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Internal ID UUID644008faa1dc5496307789
Scientific name Amyris balsamifera
Authority L.
First published in Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 1000 (1759)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Rhus arborescens DC. Prodr. 2: 73 (1825)
Toxicodendron arborescens Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 9 (1768)
Schimmelia oleifera Holmes Pharm. J. 62: 53 (1899)
Amyris funckiana Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 475 (1858)
Elemifera balsamifera (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1891)

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Language Common/alternative name
English balsam torchwood
ht bwa chandèl

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000532598
UNII X20T481N0S
Florida Plant Atlas 3834
USDA Plants AMBA2
Tropicos 28100393
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12146-2
The Plant List kew-2635471
Open Tree Of Life 3942513
Nature Serve 2.158212
IUCN Red List 156771790
IPNI 12146-2
iNaturalist 158321
GBIF 5421190
EPPO AMZBA
EOL 582234
USDA GRIN 102846

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Valerianol—The Major Sesquiterpene Alcohol from<i>Amyris balsamifera</i> T. A. van Beek Informa UK Limited 24-Apr-2012
doi:10.1080/10412905.1991.9697910
7-Epi-α-eudesmol. A Rare Sesquiterpene Alcohol T. A. van Beek Informa UK Limited 24-Apr-2012
doi:10.1080/10412905.1991.9697925
An Oxazole and Its Precursor in Amyris balsamifera Basil A. Burke, Basil Burke, Helen Parkins, Ann Marie Talbot The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry 25-Mar-2009
doi:10.3987/R-1979-03-0349
Essential oil of Amyris balsamifera Teris A. Van Beek, Roelof Kleis, Maarten A. Posthumus, Albertus Van Veldhuizen Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
Sesquiterpenes from essential oil of Amyris balsamifera Michel Rohmer, Anne-Catherine Schwartz, Robert Anton Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
Alkaloids, amides and antispasmodic activity of Zanthoxylum hyemale. de Moura NF, Morel AF, Dessoy EC, Zanatta N, Bürger MM, Ahlert N, Porto GP, Baldisserotto B Planta Med 01-Jun-2002
doi:10.1055/S-2002-32550
PMID:12094298

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Methoxybenzenes / Dimethoxybenzenes
N-(2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)benzamide 14572465 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(CNC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2)O)OC 301.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-32550
https://doi.org/10.3987/R-1979-03-0349
N-[(2R)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl]benzamide 92467504 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(CNC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2)O)OC 301.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/R-1979-03-0349
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(-)-beta-Sesquiphellandrene 12315492 Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC(=C)C=C1 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
(R)-beta-bisabolene 68128 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)CCC=C(C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
3-[(2S)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-6-methylidenecyclohexene 5321277 Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC(=C)C=C1 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
alpha-Curcumene 92139 Click to see CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)CCC=C(C)C 202.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
beta-Bisabolene 10104370 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)CCC=C(C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
delta-Curcumene 57386731 Click to see CC1=CCC(C=C1)C(C)CCC=C(C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
trans-Nerolidol 5284507 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
Zingiberene 92776 Click to see CC1=CCC(C=C1)C(C)CCC=C(C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Agarofurans
(1R,9R)-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodec-2-ene 5316722 Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C13CC(CC2)C(O3)(C)C)C 220.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
(3R,5aS,9aR)-2,2,5a,9-Tetramethyl-3,4,5,5a,6,7-hexahydro-2H-3,9a-methanobenzo[b]oxepine 527157 Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C13CC(CC2)C(O3)(C)C)C 220.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
alpha-Agarofuran 10857022 Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C13CC(CC2)C(O3)(C)C)C 220.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Elemane sesquiterpenoids
2-((1R,3S,4R)-4-Methyl-3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)propan-2-ol 10889505 Click to see CC(=C)C1CC(CCC1(C)C=C)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
2-(4-Ethenyl-4-methyl-3-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl)propan-2-ol 547972 Click to see CC(=C)C1CC(CCC1(C)C=C)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
Elemol 92138 Click to see CC(=C)C1CC(CCC1(C)C=C)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eremophilane, 8,9-secoeremophilane and furoeremophilane sesquiterpenoids
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8a-Octahydro-alpha,alpha,8,8a-tetramethylnaphthalene-2-methanol 146808 Click to see CC1CCC=C2C1(CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
2-[(2R,8aR)-8,8a-dimethyl-2,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-yl]propan-2-ol 5315163 Click to see CC1CCC=C2C1(CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9697910
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
2-[(2S,8R,8aS)-8,8a-dimethyl-2,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-yl]propan-2-ol 162959505 Click to see CC1CCC=C2C1(CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eudesmane, isoeudesmane or cycloeudesmane sesquiterpenoids
(-)-7-Epi-alpha-selinene 10726905 Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C1CC(CC2)C(=C)C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
10-Epi-beta-eudesmol 57484998 Click to see CC12CCCC(=C)C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
10-epi-gamma-Eudesmol 6430754 Click to see CC1=C2CC(CCC2(CCC1)C)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
2-(4a-Methyl-8-methylidene-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8a-octahydronaphthalen-2-yl)propan-2-ol 521215 Click to see CC12CCCC(=C)C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
2-(4a,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-yl)propan-2-ol 518516 Click to see CC1=C2CC(CCC2(CCC1)C)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
2-(4a,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-yl)propan-2-ol 521216 Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
7-epi-alpha-Eudesmol 12304196 Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9697925
alpha-Eudesmol 92762 Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
beta-EUDESMOL 91457 Click to see CC12CCCC(=C)C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
gamma-EUDESMOL 6432005 Click to see CC1=C2CC(CCC2(CCC1)C)C(C)(C)O 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Pregnane steroids / Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives
(17-acetyl-12-acetyloxy-3,8,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-yl) acetate 85252331 Click to see CC(=O)C1CCC2(C1(C(C(C3C2(CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)O 464.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9697910
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Primary alcohols
[(4aS,8aS)-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-1,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]methanol 138113874 Click to see CC1=CCC2C(CCCC2(C1CO)C)(C)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
1-Naphthalenemethanol, 1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl- 298071 Click to see CC1=CCC2C(CCCC2(C1CO)C)(C)C 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
(2aR,5aR,9R,9aS)-2,2,5a,9-tetramethyl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2aH-naphtho[8a,1-b]oxet-9-ol 162874629 Click to see CC1(C2CCCC3(C2(O1)C(CCC3)(C)O)C)C 238.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
2,2,5a,9-tetramethyl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2aH-naphtho[8a,1-b]oxet-9-ol 162874628 Click to see CC1(C2CCCC3(C2(O1)C(CCC3)(C)O)C)C 238.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89256-0
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Azoles / Oxazoles / Phenyl-1,3-oxazoles
Balsoxine 442845 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=CN=C(O2)C3=CC=CC=C3)OC 281.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/R-1979-03-0349

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