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Internal ID UUID64404d5e5dbae971587744
Scientific name Sageretia thea
Authority (Osbeck) M.C.Johnst.
First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 49: 278 (1968)

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Common products:
Ornamental container and bonsai plant.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Fruit occasionally eaten fresh where the plant grows; reports are anecdotal and not supported by broader commercial trade data.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance, essential oil, or cosmetic uses.

Properties relevant to use:
Small-diameter, multi-trunk habit and fine branching suitable for container culture; hardiness under bonsai training practices.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Widely cultivated in horticulture; no recognized sustainability concerns in the ornamental sector. No data on timber, fiber, or industrial products.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Lamellisepalum hildebrandtii Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 1: 229 (1897)
Rhamnus spiciflora A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 138 (1847)
Rhamnus laetevirens Kom. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Obshch. Estestvoisp., Vyp. 3, Otd. Bot. 26: 162 (1896)
Sageretia sikayoensis Masam. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 28: 286 (1938)
Sageretia spinosa Wettst. Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 98: 385 (1889 publ. 1890)
Sageretia spiciflora (A.Rich.) Hutch. & E.A.Bruce Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1941: 128 (1941)
Ampeloplis chinensis Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 33 (1838)
Berchemia chaneti H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 433 (1912)
Rhamnus thea Osbeck Dagb. Ostind. Resa : 232 (1757)
Sageretia laetevirens (Komarov) Gontsch. Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 269 (1937)
Sageretia theezans Brongn. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 10: 360. 1827
Sageretia chanetii (H.Lév.) C.K.Schneid. Pl. Wilson. 2: 228 1914
Sageretia taiwaniana Hosok. ex Masam. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 28: 286 (1938)
Sageretia thea var. tomentosa (Schneid.) Y.L.Chen & P.K.Chou Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 5: 75 (1979)
Sageretia theezans var. tomentosa C.K.Schneid. Pl. Wilson. 2(1): 228 1914
Sageretia thea var. bilocularis S.Y.Liu Guihaia 7: 293 (1987)
Sageretia theezans var. glabrescens Kitam. Fl. Afghanistan 267 1960
Sageretia thea var. taiwaniana (Hosok. ex Masam.) Y.C.Liu & C.M.Wang Bull. Exp. Forest Natl. Taiwan Univ. 12: 27 (1990)

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Language Common/alternative name
English pauper's-tea
Arabic ساجريتيا ثيزانس
Arabic نمت ثيزانس
Persian بستل (گیاه)
Korean 상동나무
Chinese 梗花雀梅藤
Chinese 毛叶雀梅藤
Chinese 雀梅藤
Chinese 雀梅藤叶
Chinese 刺冻绿
Chinese 对节刺
Chinese 对角刺
Chinese 碎米子
Chinese 酸味
Chinese 酸色子
Chinese 酸铜子

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Name Authority First published in
Sageretia thea var. bornmuelleri (Schneid.) M.C.Johnst. ex H.Hara Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal 2: 92 (1979)
Sageretia thea var. cordiformis Y.L.Chen & P.K.Chou Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 5: 74 (1979)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Taiwan
    • Middle Asia
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Iran
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Malaya

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001131300
UNII 11SHF13857
USDA Plants SATH5
Tropicos 27500996
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:718819-1
The Plant List tro-27500996
Open Tree Of Life 979286
NCBI Taxonomy 72166
Nature Serve 2.152257
IPNI 718819-1
iNaturalist 168286
GBIF 3039516
Freebase /m/04yrw9
EPPO SGRTH
EOL 483067
Elurikkus 6989
USDA GRIN 32643
Wikipedia Sageretia_theezans

