Melastoma dodecandrum
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| Internal ID | UUID6440493336234187332144 |
| Scientific name | Melastoma dodecandrum |
| Authority | Lour. |
| First published in | Fl. Cochinch. 1: 274 (1790) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Live ornamental shrub sold for landscaping and garden use.
- Fresh fruit and processed fruit products (jam, juice) as food.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Ripe fruits are eaten raw; they are also made into jams, jellies, and simple fruit beverages in local cuisines. The fruit has a sweet‑sour taste with high soluble solids (≈10 % Brix) and low pH (≈3.5), making it suitable for direct consumption and processing.
Colorants and tanning:
- The fruit contains anthocyanins (predominantly cyanidin‑3‑O‑glucoside with minor delphinidin glycosides) that have been isolated and evaluated as natural food colorants. Extracts exhibit a pH‑dependent colour shift from red in acidic media to blue‑purple in neutral/alkaline conditions and retain colour up to ≈80 °C, indicating potential as a natural dye for foods and beverages.
Properties relevant to use:
- Anthocyanin profile: cyanidin‑3‑O‑glucoside (≈70 % of total), delphinidin‑3‑O‑glucoside (≈20 %); total anthocyanin content ≈100 mg 100 g⁻¹ fresh fruit.
- Color change range: red at pH 7.
- Thermal stability: colour retained after heating at 80 °C for 30 min.
Standards and regulation:
- Fruit intended for food use must comply with national food‑safety regulations (e.g., China Food Safety Law GB 2760 for food additives and contaminants). No species‑specific standards are published; compliance follows general fruit‑product guidelines.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Melastoma dodecandrum is listed as “Least Concern” in the IUCN Red List and occurs widely in disturbed habitats in southern China and northern Vietnam. Commercial supply is met largely through cultivated nursery stock; wild harvest for fruit is limited and does not pose a conservation risk. Propagation by seed or vegetative cuttings is straightforward, supporting sustainable production.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Asterostoma repens | Blume | Mus. Bot. 1(4): 50 (1849) |
| Melastoma repens | Desr. | Encycl. 4: 54 (1797) |
| Osbeckia repens | DC. | Prodr. 3: 142 (1828) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| gan | 庫盧子 |
| Chinese | 地樱子 |
| Chinese | 一种维管植物 |
| Chinese | 铺地锦 |
| Chinese | 紫茄子 |
| Chinese | 库卢子 |
| Chinese | 山辣茄 |
| Chinese | 山地菍 |
| Chinese | 地蒲根 |
| Chinese | 地脚菍 |
| Chinese | 地？ |
| Chinese | 地枇杷 |
| Chinese | 土茄子 |
| Chinese | 地菍根 |
| Chinese | 地菍果 |
| Chinese | 地菍（地稔） |
| Chinese | 地菍 |
| Chinese | 地稔 |
| Chinese | 地棯 |
| Chinese | 地捻 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Vietnam
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001083247 |
| Tropicos | 20305169 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:570772-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-20305169 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 577382 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 130512 |
| IUCN Red List | 147643697 |
| IPNI | 570772-1 |
| iNaturalist | 915554 |
| GBIF | 3861607 |
| EOL | 2890310 |
| USDA GRIN | 23923 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_029817715.1 | ASM2981771v1 | Contig | Sun Yat-Sen University | 2023-04-18 | 80 | 355.71 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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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 | |||||
| Methyl Gallate | 7428 | Click to see | 184.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides | |||||
| 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one | 5378180 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 432.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Vitexin | 5280441 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins | |||||
| [(10R,11R)-10-[(14R,15R,19S)-2,3,4,7,8,9,19-heptahydroxy-12,17-dioxo-13,16-dioxatetracyclo[13.3.1.05,18.06,11]nonadeca-1,3,5(18),6,8,10-hexaen-14-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 13834146 | Click to see | 936.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| [(10R,11R)-10-[(15S,19S)-2,3,4,7,8,9,19-heptahydroxy-12,17-dioxo-13,16-dioxatetracyclo[13.3.1.05,18.06,11]nonadeca-1,3,5(18),6,8,10-hexaen-14-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 101601178 | Click to see C1C(C(OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=C(C(=C(C=C3C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)C4C5C(C6=C(C(=C(C(=C6C(=O)O5)C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O | 936.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| [(10R,11S,13R,14R,15S)-3,4,5,20,21,22-hexahydroxy-8,17-dioxo-11-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-13-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxymethyl]-9,12,16-trioxatetracyclo[16.4.0.02,7.010,15]docosa-1(22),2,4,6,18,20-hexaen-14-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-[[(1R,2S,19R,20S,22R)-7,8,9,12,13,28,29,30,33,34,35-undecahydroxy-4,17,25,38-tetraoxo-20-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-3,18,21,24,39-pentaoxaheptacyclo[20.17.0.02,19.05,10.011,16.026,31.032,37]nonatriaconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,26,28,30,32,34,36-dodecaen-14-yl]oxy]benzoate | 16166318 | Click to see | 1873.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| [3,4,5,20,21,22-Hexahydroxy-8,17-dioxo-11-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-13-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxymethyl]-9,12,16-trioxatetracyclo[16.4.0.02,7.010,15]docosa-1(22),2,4,6,18,20-hexaen-14-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-[[7,8,9,12,13,28,29,30,33,34,35-undecahydroxy-4,17,25,38-tetraoxo-20-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-3,18,21,24,39-pentaoxaheptacyclo[20.17.0.02,19.05,10.011,16.026,31.032,37]nonatriaconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,26,28,30,32,34,36-dodecaen-14-yl]oxy]benzoate | 16166317 | Click to see | 1873.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| 1(beta)-O-Galloylpedunculagin | 118701062 | Click to see | 936.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| alpha-Pedunculagin | 13834142 | Click to see C1C2C(C3C(C(O2)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 784.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Casuarictin | 73644 | Click to see | 936.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Casuarinin | 442673 | Click to see C1C(C(OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=C(C(=C(C=C3C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)C4C5C(C6=C(C(=C(C(=C6C(=O)O5)C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O | 936.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Gallic acid 3-O-(6-galloylglucoside) | 73157749 | Click to see | 484.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Gallic acid 3-O-(6'-O-galloyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside | 11972353 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3O)O)C(=O)O)O)O)O | 484.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Pedunculagin | 442688 | Click to see | 784.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Pedunculagin I | 492391 | Click to see | 784.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Potentillin | 452242 | Click to see | 936.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
| Stachyurin | 157395 | Click to see | 936.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.22.647 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |