Turraea obtusifolia

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Internal ID UUID6440493e32de9871866334
Scientific name Turraea obtusifolia
Authority Hochst.
First published in Flora 27: 296 (1844)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Rutaea obtusifolia M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 1: 93 (1846)
Turraea oblancifolia Bremek. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 245 (1933)
Turraea obtusifolia var. microphylla C.DC.

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Language Common/alternative name
English lesser honeysuckle tree
English small honeysuckle bush
English small honeysuckle tree
English south african honeysuckle
English star bush
Afrikaans kleinkanferfoelieboom
Shona mbhovane
Chinese 钝叶杜楝

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  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001083548
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:579808-1
The Plant List tro-20400481
Missouri Botanical Garden 282705
Open Tree Of Life 504287
NCBI Taxonomy 992804
IUCN Red List 146442315
IPNI 579808-1
iNaturalist 426288
GBIF 3852858
USDA GRIN 40784
iNaturalist 426287
Wikipedia Turraea_obtusifolia

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Insights into the Mechanism of Action of the Degraded Limonoid Prieurianin Vergoten G, Bailly C Int J Mol Sci 22-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11011620
doi:10.3390/ijms25073597
PMID:38612409
Sesquiterpenoids from Meliaceae Family and Their Biological Activities Riyadi SA, Naini AA, Supratman U Molecules 20-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10302239
doi:10.3390/molecules28124874
PMID:37375428
Insecticidal Activities and GC-MS Analysis of the Selected Family Members of Meliaceae Used Traditionally as Insecticides Shilaluke KC, Moteetee AN Plants (Basel) 10-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9698003
doi:10.3390/plants11223046
PMID:36432774
A Review of Ethnoveterinary Knowledge, Biological Activities and Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Woody Plants Used for Managing Animal Health in South Africa Selogatwe KM, Asong JA, Struwig M, Ndou RV, Aremu AO Vet Sci 12-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8537377
doi:10.3390/vetsci8100228
PMID:34679058
The Ethnobotany and Chemistry of South African Meliaceae: A Review Oyedeji-Amusa MO, Sadgrove NJ, Van Wyk BE Plants (Basel) 28-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8466584
doi:10.3390/plants10091796
PMID:34579329
A Review of Plant-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Traditional Southern African Medicine Cock I, Mavuso N, Van Vuuren S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 29-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8346297
doi:10.1155/2021/7341124
PMID:34367307
The chemotaxonomic significance of the limonoid, nymania-1, in Turraea obtusifolia Leigh-Anne Fraser, Dulcie A. Mulholland, David A.H. Taylor Elsevier BV 15-Sep-2015
doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30547-0
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: Their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice Semenya SS, Potgieter MJ J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 10-Jan-2014
PMCID:PMC3904471
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
PMID:24410790
Limonoid extractives from Turraea floribunda and T. obtusifolia John A. Akinniyi, Joseph D. Connolly, Dulcie A. Mulholland, David S. Rycroft, Davida A.H. Taylor Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(86)80088-7

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids / Limonoids
CID 25150870 25150870 Click to see CCC(C)C(C(=O)OC1C(C(C(=C)C2(C1(C(CC2=O)C3=COC=C3)C)O)C4(C(CC(=O)OC(C4CC(=O)OC)(C)COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)OC=O)O 762.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(86)80088-7
Endosidin 1 73600 Click to see CCC(C)C(C(=O)OC1C(C(C(=C)C2(C1(C(CC2=O)C3=COC=C3)C)O)C4(C(CC(=O)OC(C4CC(=O)OC)(C)COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)OC=O)O 762.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(86)80088-7
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Tetracarboxylic acids and derivatives
[(3S,3aR,4R,5R,6R,7aS)-6-[(2R,3R,4S)-4-acetyloxy-6-hydroxy-2-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-1,3-dimethyl-7,9-dioxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonan-3-yl]-5-formyloxy-3-(furan-3-yl)-7a-hydroxy-3a-methyl-7-methylidene-1-oxo-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-inden-4-yl] 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoate 101936971 Click to see 720.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30547-0
Nymania 1 158489 Click to see 720.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30547-0

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