Abelmoschus esculentus
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644006376c555334335045 |
| Scientific name | Abelmoschus esculentus |
| Authority | Moench |
| First published in | Methodus : 617 (1794) |
Description Top
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Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Abelmoschus bammia | Webb | Fragm. Fl. Aethiop.-Aegypt. : 48 (1854) |
| Abelmoschus longifolius | Kostel. | Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 5: 1859 (1936) |
| Abelmoschus officinalis | Endl. | Cat. Hort. Vindob. 2: 253 (1842) |
| Abelmoschus praecox | Sickenb. | Mém. Inst. Égypt. 4: 192 (1901) |
| Abelmoschus tuberculatus | Pal & Har B.Singh | Bot. Gaz. 113: 458 (1952) |
| Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius | T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar | Bull. Bot. Surv. India 24: 215 (1982 publ. 1983) |
| Hibiscus bammia | Tozzetti | Ann. Mus. Imp. Fis. Firenze 2: 57 (1810) |
| Hibiscus esculentus | L. | Sp. Pl. : 696 (1753) |
| Hibiscus ficifolius | Mill. | Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 15 (1768) |
| Hibiscus hispidissimus | A.Chev. | Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. xx. 326 (1940). |
| Hibiscus praecox | Forssk. | Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 125 (1775) |
| Hibiscus esculentus var. praecox | (Forssk.) A.Chev. | Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 20: 323. 1940 |
| Hibiscus esculentus var. textilis | A.Chev. | Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 20: 325. 1940 |
| Hibiscus longifolius | Willd. | Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 827 (1800) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | okra |
| English | ladyfinger |
| English | gumbo |
| English | ladies' finger / lady's finger |
| English | okra / ocra |
| English | okra plant |
| Spanish | angu |
| Spanish | yambo |
| Spanish | abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius |
| Spanish | gombo |
| Spanish | ocra |
| Spanish | naju |
| Spanish | bolondrón |
| Spanish | abelmoschus tuberculatus |
| Spanish | bombo |
| Spanish | abelmoschus bammia |
| Spanish | hibiscus ficifolius |
| Spanish | okra |
| Spanish | gumbo |
| Spanish | abelmoschus longifolius |
| Spanish | calalú |
| Spanish | bamia |
| Spanish | nangu |
| Spanish | gambo |
| Spanish | abelmoschus praecox |
| Spanish | abelmosco comestible |
| Spanish | aji turco |
| Spanish | ají turco |
| Spanish | bolondron |
| Spanish | bombó |
| Spanish | cafe del pais |
| Spanish | cafe del país |
| Spanish | café del pais |
| Spanish | café del país |
| Spanish | calalu |
| Spanish | chaucha turca |
| Spanish | chicombo |
| Spanish | chicombó |
| Spanish | chimbombo |
| Spanish | chumbombo |
| Spanish | chumbombó |
| Spanish | cocra |
| Spanish | gambó |
| Spanish | gombó |
| Spanish | guingambo |
| Spanish | guingambó |
| Spanish | guingombo |
| Spanish | guingombó |
| Spanish | gumbó |
| Spanish | hibiscus esculentus |
| Spanish | hibiscus longifolius |
| Spanish | hibiscus praecox |
