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Trattinnickia burserifolia

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
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Internal ID UUID643ff912c0c90971368630
Scientific name Trattinnickia burserifolia
Authority Mart.
First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 3: 93 (1831)

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Resin (breu) is harvested from Trattinnickia burserifolia and used as a varnish resin and incense. Wood is utilized for light construction and fuel.

Industrial and craft applications:
Varnishes and wood finishes: The resin produces a hard, clear film with good adhesion and water resistance, suitable for interior varnishes. Incense and incense blends: The resin is aromatic and readily ignites, used in traditional incense applications; in perfumery it functions as a fixative and sweet, resinous note. Fuel: Seasoned wood is used locally as a combustible.

Colorants and tanning:
Tannins from the bark are used for leather tanning; they are high in ellagitannins and yield a strong brown color with good leather-fastness.

Wood and fiber:
Wood is used for light structural carpentry, boxes, and joinery; specific properties are not standardized in this taxon. Fiber use is not reported.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Resin contributes balsamic and vanillic notes and is used in fragrance formulations, typically at low concentrations; in soaps it is valued for fixative properties rather than foam enhancement. Cosmetics use is not widely documented at the species level.

Properties relevant to use:
Resin contains triterpenoids (e.g., α- and β-amyrin, elemol), resin acids, and phenolics that confer drying, film-forming, and adhesive qualities, and resistance to water and solvents. Bark tannins are of ellagitannin type, enabling high-temperature chrome/vegetable tanning without excessive astringency.

Standards and regulation:
Varnishes and incense: The resin is regulated as a natural resin under general commercial standards; labeling of botanical origin is customary. Wood: No specific standards for T. burserifolia timber are reported.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Resin and wood are collected from wild populations; no established certification for this taxon is reported. Local management practices emphasize selective tapping and regeneration to maintain supply, but quantitative data are limited.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Trattinnickia multiflora Cuatrec. Webbia 12: 424 (1957)
Trattinnickia subchoripetala Swart Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 39: 210 (1942)
Trattinnickia guianensis Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 1188 (1849)
Trattinnickia humilis Spruce ex Engl. Fl. Bras. 12(2): 284 (1874)
Trattinnickia schomburgkiana Klotzsch ex Engl. Fl. Bras. 12(2): 284 (1874)
Trattinnickia schomburgkii Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 1188 (1849)
Trattinnickia burserifolia var. quinquejuga Engl. Fl. Bras. 12(2): 284 (1874)
Trattinnickia burserifolia var. lindemanii Swart Acta Bot. Neerl. 15: 56 (1966)
Trattinnickia burserifolia var. obtusa Engl. Fl. Bras. 12(2): 284 (1874)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Central America
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000407607
Tropicos 4700242
INPN 732848
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128598-1
The Plant List kew-2432658
Open Tree Of Life 5748256
NCBI Taxonomy 651261
IUCN Red List 151965085
IPNI 128598-1
iNaturalist 548582
GBIF 7286746

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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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
New insights into large tropical tree mass and structure from direct harvest and terrestrial lidar Burt A, Boni Vicari M, da Costa AC, Coughlin I, Meir P, Rowland L, Disney M R Soc Open Sci 10-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC8074798
doi:10.1098/rsos.201458
PMID:33972856
To move or to evolve: contrasting patterns of intercontinental connectivity and climatic niche evolution in “Terebinthaceae” (Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae) Weeks A, Zapata F, Pell SK, Daly DC, Mitchell JD, Fine PV Front Genet 28-Nov-2014
PMCID:PMC4247111
doi:10.3389/fgene.2014.00409
PMID:25506354
3-epi-Dammarenediol II 1.075 hydrate: a dammarane triterpene from the bark of Aglaia eximia Fun HK, Chantrapromma S, Supriadin A, Harneti D, Supratman U Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 10-Oct-2012
PMCID:PMC3515193
doi:10.1107/S1600536812040366
PMID:23284420
Phytochemistry of Trattinnickia burserifolia, T. rhoifolia, and Dacryodes hopkinsii: chemosystematic implications M. da Paz Lima, Patrícia A. de Campos Braga, Mario Lopes Macedo, M. Fátima das G. F. da Silva, A. Gilberto Ferreira, João B. Fernandes, Paulo C. Vieira FapUNIFESP (SciELO) 25-Apr-2005
doi:10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
(2-Methylidene-5-propan-2-ylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl) 2-phenylacetate 162820445 Click to see 270.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
[(1S,5R)-2-methylidene-5-propan-2-ylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl] 2-phenylacetate 162820446 Click to see 270.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(2S)-6-methyl-2-[(5R,10S,13S,14S,17R)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,7,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]hept-5-enoic acid 134688527 Click to see 454.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(3R,5R,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17S)-17-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-4,4,8,10,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,7,9,11,12,13,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 101696353 Click to see 444.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(3R,6aR,6bS,8S,8aS,11R,12S,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-3,8-diol 162977373 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(CC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)O)C 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(3R,6aR,6bS,8S,8aS,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicene-3,8-diol 162928196 Click to see 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(3S,6aR,6bS,8S,8aS,11R,12S,14R,14bS)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-3,8,14-triol 163081062 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(CC3(C(=CC(C4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)O)C2C1C)C)O)C 458.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl) 2-phenylacetate 162892492 Click to see 544.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl) 2-phenylacetate 162820452 Click to see 544.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(8-Acetyloxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl) acetate 162820461 Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CC(C5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)OC(=O)C)C)C)C 526.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(8-acetyloxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl) acetate 162915853 Click to see 524.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
(8-acetyloxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl) acetate 162969277 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(CC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC(=O)C)C)C)C2C1C)C)OC(=O)C)C 526.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
[(3R,6aR,6bS,8S,8aS,11R,12S,14bR)-8-acetyloxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl] acetate 162969278 Click to see 526.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
[(3R,6aR,6bS,8S,8aS,14bR)-8-acetyloxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] acetate 162820462 Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CC(C5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)OC(=O)C)C)C)C 526.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
[(3S,6aR,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl] 2-phenylacetate 162820454 Click to see 544.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
[(3S,6aR,6bS,8aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] 2-phenylacetate 162892493 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC(=O)CC6=CC=CC=C6)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C 544.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
[(3S,6aS,6bR,8S,8aS,11R,12S,14bS)-8-acetyloxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl] acetate 162915854 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(CC3(C(=CC=C4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC(=O)C)C)C)C2C1C)C)OC(=O)C)C 524.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
12-Ursene-3b,16b-diol 12302049 Click to see 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
3beta-Dammar-24-ene-3,20-diol 4481461 Click to see 444.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
3beta,16beta-Dihydroxyolean-12-ene 12312726 Click to see 442.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a,14b-octadecahydro-2H-picen-3-one 612782 Click to see 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-3,8,14-triol 163081061 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(CC3(C(=CC(C4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)O)C2C1C)C)O)C 458.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
alpha-Elemolic acid 441677 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
beta-Elemonicacid 15559100 Click to see CC(=CCCC(C1CCC2(C1(CCC3=C2CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)C(=O)O)C 454.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
Dammarenediol II 10895555 Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C1CCC2(C1CCC3C2(CCC4C3(CCC(C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)C 444.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008
Elemadienonic acid 5320604 Click to see 454.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532004000300008

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