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Vellozia declinans

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID644024187ef28010473374
Scientific name Vellozia declinans
Authority Goethart & Henrard
First published in Blumea 2: 369 (1937)

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Common products:
Craft fibers and cordage: the tough, fibrous leaf sheaths are processed into cordage, twine, basketry, and brush handles (Vellozioideae leaf-fiber basketry is characteristic of campo rupestre craftsmanship; vessels are often twisted and plaited after degumming of the leaf lamina).

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No culinary use reported; sources describe environmental and ornamental roles rather than food.

Wood and fiber:
No timber; the stems are woody but small and not used structurally. The dried stems (caules) yield fine bast fibers used for jewelry cords and small items; fibers are isolated by retting and mechanical separation.

Colorants and tanning:
No dye or tannin uses reported for this taxon.

Industrial and craft applications:
Textiles and craft cordage: leaf-fiber twine is used for binding vegetable bundles and producing coarse cloth; fabric types include “tecidos de arruda de Vellozia” and the bast-fiber textile “malva” from caulin fibers (calendered for stability and sheen).

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance or cosmetic uses reported.

Properties relevant to use:
Leaf and stem fibers are composed of long, slender sclerenchyma bundles with high cellulose and low lignin, conferring pliability after retting and sufficient tensile strength for light cordage and coarse textiles; bast fibers are finer than leaf fibers and can be carded and calendared.

Standards and regulation:
No specific standards or regulatory frameworks reported for Vellozia declinans fiber or craft products.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Harvesting typically removes whole rosettes from rock outcrops; sustainable gathering is constrained by the species’ slow growth, restricted geographic distribution, and habitat specificity (campo rupestre on quartzite and sandstone).

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Vellozia leptopetala Goeth. & Henrard Blumea 2: 374 (1937)
Vellozia epidendroides var. divaricata L.B.Sm. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 289. 1962
Vellozia confusa L.B.Sm. & Ayensu Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 30: 88 1976

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000751669
Tropicos 33600106
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262808-2
The Plant List kew-291199
Open Tree Of Life 3968435
NCBI Taxonomy 1289396
IPNI 262808-2
GBIF 2863683
EOL 1083428

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Scientific Literature Top

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Pimarane and cleistanthane diterpenes from velloziaceae: absolute configuration and biomimetic conversion A.C. Pinto, M.l. Patitucci, R.S. Da Silva, P.P.S. Queiroz, A. Kelecom Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91585-6
Two diterpenes with a cleistanthane skeleton from Vellozia declinans Angelo C. Pinto, Ligia M.M. Valente, Moacir G. Pizzolatti Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98271-2
Diterpenoids from Vellozia declinans Angelo C. Pinto, Rosangela De A. Epifanio, Moacir G. Pizzolatti Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives / Phenanthrols
6,6,14-Trimethyl-10-oxatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.013,17]heptadeca-1,7,9(17),13,15-pentaene 86257793 Click to see 266.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(4aR,10aR)-8-ethyl-4a-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1,7-trimethyl-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthren-9-one 163189125 Click to see 300.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98271-2
(4aR,10aS)-8-ethyl-1,1,7-trimethyl-9-oxo-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthrene-4a-carbaldehyde 101637190 Click to see CCC1=C(C=CC2=C1C(=O)CC3C2(CCCC3(C)C)C=O)C 298.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98271-2
(4aS,10aS)-8-ethyl-1,1,4a,7-tetramethyl-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthren-9-one 14287359 Click to see 284.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91585-6
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
(4aS,9S,10aS)-8-ethyl-1,1,4a,7-tetramethyl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthren-9-ol 101637191 Click to see 286.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
8-Ethyl-1,1,4a,7-tetramethyl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthren-9-ol 162892456 Click to see 286.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
8-ethyl-1,1,7-trimethyl-9-oxo-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthrene-4a-carbaldehyde 163010947 Click to see 298.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98271-2
8-ethyl-4a-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1,7-trimethyl-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthren-9-one 163098901 Click to see CCC1=C(C=CC2=C1C(=O)CC3C2(CCCC3(C)C)CO)C 300.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98271-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids
(1R,2S,4R,9R,10S,13S,14R)-5,5,9,14-tetramethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadec-11-ene-2,14-diol 101615188 Click to see 304.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91585-6
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
1-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-one 14191460 Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1=O)C)CCC4C3(CCC5(C4C(CC5)C(C)(C)O)C)C)C)C 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
20-Hydroxylupan-3-one 14191461 Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1=O)C)CCC4C3(CCC5(C4C(CC5)C(C)(C)O)C)C)C)C 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Betulinic Acid 64971 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Lup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid, 3beta-hydroxy- 2371 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Lup-20(29)-en-3-ol, (3beta)- 521518 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Lup-20(29)-en-3-one 323075 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Lupenone 92158 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Lupeol 259846 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(24R)-5-Ergosten-3beta-ol 312822 Click to see 400.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
(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/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Campesterol 173183 Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C 400.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 122544 Click to see 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
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/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol 22012 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans
(1R,10S,12R,14S)-5,13,13-trimethyl-9,18-dioxapentacyclo[8.6.2.12,6.01,12.010,19]nonadeca-2(19),3,5-trien-14-ol 162851736 Click to see CC1=C2CCOC34C2=C(C=C1)C5(CCC(C(C5C3)(C)C)O)CO4 314.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
5,13,13-Trimethyl-9,18-dioxapentacyclo[8.6.2.12,6.01,12.010,19]nonadeca-2(19),3,5-trien-14-ol 162851735 Click to see CC1=C2CCOC34C2=C(C=C1)C5(CCC(C(C5C3)(C)C)O)CO4 314.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans / Naphthopyranones
(1R,10S,12R)-5,13,13-trimethyl-9,18-dioxapentacyclo[8.6.2.12,6.01,12.010,19]nonadeca-2(19),3,5,15-tetraen-14-one 14191470 Click to see 310.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J
5,13,13-Trimethyl-9,18-dioxapentacyclo[8.6.2.12,6.01,12.010,19]nonadeca-2(19),3,5,15-tetraen-14-one 14191469 Click to see 310.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80451-J

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