PlantaeDB Logo
Login Sign-up

Uapaca nitida

Table of Contents

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
Gallery
Contributors
Collections

Details Top

Internal ID UUID643ff00080319181842729
Scientific name Uapaca nitida
Authority Müll.Arg.
First published in Flora 47: 517 (1864)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

Write a new one!
No ethnobotanical data added yet. Help us by writing one.

General Uses Top

Write a new one!
No general uses added yet. Help us by writing one.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Uapaca microphylla Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 523 (1897)
Uapaca microphylla var. hendrickxii De Wild. Études Fl. Bas- Moyen-Congo 2: 273. 1908
Uapaca nitida f. aucta P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 888 1949
Uapaca nitida f. bianoensis P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 889 1949
Uapaca nitida f. latiuscula P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 888 1949
Uapaca nitida f. longifolia P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 890 1949
Uapaca nitida var. longifolia (P.A.Duvign.) Radcl.-Sm. Kew Bull. 48: 616 (1993)
Uapaca nitida var. mulengo P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 889. 1949
Uapaca nitida var. nsambi P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 888. 1949
Uapaca nitida f. scalarinervosa P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 889 1949
Uapaca nitida var. sokolobe P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 889. 1949
Uapaca similis Pax & K.Hoffm. Pflanzenr. , IV, 147, XV: 305 (1922)

Common names Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No common names added yet.

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No subspecies added yet.

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
Name Authority First published in
Uapaca nitida var. nitida Unknown
Uapaca nitida var. suffrutescens P.A.Duvign. Bull. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 20: 889 (1949)

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No subvariety added yet.

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No forms added yet.

Germination/Propagation Top

Suggest a correction or add new data!
No germination or propagation data was added yet.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Zaïre

Links to other databases Top

Suggest others/fix!
Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000329074
Tropicos 12800104
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358154-1
The Plant List kew-209631
Open Tree Of Life 3908049
NCBI Taxonomy 1390551
IUCN Red List 147269940
IPNI 358154-1
iNaturalist 338721
GBIF 3079822
EOL 1149495
USDA GRIN 40806

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
If you wish to see all the related articles click here.
Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Use of Multi-Date and Multi-Spectral UAS Imagery to Classify Dominant Tree Species in the Wet Miombo Woodlands of Zambia Shamaoma H, Chirwa PW, Zekeng JC, Ramoelo A, Hudak AT, Handavu F, Syampungani S Sensors (Basel) 16-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9960281
doi:10.3390/s23042241
PMID:36850838
Antimalarial Activity of Extract and Fractions of Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. Ekasari W, Fatmawati D, Khoiriah SM, Baqiuddin WA, Nisa HQ, Maharupini AA, Wahyuni TS, Oktarina RD, Suhartono E, Sahu RK Scientifica (Cairo) 08-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9477630
doi:10.1155/2022/3552491
PMID:36119646
Potential of Triterpenic Natural Compound Betulinic Acid for Neglected Tropical Diseases New Treatments Rocha V, Quadros H, Meira C, Silva L, Carvalho D, Hodel K, Moreira D, Soares M Biomedicines 01-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9027248
doi:10.3390/biomedicines10040831
PMID:35453582
A Review of Ethnoveterinary Knowledge, Biological Activities and Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Woody Plants Used for Managing Animal Health in South Africa Selogatwe KM, Asong JA, Struwig M, Ndou RV, Aremu AO Vet Sci 12-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8537377
doi:10.3390/vetsci8100228
PMID:34679058
A Review on Preparation of Betulinic Acid and Its Biological Activities Lou H, Li H, Zhang S, Lu H, Chen Q Molecules 14-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8468263
doi:10.3390/molecules26185583
PMID:34577056
Antiplasmodial, antimalarial activities and toxicity of African medicinal plants: a systematic review of literature Tajbakhsh E, Kwenti TE, Kheyri P, Nezaratizade S, Lindsay DS, Khamesipour F Malar J 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8390284
doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03866-0
PMID:34433465
Betulinic Acid Protects DOX-Triggered Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy Response through the GATA-4/Calcineurin/NFAT Pathway Yoon JJ, Son CO, Kim HY, Han BH, Lee YJ, Lee HS, Kang DG Molecules 24-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7795060
doi:10.3390/molecules26010053
PMID:33374365
The effect of betulinic acid on leptin, adiponectin, hepatic enzyme levels and lipid profiles in streptozotocin–nicotinamide-induced diabetic mice Ahangarpour A, Shabani R, Farbood Y Res Pharm Sci 01-Apr-2018
PMCID:PMC5842485
doi:10.4103/1735-5362.223796
PMID:29606968
Effects of Betulinic Acid on the Male Reproductive System of a Streptozotocin-Nicotinamide-Induced Diabetic Mouse Model Ahangarpour A, Oroojan AA, Khorsandi L, Arzani G, Afshari G World J Mens Health 22-Dec-2016
PMCID:PMC5209562
doi:10.5534/wjmh.2016.34.3.209
PMID:28053951
Feeding habitat quality and behavioral trade-offs in chimpanzees: a case for species distribution models Foerster S, Zhong Y, Pintea L, Murray CM, Wilson ML, Mjungu DC, Pusey AE Behav Ecol 31-Jan-2016
PMCID:PMC4943107
doi:10.1093/beheco/arw004
PMID:27418751
Antimicrobial Activity of Oleanolic and Ursolic Acids: An Update Jesus JA, Lago JH, Laurenti MD, Yamamoto ES, Passero LF Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 22-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4352472
doi:10.1155/2015/620472
PMID:25793002
Hypericum lanceolatum (Hypericaceae) as a potential source of new anti-malarial agents: a bioassay-guided fractionation of the stem bark Zofou D, Kowa TK, Wabo HK, Ngemenya MN, Tane P, Titanji VP Malar J 17-Jun-2011
PMCID:PMC3131257
doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-167
PMID:21682873
Phytoliths in woody plants from the Miombo woodlands of Mozambique Mercader J, Bennett T, Esselmont C, Simpson S, Walde D Ann Bot 09-May-2009
PMCID:PMC2706725
doi:10.1093/aob/mcp097
PMID:19429923
In vitro andIn vivo evaluation of betulinic acid as an antimalarial J. C. P. Steele, D. C. Warhurst, G. C. Kirby, M. S. J. Simmonds Wiley 10-Sep-2002
doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199903)13:2<115::AID-PTR404>3.0.CO;2-1

Phytochemical Profile Top

Add a new one!
Below are displayed the proven (via scientific papers) natural compounds!
You can also contribute to this by clicking here.
Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Betulinic Acid 64971 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199903)13:2<115::AID-PTR404>3.0.CO;2-1

Gallery Top

We don't have an image yet. Upload an image!

Contributors Top

No known contributors. Be the first!

Collections Top

In private collections 0
In public collections 0
You need to be authenticated in order to add this taxon to a personal collection.