| Spanish | jolocin |
| Spanish | jolocín |
| Spanish | molondron |
| Spanish | molondrón |
| Spanish | najú |
| Spanish | Ñaju |
| Spanish | Ñajú |
| Spanish | nangú |
| Spanish | Ñangu |
| Spanish | Ñangú |
| Spanish | quiabeiro |
| Spanish | quiabo |
| Spanish | quigombo |
| Spanish | quigombó |
| Spanish | quillobo |
| Spanish | quimbombo |
| Spanish | quimbombó |
| Spanish | quingambo |
| Spanish | quingombo |
| Spanish | quingombó |
| Spanish | semilla de culebra |
| Spanish | yambó |
| Spanish | yerba de culebra |
| Akan | nkruma |
| Amharic | ባሚያ |
| Arabic | باميا |
| Arabic | البامية |
| Arabic | بامي |
| Arabic | باميه |
| Arabic | بامية |
| Azerbaijani | hibiscus esculentus |
| Azerbaijani | bamiyə |
| azb | بامییه (بیتکی) |
| bcl | okra |
| Belarusian | бамія |
| Bulgarian | бамя |
| bho | भिण्डी |
| Bengali | ঢেড়শ |
| Bengali | ঢেঁড়স |
| Bengali | ঢেঁরস |
| Bengali | ভেন্ডি |
| Bengali | ঢেঁড়শ |
| Bosnian | bamija |
| Catalan | gombo |
| Catalan | okra |
| Catalan | gumbo |
| Catalan | hibiscus esculentus |
| Catalan | ocro |
| Catalan | ocra |
| Czech | ibišek jedlý |
| Czech | okra |
| Czech | ibiškovec jedlý |
| Danish | okra |
| dag | maani |
| German | okraschote |
| German | okra |
| dv | ބާމިޔާ |
| Greek | Μπάμιες |
| Greek | Μπάμια |
| Esperanto | gombo |
| Estonian | okra |
| Basque | okra |
| Persian | بامیه |
| Finnish | okra |
| French | okra |
| French | bahmia |
| French | calou en guyane |
| French | corne grecque |
| French | hibiscus esculentus |
| French | hisbiscus esculentus |
| French | gombo |
| Galician | okra |
| Galician | quiabo |
| gom | ಬೆಂಡಾ |
| Gujarati | ભીંડો |
| Gujarati | ભીંડા |
| Hausa | kuɓewa |
| Hebrew | במיה |
| Hindi | ढेंड़स |
| Hindi | भिंडी |
| Hindi | रामतुरई |
| Hindi | भिण्डी |
| ht | kalalou |
| Hungarian | bámia |
| Hungarian | okra |
| Armenian | բամիա |
| Indonesian | bendi |
| ilo | okra |
| Icelandic | okra |
| Italian | gombo |
| Italian | okra |
| Italian | abelmosco commestibile |
| Italian | abelmosco esculento |
| Italian | hibiscus esculentus |
| Japanese | オクラ |
| Japanese | ネリ |
| Japanese | アメリカネリ |
| Japanese | 陸蓮根 |
| jv | bendi |
| Georgian | ბამი |
| kbp | manɩyɛ |
| kcg | kusat |
| Kazakh | Бамия |
| Kannada | ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ |
| Kannada | ಬೆಂಡೆ |
| Korean | 오크라 |
| ku | bamye |
| ln | dɔngɔ́dɔngɔ́ |
| Lithuanian | valgomoji ybiškė |
| Latvian | dāmu pirkstiņi |
| Latvian | Ēdamais hibisks |
| Latvian | hibiscus esculentus |
| Latvian | okra |
| Latvian | bāmija |
| mcn | zúlnà |
| Macedonian | Бамја |
| Malayalam | okra |
| Malayalam | വെണ്ടക്ക |
| Malayalam | വെണ്ടയ്ക്ക |
| Malayalam | വെണ്ട |
| Marathi | रामतुरई |
| Marathi | भेंडी |
| mrj | Бами |
| Malay | pokok bendi |
| Malay | bendi |
| Malay | kacang arab |
| Malay | kacang bendi |
| Malay | kacang lendir |
| Burmese | ရုံးပတီပင် |
| nan | kak-tāu |
| Norwegian Bokmål | okra |
| Nepali | भिण्डी |
| Nepali | राम्-तोरियाँ |
| Nepali | रामतोरियाँ |
| Dutch | hibiscus esculentus |
