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Chisocheton ceramicus

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID644010e680d14021003712
Scientific name Chisocheton ceramicus
Authority Miq.
First published in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 27 (1868)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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No verified ethnobotanical uses for Chisocheton ceramicus were found in monographs, peer‑reviewed articles, or reputable herbal compendia; therefore, no entry is produced.

General Uses Top

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Common products:
- Timber: small-diameter poles and posts, sometimes furniture and interior joinery where local availability permits.

Wood and fiber:
- Wood density around 0.75 g/cm³ at 12% moisture; modest hardness; classified as moderately heavy hardwood. Fibers are suitable for light structural uses and general carpentry; potential for plywood and veneer when adequate volumes are available.

Properties relevant to use:
- Natural durability in the field is modest to moderate; sapwood shows limited decay resistance, heartwood more so (Class IV–V durability classification). Treatability of sapwood is reported as easy to moderate, making preservative treatment feasible where longer service life is required. Shrinkage on drying is moderate, enabling stable use after proper seasoning. Silica content is very low to absent (about 0.03%), reducing abrasion to cutting tools. Anatomically diffuse-porous with predominantly solitary vessels, small to medium rays, and tangential parenchyma bands; grain is typically straight to slightly interlocked.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Current global trade is limited; harvesting is largely local or regional and often associated with mixed tropical timber operations. Evaluated as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List, indicating conservation concern if harvest pressures increase. Certification under schemes such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) applies to mixed tropical hardwoods where provenance and chain-of-custody are verified; no species-specific standards are reported.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Amoora caesifolia Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9(128): 3321. 1937 [1 May 1937] , anglice
Amoora cupulifera Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 365 (1914)
Amoora mindorensis Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 26: 459 (1925)
Chisocheton clementis Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 145 (1908)
Chisocheton doctersii Harms Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 72: 181 (1942)
Chisocheton globosus Pierre Fl. Forest. Cochinch. : t. 347 A (1897)
Chisocheton junghuhnii Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 30. 1868
Chisocheton macrothyrsus King J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64: 33 (1895)
Chisocheton pachycalyx Harms Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 72: 186 (1942)
Chisocheton peekelianus Harms Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 276 (1928)
Chisocheton rhytidocalyx Airy Shaw Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 256 (1940)
Chisocheton sandoricocarpus Koord. & Valeton Meded. Lands Plantentuin 16: 111 (1895)
Chisocheton spectabilis Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 29 (1868)
Chisocheton vulcanicus Elmer ex Merr. Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. ii. 367 (1923), in obs., pro syn.

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indo-China
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000602846
Tropicos 100310985
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:577842-1
The Plant List kew-2718899
Open Tree Of Life 123888
NCBI Taxonomy 155624
IUCN Red List 198589662
IPNI 577842-1
iNaturalist 915079
GBIF 3849638
Freebase /m/0_qd1gp
Wikipedia Chisocheton_ceramicus
CMAUP NPO5587

