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Oreocnide frutescens

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID6440223d02a50028187389
Scientific name Oreocnide frutescens
Authority (Thunb.) Miq.
First published in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 131 (1867)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Industrial and craft applications:
Bast fibers from the stems of Oreocnide frutescens are used in traditional papermaking in parts of China. The fiber is processed by retting and beating into pulps for handmade papers where strength and opacity are valued, especially for calligraphy and drawing. The fiber’s morphology—long, slender, and relatively high cellulose content—contributes to good tensile and tear properties in such products. These uses are documented in regional Floras and ethnobotanical surveys.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Urtica roxburghii Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 736 (1841)
Urtica frutescens Thunb. Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 70. 1784 [Aug 1784]
Villebrunea frutescens (Thunb.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 168 (1856)
Morocarpus japonicus Miq. Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 101 (1854)
Missiessya parvifolia Wedd. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 4, 1: 195 (1854)
Boehmeria frutescens Thunb. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 339 (1794)
Boehmeria janatsi-itsigo Siebold in Verh. Bat. Gen. xii. (1830) 70.
Debregeasia edulis (Siebold & Zucc.) Wedd. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9: 462 (1857)
Villebrunea frutescens var. hirsuta Pamp. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 22(2): 278 1915
Morocarpus microcephalus Benth. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 74 (1854)
Villebrunea fruticosa Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41: 514 (1927)
Oreocnide fruticosa Hand.-Mazz. Symb. Sin. 7: 154 (1929)
Villebrunea microcephala (Benth.) Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 55: 559 (1941)
Morocarpus edulis Siebold & Zucc. Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 218 (1846)

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 紫麻
Chinese 一种维管植物

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Oreocnide frutescens subsp. insignis C.J.Chen Acta Phytotax. Sin. 21: 475 (1983)
Oreocnide frutescens subsp. nivea (Gagnep.) T.H.Nguyên Danh luc cac loai thuc vat viet nam 2: 217 (2003)
Oreocnide frutescens subsp. occidentalis C.J.Chen Acta Phytotax. Sin. 21: 475 (1983)
Oreocnide frutescens subsp. frutescens

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Tibet
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Kazan-retto
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • East Himalaya
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Malaya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000737402
Tropicos 50001557
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:854834-1
The Plant List kew-2873200
Open Tree Of Life 5264244
NCBI Taxonomy 1399712
IUCN Red List 135925743
IPNI 854834-1
iNaturalist 556212
GBIF 7300629
Wikipedia Oreocnide_frutescens

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Scientific Literature Top

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Local knowledge of homegarden plants in Miao ethnic communities in Laershan region, Xiangxi area, China Luo J, Li Q, He J, Yan J, Zhang S, Chang X, Wu T J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 18-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10946099
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00676-x
PMID:38500123
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Yi people in Mile, Yunnan, China Li H, Huang C, Li Y, Wang P, Sun J, Bi Z, Xia S, Xiong Y, Bai X, Huang X J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10893717
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00656-1
PMID:38395900
Surface phytolith and pollen assemblages of a low-latitude subtropical region in Southwest China and their implications for vegetation and climate Wang M, Yang Q, Yang W, Shi L, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Zhang W, Zheng H Front Plant Sci 04-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9577251
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1007612
PMID:36267950
Virulence and Host Range of Fungi Associated With the Invasive Plant Ageratina adenophora Chen L, Yang AL, Li YX, Zhang HB Front Microbiol 26-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9087049
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.857796
PMID:35558123
Response of plant diversity and soil physicochemical properties to different gap sizes in a Pinus massoniana plantation Lyu Q, Liu J, Liu J, Luo Y, Chen L, Chen G, Zhao K, Chen Y, Fan C, Li X PeerJ 21-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8462388
doi:10.7717/peerj.12222
PMID:34616636
Characteristics and Mutational Hotspots of Plastomes in Debregeasia (Urticaceae) Wang RN, Milne RI, Du XY, Liu J, Wu ZY Front Genet 08-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7360830
doi:10.3389/fgene.2020.00729
PMID:32733543
Prioritizing fodder species based on traditional knowledge: a case study of mithun (Bos frontalis) in Dulongjiang area, Yunnan Province, Southwest China Geng Y, Hu G, Ranjitkar S, Wang Y, Bu D, Pei S, Ou X, Lu Y, Ma X, Xu J J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-May-2017
PMCID:PMC5418811
doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0153-z
PMID:28472968
A new natural azulene-type pigment from Oreocnide frutescens. Zhang C, Liang H, Tu G, Zhao Y Fitoterapia 01-Oct-2010
doi:10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
PMID:20546846

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Olefins / Cyclic olefins / Azulenes
7,7,12-Trimethyl-6-oxatricyclo[6.4.1.04,13]trideca-1(12),2,4(13),8,10-pentaen-5-one 91440925 Click to see 226.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
1,10-Dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 3838010 Click to see 472.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Epifriedelanol 119242 Click to see 428.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Friedelan-3-one 244297 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Friedelanol 348029 Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O 428.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Friedelin 91472 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Friedelinol 101341 Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O 428.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Pomolic acid 382831 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)O 472.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
> 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/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
17-(5-Ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one 255607 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C 410.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
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/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
b-Sitostenone 579897 Click to see 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside 296119 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Sitogluside 5742590 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Stigmast-4-en-3-one 5484202 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
Stigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one 6442194 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C 410.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2010.05.008

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