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_041296365.1 ASM4129636v1 Complete Genome Honam Natioan Institute of Biological Resources 2024-08-16 388 188.62 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnobotanical assessment of antidiabetic medicinal plants in District Karak, Pakistan Nazar A, Adnan M, Shah SM, Bari A, Ullah R, Tariq A, Ahmad N BMC Complement Med Ther 24-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11040872
doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04462-w
PMID:38658923
Phytosynthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Antioxidant and Antibacterial Efficacy Studies Suresh L, Snega R, Geetha Sravanthy P, Saravanan M Cureus 11-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11088476
doi:10.7759/cureus.58064
PMID:38738066
Does local soil factor drive functional leaf trait variation? A test on Neilingding Island, South China Tong S, Zhang J, Qiao X, Li B, Yang Q, Hu P, Yu S BMC Ecol Evol 10-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11005248
doi:10.1186/s12862-024-02227-0
PMID:38600505
Complete chloroplast genome of sageretia thea (rhamnaceae), an ornamental fruit and medicinal tree Zhan M, Wang X, Chen W, Huang X Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 26-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10967667
doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2329667
PMID:38545567
MITF regulates the subcellular location of HIF1α through SUMOylation to promote the invasion and metastasis of daughter cells derived from polyploid giant cancer cells Zheng M, Tian S, Zhou X, Yan M, Zhou M, Yu Y, Zhang Y, Wang X, Li N, Ren L, Zhang S Oncol Rep 06-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10940875
doi:10.3892/or.2024.8722
PMID:38456491
Hydrophobic Components in Light-Yellow Pulp Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) Tubers Suppress LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses in RAW264.7 Cells via Activation of the Nrf2 Pathway Matsumoto Y, Suto M, Umebara I, Masutomi H, Ishihara K Nutrients 18-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892877
doi:10.3390/nu16040563
PMID:38398887
Monstera deliciosa mediated single step biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by bottom-up approach and its non-antimicrobial properties Shirsul J, Tripathi A, Mohanta D, Ankamwar B 3 Biotech 18-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10796889
doi:10.1007/s13205-023-03898-0
PMID:38261935
Metabolomics Reveals Rubiadin Accumulation and the Effects of Methyl Jasmonate Elicitation in Damnacanthus major Calli Hyeon H, Jang EB, Kim SC, Yoon SA, Go B, Lee JD, Hyun HB, Ham YM Plants (Basel) 08-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10820265
doi:10.3390/plants13020167
PMID:38256721
Characteristics and Species Diversity of Semi-Natural Plant Communities on Langqi Island Liu Y, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang C, Xiao Z, Shen S, Zeng J, Deng C Biology (Basel) 24-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10813280
doi:10.3390/biology13010011
PMID:38248442
Wild Edible Fruits as a Source of Food and Medicine: A Study among Tribal Communities of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ul Abidin SZ, Khan R, Ahmad M, Cuerrier A, Zafar M, Ullah A, Khan J, Saeed A, Al-Qahtani WH, Kazi M Plants (Basel) 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780817
doi:10.3390/plants13010039
PMID:38202347
Competitive Advantage of Broussonetia papyrifera Growing in a Native Area as Suggested by Structural Diversity Zhou Y, Zhang G Biology (Basel) 09-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10669469
doi:10.3390/biology12111410
PMID:37998009
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Green Synthesis and Their Antimicrobial Activity Zúñiga-Miranda J, Guerra J, Mueller A, Mayorga-Ramos A, Carrera-Pacheco SE, Barba-Ostria C, Heredia-Moya J, Guamán LP Nanomaterials (Basel) 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10674528
doi:10.3390/nano13222919
PMID:37999273
Wild edible plants and their cultural significance among the Zhuang ethnic group in Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China Liu S, Huang X, Bin Z, Yu B, Lu Z, Hu R, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10631048
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00623-2
PMID:37940945
Trends in Nanoparticles for Leishmania Treatment: A Bibliometric and Network Analysis Mazón-Ortiz G, Cerda-Mejía G, Gutiérrez Morales E, Diéguez-Santana K, Ruso JM, González-Díaz H Diseases 28-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10660713
doi:10.3390/diseases11040153
PMID:37987264
Use of wild edible and nutraceutical plants in Raya-Azebo District of Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia Giday M, Teklehaymanot T Trop Med Health 24-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10594744
doi:10.1186/s41182-023-00550-8
PMID:37872596

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes / Anthraquinones
4-(Hexopyranosyloxy)-5-hydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracen-2-yl 6-deoxyhexopyranoside 89438 Click to see 578.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
Glucofrangulin A 20054929 Click to see 578.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one 14039004 Click to see 462.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 162842128 Click to see 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 162842127 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)OC3C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
5-Hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 74978406 Click to see 478.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 137659981 Click to see 478.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-Methyloxan-2-Yl)Oxy-2-(3,4,5-Trihydroxyphenyl)Chromen-4-One 5352000 Click to see 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
acs.jmedchem.1c00409_ST.657 5878729 Click to see 434.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
Guaijaverin 5481224 Click to see 434.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
Myricetin 3-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside 14524431 Click to see 450.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
Myricetin 3-arabinofuranoside 14524429 Click to see 450.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
Myricitrin 5281673 Click to see 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146
Rhamnetin 3-rhamnoside 5491382 Click to see 462.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JCCS.200900146

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