beverage production; local observations note wood density adequate for utility posts.

Standards and regulation:
Local food, beverage, and timber handling norms apply; no plant-specific international standards identified.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Collected from wild stands; sustainable harvesting and cultivation have been proposed, with agronomic studies indicating propagation by seed and vegetative methods.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Phyllanthus ziziphoides Baill. ex Gibert Enum. Pl. Montev. : 54
Asterandra sellowiana Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7: 200 (1841)
Diasperus sellowianus (Klotzsch) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 600 (1891)

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- Native
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil South
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000272071
Tropicos 12805894
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:354662-1
The Plant List kew-154884
Open Tree Of Life 425591
NCBI Taxonomy 319611
IPNI 354662-1
GBIF 5381899
EOL 1152580

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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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Novel land uses shape meta-community structures in neighbouring native forests: Dataset across Uruguay Säumel I, Ramírez LR Data Brief 16-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9130530
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108267
PMID:35647241
Blackthorn Flower Extract Impact on Glycaemic Homeostasis in Normoglycaemic and Alloxan-Induced Hyperglycaemic C57BL/6 Mice Crnić I, Frančić T, Dragičević P, Balta V, Dragović-Uzelac V, Đikić D, Landeka Jurčević I Food Technol Biotechnol 01-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8542179
doi:10.17113/ftb.59.03.21.7057
PMID:34759766
Design and Synthesis of N-Substituted 3,4-Pyrroledicarboximides as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agents Redzicka A, Czyżnikowska Ż, Wiatrak B, Gębczak K, Kochel A Int J Mol Sci 30-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7866801
doi:10.3390/ijms22031410
PMID:33573356
An Insight Into the Modulatory Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Phyllanthus Species and Their Bioactive Metabolites on the Immune System Jantan I, Haque MA, Ilangkovan M, Arshad L Front Pharmacol 07-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6693410
doi:10.3389/fphar.2019.00878
PMID:31440162
Cyclic imide derivatives: As promising scaffold for the synthesis of antimicrobial agents Hassanzadeh F, Jafari E J Res Med Sci 06-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6040154
doi:10.4103/jrms.JRMS_539_17
PMID:30057637
Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Salehi B, Kumar NV, Şener B, Sharifi-Rad M, Kılıç M, Mahady GB, Vlaisavljevic S, Iriti M, Kobarfard F, Setzer WN, Ayatollahi SA, Ata A, Sharifi-Rad J Int J Mol Sci 14-May-2018
PMCID:PMC5983620
doi:10.3390/ijms19051459
PMID:29757986
Synthesis and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of cyclic imides derived from phthalic and succinic anhydrides Jafari E, jarah-Najafabadi NT, Jahanian-Najafabadi A, Poorirani S, Hassanzadeh F, Sadeghian-Rizi S Res Pharm Sci 01-Dec-2017
PMCID:PMC5691579
doi:10.4103/1735-5362.217433
PMID:29204181
The effects of Ginseng Java root extract on uterine contractility in nonpregnant rats Sukwan C, Wray S, Kupittayanant S Physiol Rep 03-Dec-2014
PMCID:PMC4332211
doi:10.14814/phy2.12230
PMID:25472610
Complement Activation and Inhibition in Wound Healing Cazander G, Jukema GN, Nibbering PH Clin Dev Immunol 30-Dec-2012
PMCID:PMC3546472
doi:10.1155/2012/534291
PMID:23346185
A Biflavonoid from Phyllanthus sellowianus O. Hnatyszyn, G. Ferraro, J. D. Coussio American Chemical Society (ACS) 11-Mar-2005
doi:10.1021/NP50054A027
Triterpenes from Phyllanthus sellowianus roots. Cechinel-Filho V, Santos AR, Calixto JB, Delle-Monache F, Miguel OG, Yunes RA Planta Med 01-Mar-1998
doi:10.1055/S-2006-957406
PMID:17253237
Chemical and preliminary analgesic evaluation of geraniin and furosin isolated from Phyllanthus sellowianus. Miguel OG, Calixto JB, Santos AR, Messana I, Ferrari F, Cechinel Filho V, Pizzolatti MG, Yunes RA Planta Med 01-Apr-1996
doi:10.1055/S-2006-957838
PMID:8657748
A triterpene and phenolic compounds from leaves and stems of Phyllanthus sellowianus. Miguel OG, Filho VC, Pizzolatti MG, Santos AR, Calixto JB, Ferrari F, Messana I, Yunes RA Planta Med 01-Aug-1995
doi:10.1055/S-2006-958120
PMID:17238095
Phyllanthimide, a new alkaloid from Phyllanthus sellowianus. Tempesta MS, Corley DG, Beutler JA, Metral CJ, Yunes RA, Giacomozzi CA, Calixto JB J Nat Prod 01-May-1988
doi:10.1021/NP50057A036
PMID:3404158