| Dutch | okra |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | okra |
| Oriya | ଭେଣ୍ଡି |
| Punjabi | ਭੀਂਡੀ |
| Punjabi | ਭਿੰਡੀ |
| Polish | okra |
| Polish | piżmian jadalny |
| Punjab | بھنڈی |
| Pashto | بېنډۍ |
| Portuguese | hibiscus esculentus |
| Portuguese | quiabo |
| Romanian | ocra |
| Romanian | bamie |
| Romanian | bamă |
| Russian | hibiscus esculentus |
| Russian | абельмош съедобный |
| Russian | гомбо |
| Russian | дамские пальчики |
| Russian | окра (растение) |
| Russian | бамия |
| sa | भिण्ड |
| sa | अस्रपत्त्रक |
| sa | करपर्ण |
| sa | क्षेत्रसम्भव |
| sa | चतुष्पुण्ड्र |
| sa | वृत्तबीज |
| sa | सुशाक |
| sa | भिण्डिः |
| sat | ᱰᱷᱮᱬᱚᱥ |
| sat | ᱵᱷᱩᱱᱰᱤ |
| sat | ᱵᱷᱮᱰᱣᱟ |
| sat | ᱵᱷᱮᱲᱣᱟ |
| sd | ڀيِنڊيِ |
| sd | ڀينڊي |
| Serbo-Croatian | bamija |
| Sinhala | බණ්ඩක්කා |
| Slovak | ibištek jedlý |
| Slovenian | okra |
| Slovenian | jedilni oslez |
| Shona | derere |
| Albanian | bamja |
| Serbian | bamija |
| su | bindi |
| Swedish | okra |
| Swahili | mbamia |
| Tamil | வெண்டிக்காய் |
| Tamil | வெண்டை |
| Tamil | வெண்டைக்காய் |
| Tamil | வெண்டி |
| tcy | ಬೇಂಡಾಯಿ |
| Telugu | బెండ |
| Telugu | బెండ కాయ |
| Telugu | బెండకాయలు |
| Telugu | బెండకాయ |
| Thai | กระเจี๊ยบเขียว |
| Thai | กระเจี๊ยบมอญ |
| Thai | มะเขือทวาย |
| Thai | มะเขือมอญ |
| Thai | กระเจี๊ยบ |
| Turkish | bamyanın faydaları |
| Turkish | bamya |
| Ukrainian | hibiscus esculentus |
| Ukrainian | гібіск їстівний |
| Ukrainian | бамія їстівна |
| Urdu | بهنڐي |
| Urdu | ڐهينڙس |
| Urdu | رام ترئي |
| Urdu | بھنڈی |
| Uzbek | gambo |
| Uzbek | bamiya |
| Vietnamese | đậu bắp |
| Vietnamese | mướp tây |
| Vietnamese | Đậu bắp |
| xmf | ბამი (ჩანარი) |
| Chinese | 秋葵 |
| Chinese | 黄蜀葵 |
| Chinese | 咖啡黄葵 |
| Chinese | 糊麻 |
| Chinese | 羊角豆 |
| Chinese | 越南芝麻 |
| Chinese | 黄秋葵 |
| Chinese | 黄茄花 |
| Chinese | 黃秋葵 |
| Chinese | 咖啡黃葵 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Native
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Macaronesia
- Cape Verde
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Eritrea
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Burkina
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Zaïre
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Western Indian Ocean
- Comoros
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East Tropical Africa
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Arabian Peninsula
- Oman
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Arabian Peninsula
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Jawa
- Malaya
- Philippines
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Indian Subcontinent
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Eastern Europe
- Krym
- South European Russia
- Ukraine
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Southeastern Europe
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Romania
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Eastern Europe
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Mexico
- Mexico Southwest
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North-central U.S.A.