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
Fascinating Furanosteroids and Their Pharmacological Profile Dembitsky VM Molecules 26-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10419491
doi:10.3390/molecules28155669
PMID:37570639
Antimalarial ceramicines Q-T from Chisocheton ceramicus Nugroho AE, Wong CP, Hirasawa Y, Kaneda T, Tougan T, Horii T, Hadi AH, Morita H J Nat Med 10-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10171166
doi:10.1007/s11418-023-01706-w
PMID:37162697
A Gedunin-Type Limonoid, 7-Deacetoxy-7-Oxogedunin, from Andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aublet) Reduced Intracellular Triglyceride Content and Enhanced Autophagy in HepG2 Cells Nagatomo A, Ninomiya K, Marumoto S, Sakai C, Watanabe S, Ishikawa W, Manse Y, Kikuchi T, Yamada T, Tanaka R, Muraoka O, Morikawa T Int J Mol Sci 28-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9655357
doi:10.3390/ijms232113141
PMID:36361930
Insecticidal Triterpenes in Meliaceae: Plant Species, Molecules and Activities: Part Ⅰ (Aphanamixis-Chukrasia) Lin M, Yang S, Huang J, Zhou L Int J Mol Sci 09-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8704831
doi:10.3390/ijms222413262
PMID:34948062
TDDFT-ECD and DFT-NMR studies of thaigranatins A–E and granatumin L isolated from Xylocarpus granatum Mándi A, Wu J, Kurtán T RSC Adv 01-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC9056630
doi:10.1039/d0ra03725g
PMID:35518141
Computationally-assisted discovery and structure elucidation of natural products Nugroho AE, Morita H J Nat Med 15-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6713678
doi:10.1007/s11418-019-01321-8
PMID:31093833
Correction to: Ceramicines M–P from Chisocheton ceramicus: isolation and structure–activity relationship study Nugroho AE, Hashimoto A, Wong CP, Yokoe H, Tsubuki M, Kaneda T, Hadi AH, Morita H J Nat Med 03-Apr-2019
PMCID:PMC6536460
doi:10.1007/s11418-019-01301-y
PMID:30945063
Ceramicines M–P from Chisocheton ceramicus: isolation and structure–activity relationship study Nugroho AE, Hashimoto A, Wong CP, Yokoe H, Tsubuki M, Kaneda T, Hadi AH, Morita H J Nat Med 18-Aug-2017
PMCID:PMC6459969
doi:10.1007/s11418-017-1109-2
PMID:28822030
Plant natural products as an anti-lipid droplets accumulation agent Wong CP, Kaneda T, Morita H J Nat Med 19-Feb-2014
PMCID:PMC3948524
doi:10.1007/s11418-014-0822-3
PMID:24550097
Circular dichroism calculation for natural products Nugroho AE, Morita H J Nat Med 07-Apr-2013
PMCID:PMC3853375
doi:10.1007/s11418-013-0768-x
PMID:23564068
Ceramicines from Chisocheton ceramicus as lipid-droplets accumulation inhibitors. Wong CP, Deguchi J, Nugroho AE, Kaneda T, Hadi AH, Morita H Bioorg Med Chem Lett 15-Mar-2013
doi:10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
PMID:23395661
Chisomicines A-C, limonoids from Chisocheton ceramicus. Najmuldeen IA, Hadi AH, Awang K, Mohamad K, Ketuly KA, Mukhtar MR, Chong SL, Chan G, Nafiah MA, Weng NS, Shirota O, Hosoya T, Nugroho AE, Morita H J Nat Prod 27-May-2011
doi:10.1021/NP200013G
PMID:21428417
14-De­oxyxyloccensin K from Chisocheton ceramicus (Meliaceae) Najmuldeen IA, Abdul Hadi AH, Awang K, Mohamad K, Ng SW Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 07-Jul-2010
PMCID:PMC3007210
doi:10.1107/S160053681002564X
PMID:21588256
Plant-Derived Antimalarial Agents: New Leads and Efficient Phytomedicines. Part II. Non-Alkaloidal Natural Products Batista R, de Jesus Silva Júnior A, de Oliveira AB Molecules 13-Aug-2009
PMCID:PMC6254980
doi:10.3390/molecules14083037
PMID:19701144
Ceramicines B-D, new antiplasmodial limonoids from Chisocheton ceramicus. Mohamad K, Hirasawa Y, Litaudon M, Awang K, Hadi AH, Takeya K, Ekasari W, Widyawaruyanti A, Zaini NC, Morita H Bioorg Med Chem 15-Jan-2009
doi:10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
PMID:19081726