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Galloyl esters
Ethyl gallate 13250 Click to see CCOC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O 198.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958120
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aS,9R,11R,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta(a)chrysene-9,11-diol 13969554 Click to see 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
(1R,3aR,5aS,5bR,7aR,11R,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bS)-11-hydroxy-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a,13a-heptamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,10,11,11b,12,13,13b-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-one 162937456 Click to see 454.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957406
(1R,3aR,5aS,5bR,7aS,9R,11R,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bS)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a,13a-heptamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13b-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysene-9,11-diol 162898789 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3(CCC4C(C3(CC2)C)(CCC5C4(C(CC(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C)C 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957406
(1R,3aR,5aS,5bR,7aS,9S,11R,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bS)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a,13a-heptamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13b-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysene-9,11-diol 162898788 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957406
11-Hydroxy-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a,13a-heptamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,10,11,11b,12,13,13b-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-one 162937455 Click to see 454.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957406
3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a,13a-heptamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13b-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysene-9,11-diol 162898787 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957406
Glochidonol 14167335 Click to see 440.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
Npc156081 13942832 Click to see 422.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958120
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(3S,8S,9S,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 134766514 Click to see 400.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> 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/10.1021/NP50054A027
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives
Phyllanthimide 196721 Click to see 260.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50057A036
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
Chlorogenic Acid 1794427 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Sucrose 5988 Click to see 342.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses
D-Galactose 6036 Click to see 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
D-Glucose 5793 Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
Xanthoxylin 66654 Click to see 196.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Caffeic Acid 689043 Click to see 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Isofraxidin 5318565 Click to see 222.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
7-Hydroxyflavanone 1890 Click to see 240.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50054A027
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Rutin 5280805 Click to see 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958120
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
(1,13,14,15,18,19,20,34,35,39,39-Undecahydroxy-2,5,10,23,31-pentaoxo-6,9,24,27,30,40-hexaoxaoctacyclo[34.3.1.04,38.07,26.08,29.011,16.017,22.032,37]tetraconta-3,11,13,15,17,19,21,32,34,36-decaen-28-yl) 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 115063 Click to see 952.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957838
(57R,58S,510R,511R,519S)-14,15,16,24,25,26,52,53,516,517,517-Undecahydroxy-55,513,515,3,8-pentaoxo-55,57,58,510,511,513,515,516,517,517a-decahydro-4,7-dioxa-5(19,10)-1,16-epoxy-7,11-methanodibenzo[i,k][1,4,7]trioxacyclotridecina-1,2(1,2)-dibenzenacyclooctaphane-58-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 138991573 Click to see 952.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957838
[(1S,8R,9R,18R,19S,21R,22S)-7,7,8,12,13,22-hexahydroxy-21-(hydroxymethyl)-3,6,16-trioxo-2,17,20,23-tetraoxapentacyclo[16.3.1.18,11.04,9.010,15]tricosa-4,10,12,14-tetraen-19-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 101921699 Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)OC2C3C(C(C(O2)CO)OC(=O)C4=CC(=O)C(C5(C4C6=C(O5)C(=C(C=C6C(=O)O3)O)O)O)(O)O)O 650.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957838
[7,7,8,12,13,22-Hexahydroxy-21-(hydroxymethyl)-3,6,16-trioxo-2,17,20,23-tetraoxapentacyclo[16.3.1.18,11.04,9.010,15]tricosa-4,10,12,14-tetraen-19-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 4318491 Click to see 650.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957838
beta-D-Glucopyranose, cyclic 2-7:4-5-(3,6-dihydro-2,9,10,11,11-pentahydroxy-3-oxo-2,6-methano-2H-1-benzoxocin-5,7-dicarboxylate) 1-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate), (2(2S))- 3086135 Click to see 650.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957838
CID 338147 338147 Click to see 952.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957838
Geraniin 3001497 Click to see 952.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957838

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