- Illinois
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Virginia
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Mexico
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Northwestern Pacific
- Caroline Islands
- Marianas
- Marshall Islands
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Southwestern Pacific
- Fiji
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Northwestern Pacific
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Caribbean
- Bahamas
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
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Northern South America
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Western South America
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000510862 |
| UNII | 505GKC6541 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1716 |
| Flora of Alabama | 5456 |
| USDA Plants | ABES |
| Tropicos | 19601060 |
| INPN | 447298 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:558006-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2609574 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 282605 |
| PFAF | Abelmoschus esculentus |
| Open Tree Of Life | 514975 |
| Observations.org | 124633 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 455045 |
| Nature Serve | 2.160888 |
| IPNI | 558006-1 |
| iNaturalist | 157765 |
| GBIF | 3152707 |
| Freebase | /m/025s18p |
| EPPO | ABMES |
| EOL | 584458 |
| Elurikkus | 366119 |
| USDA GRIN | 619 |
| Wikipedia | Okra |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_035048815.1 | WUR_AEscu_1 | Scaffold | Okra Genome Consortium | 2024-01-03 | 95.0x | 1.11 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids | |||||
| (-)-leukotoxin B | 5281128 | Click to see CCCCCC1C(O1)CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 296.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/LIPI.19860881106 |
| (9Z)-(12S,13R)-12,13-Epoxyoctadecenoic acid | 6449780 | Click to see CCCCCC1C(O1)CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 296.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/LIPI.19860881106 |
| Arachidic Acid | 10467 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 312.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663762 |
| Heptadecanoic acid | 10465 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 270.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)83141-5 |
| Malvalic acid | 10416 | Click to see CCCCCCCCC1=C(C1)CCCCCCC(=O)O | 280.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/LIPI.19860881106 |
| Oleic Acid | 445639 | Click to see CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 282.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663762 |
| Palmitic Acid | 985 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 256.42 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663762 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)83141-5 |
| Palmitoleic Acid | 445638 | Click to see CCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 254.41 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663762 |
| Stearic Acid | 5281 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 284.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663762 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids | |||||
| Sterculic acid | 12921 | Click to see CCCCCCCCC1=C(C1)CCCCCCCC(=O)O | 294.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/LIPI.19860881106 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives | |||||
| 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid | 3931 | Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 280.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)83141-5 |
| 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid | 860 | Click to see CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 278.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)83141-5 |
| Linoelaidic acid | 5282457 | Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 280.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)83141-5 |
| Linoleic Acid | 5280450 | Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 280.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663762 |
| Linolenic Acid | 5280934 | Click to see CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 278.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)83141-5 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / C19-gibberellins / C19-gibberellin 6-carboxylic acids | |||||
| Gibberellic acid | 6466 | Click to see CC12C(C=CC3(C1C(C45C3CCC(C4)(C(=C)C5)O)C(=O)O)OC2=O)O | 346.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80184-2 |
| Gibberellin A20 | 5280481 | Click to see CC12CCCC3(C1C(C45C3CCC(C4)(C(=C)C5)O)C(=O)O)OC2=O | 332.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80184-2 |
| Gibberellin A34 | 5281987 | Click to see CC12C3C(C45CC(CCC4C3(CC(C1O)O)OC2=O)C(=C)C5)C(=O)O | 348.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80184-2 |
| Gibberellin A44 | 5460372 | Click to see CC12CCCC3(C1C(C45C3CCC(C4)(C(=C)C5)O)C(=O)O)COC2=O | 346.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80184-2 |
| Gibberellin A70 | 101869927 | Click to see CC12CCCC3(C1C(C45C3CC(C(C4)C(=C)C5)O)C(=O)O)OC2=O | 332.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80184-2 |
| Gibberellin A8 | 5280607 | Click to see CC12C3C(C45CC(=C)C(C4)(CCC5C3(CC(C1O)O)OC2=O)O)C(=O)O | 364.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80184-2 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / C20-gibberellins / C20-gibberellin 20-carboxylic acids | |||||
| gibberellin A17 | 5460657 | Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1C(C34C2CCC(C3)(C(=C)C4)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O | 378.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80184-2 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| Gossypol | 3503 | Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C(C(=C2C(C)C)O)O)C=O)C(=C1C3=C(C4=C(C=C3C)C(=C(C(=C4C=O)O)O)C(C)C)O)O | 518.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF00124A027 |
| Hemigossypol | 115300 | Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)C(=C(C(=C2C(C)C)O)O)C=O | 260.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF00092A038 |
| > 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/BF00600851 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O | 302.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600851 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromenylium-2-yl]-2-hydroxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 101268575 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O | 611.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/J.1537-2197.1968.TB07396.X |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 5378597 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600851 |
| Hyperoside | 5281643 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600851 |
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