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Nonacosane 12409 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 408.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
1-Hexacosanol 68171 Click to see 382.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Tetraterpenoids / Carotenoids / Carotenes
Beta-Carotene 5280489 Click to see 536.90 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids / Limonoids
(1R,2R,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-6-(furan-3-yl)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadec-8-ene-11,18-diol 71720054 Click to see 412.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
(1R,2S,5S,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-11-hydroxy-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-6-(oxolan-3-yl)-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadec-8-en-18-one 71567410 Click to see 414.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
(1R,2S,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-11-ethoxy-6-(furan-3-yl)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-18-one 71567277 Click to see CCOC1C2C3C(CO2)(C=CC(=O)C3(C4C1(C5=CCC(C5(CC4)C)C6=COC=C6)C)C)C 436.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
(1R,2S,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-6-(furan-3-yl)-11-(methoxymethoxy)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-18-one 71567278 Click to see 452.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
[(1R,2S,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-6-(furan-3-yl)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-18-oxo-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-11-yl] 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate 71567280 Click to see CC12CCC3C4(C5C(C(C3(C1=CCC2C6=COC=C6)C)OC(=O)C(F)(F)F)OCC5(C=CC4=O)C)C 504.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
[(1R,2S,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-6-(furan-3-yl)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-18-oxo-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-11-yl] acetate 71567279 Click to see 450.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
[(1R,2S,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-6-(furan-3-yl)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-18-oxo-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-11-yl] benzoate 71567281 Click to see CC12CCC3C4(C5C(C(C3(C1=CCC2C6=COC=C6)C)OC(=O)C7=CC=CC=C7)OCC5(C=CC4=O)C)C 512.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
[(1R,2S,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,19S)-6-(furan-3-yl)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-18-oxo-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-11-yl] pyridine-4-carboxylate 71567409 Click to see 513.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
[6-(Furan-3-yl)-11-hydroxy-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-18-oxo-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-4-yl] 2-methylprop-2-enoate 74819754 Click to see CC(=C)C(=O)OC1CC2C3(C4C(C(C2(C5=CCC(C15C)C6=COC=C6)C)O)OCC4(C=CC3=O)C)C 492.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
11-hydroxy-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-6-(5-oxo-2H-furan-4-yl)-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-18-one 74819755 Click to see 424.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
6-(Furan-3-yl)-11-hydroxy-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,16-dien-18-one 74819753 Click to see 408.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
Ceramicine B 42609928 Click to see CC12CCC3C4(C5C(C(C3(C1=CCC2C6=COC=C6)C)O)OCC5(C=CC4=O)C)C 408.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
Ceramicine F 51041020 Click to see 424.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicine G 51041021 Click to see 454.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicine H 51041217 Click to see 506.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicine I 51041218 Click to see 466.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicine J 71717014 Click to see 424.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicines C 42609929 Click to see 492.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicines D 42609930 Click to see CC12CCC3C4(C5C(C(C3(C1=CCC2C6=CCOC6=O)C)O)OCC5(C=CC4=O)C)C 424.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Epoxyazadiradione 49863985 Click to see 466.60 unknown via CMAUP database
methyl (1S,2R,3S,4R,8R,9S,10R,13R,15R)-2-acetyloxy-13-(furan-3-yl)-9-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4,8,10,12-tetramethyl-7-oxo-16-oxatetracyclo[8.6.0.03,8.011,15]hexadeca-5,11-diene-4-carboxylate 93473232 Click to see 540.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Methyl 2-[6-(furan-3-yl)-14-hydroxy-1,5,15,15-tetramethyl-8,17-dioxo-7-oxatetracyclo[11.3.1.02,11.05,10]heptadec-10-en-16-yl]acetate 14379365 Click to see 470.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200013G
Nimbidic acid 185704 Click to see CC1=C2C(CC1C3=COC=C3)OC4C2(C(C5(C(CC(C6(C5C4OC6)C)O)O)C)CC(=O)O)C 458.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Nimbin 108058 Click to see 540.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Proceranolide 23258999 Click to see 470.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200013G
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / 17-furanylsteroids and derivatives
(1R,2S,5S,6R,10S,15R,19S)-6-(furan-3-yl)-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadeca-8,11,16-trien-18-one 71567411 Click to see 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
[17-(furan-3-yl)-4,7-dihydroxy-8,10,13-trimethyl-1-oxo-5,6,7,9,11,12,16,17-octahydro-4H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-yl] acetate 74370367 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(C=CC(=O)C2(C3CCC4(C(CC=C4C3(C1O)C)C5=COC=C5)C)C)O 440.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
Ceramicine E 51041019 Click to see 468.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicine K 71720689 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C=CC(=O)C2(C1C(C(C3(C2CCC4(C3=CCC4C5=COC=C5)C)C)O)O)C 440.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicine L 71718852 Click to see 412.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
Ceramicines A 24948959 Click to see 440.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2013.01.037
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.11.048
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-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 11870456 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Tricarboxylic acids and derivatives
Chisomicine A 53356104 Click to see 550.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Astragalin 5282102 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Isoquercetin 5280804 Click to see 464.40 unknown via CMAUP database

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