Zieria chevalieri

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Internal ID UUID643ffbc9e44d1901794982
Scientific name Zieria chevalieri
Authority Virot
First published in Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Bot. 4: 10 (1953)

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Across its scrub and sandstone habitats from Port Stephens to the Hawkesbury, Zieria chevalieri is a small, aromatic Rutaceae shrub valued as a hardy ornamental and for its essential oil potential. The leaves are dense, opposite or whorled, and lemon‑scented when crushed, while the pale pink to white flowers attract native bees. In open forest and exposed ridgelines it persists in well‑drained sandy or loamy soils and responds well to pruning, making it popular among low‑water, low‑maintenance gardens and naturalistic plantings.

Culinary and agricultural uses are limited. Small amounts of the leaves have been used experimentally as a bitter, citrus note in infused syrups and vinegars for seafood and salads, but the flavor can dominate and the safety profile is insufficiently established for routine consumption. The plant is more attractive in beekeeping, since its flowering period overlaps periods of low nectar availability, and in well‑designed habitat gardens that support native pollinators and small vertebrates.

Ecologically, Zieria chevalieri stabilizes sandy soils with its fibrous root system and provides shelter for reptiles, insects, and foraging birds. Its leaves are browsed by some native herbivores, and post‑fire resprouting contributes to early regeneration. The species is threatened by habitat loss, urban development, and weeds such as African olive, while recreation on sandy tracks and illegal collection reduce local populations.

Botanical features and habitat. The plant is a slender shrub to 1.2 m with opposite, three‑leaflet leaves that are linear to narrowly lanceolate, glossy green above and densely tomentose beneath. The tiny four‑petaled flowers are usually pale pink with a darker throat, appearing in short clusters at branch tips. Prefering sandy or loamy soils in open woodland, it is endemic to the Sydney region and occurs on sandstone outcrops, coastal heaths, and nearby dunes, flowering from late winter to spring.

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000429416
Tropicos 28101573
INPN 673512
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:776119-1
Open Tree Of Life 5233158
NCBI Taxonomy 1226113
IUCN Red List 31133
IPNI 776119-1
iNaturalist 444966
GBIF 5593431
Freebase /m/02z081n
Wikipedia Zieria_chevalieri
CMAUP NPO16204

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Major Clades of Australasian Rutoideae (Rutaceae) Based on rbcL and atpB Sequences Bayly MJ, Holmes GD, Forster PI, Cantrill DJ, Ladiges PY PLoS One 13-Aug-2013
PMCID:PMC3742607
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072493
PMID:23967311
Methoxystyrenes from the genus Zieria Ian A. Southwell Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(81)80068-4

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Diphenylethers / Bromodiphenyl ethers
1,2,3-Tribromo-4-(3,5-dibromo-2-methoxyphenoxy)-5-methoxybenzene 21637537 Click to see 624.70 unknown via CMAUP database
1,2,3,4-Tetrabromo-5-(3,5-dibromo-2-methoxyphenoxy)-6-methoxybenzene 23247448 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1Br)Br)OC2=C(C(=C(C(=C2Br)Br)Br)Br)OC 703.60 unknown via CMAUP database
1,5-Dibromo-3-(2,4-dibromophenoxy)-2-methoxybenzene 15884894 Click to see 515.80 unknown via CMAUP database
2-(2',4'-Dibromophenoxy)-3,5-dibromoanisole 23249466 Click to see 515.80 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3,4-Tribromo-6-(2,4-dibromophenoxy)phenol 11978695 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1Br)Br)OC2=CC(=C(C(=C2O)Br)Br)Br 580.70 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3,4,5-Tetrabromo-6-(2,4-dibromophenoxy)phenol 9986835 Click to see 659.60 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3,4,5-Tetrabromo-6-(3,5-Dibromo-2-Hydroxyphenoxy)Phenol 339231 Click to see 675.60 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3,4,5-Tetrabromo-6-(3,5-Dibromo-2-Methoxyphenoxy)Phenol 11978698 Click to see 689.60 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3,5-Tribromo-6-(2,4-Dibromophenoxy)Phenol 21576164 Click to see 580.70 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3,5-Tribromo-6-(3,5-Dibromo-2-Hydroxyphenoxy)Phenol 10348509 Click to see 596.70 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3,5-Tribromo-6-(3,5-dibromo-2-methoxyphenoxy)phenol 11978697 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1Br)Br)OC2=C(C(=C(C=C2Br)Br)Br)O 610.70 unknown via CMAUP database
2,4-Dibromo-6-(2,3,4-tribromo-6-methoxyphenoxy)phenol 11410931 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C(=C1OC2=C(C(=CC(=C2)Br)Br)O)Br)Br)Br 610.70 unknown via CMAUP database
2,4-Dibromo-6-(2,4-Dibromophenoxy)Phenol 4563 Click to see 501.79 unknown via CMAUP database
2,4-Dibromo-6-(3,4,6-Tribromo-2-Methoxyphenoxy)Phenol 21637536 Click to see 610.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3-Bromo-2-(4-bromophenoxy)phenol 23425085 Click to see 344.00 unknown via CMAUP database
3,3',5,5',6-Pentabromo-2'-hydroxy-2-methoxydiphenyl ether 16115953 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C(C=C1Br)Br)Br)OC2=C(C(=CC(=C2)Br)Br)O 610.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3,4-Dibromo-2-(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-phenoxy)-phenol 44396194 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1Br)OC2=C(C=CC(=C2Br)Br)O)O 438.89 unknown via CMAUP database
3,4,5-Tribromo-2-(2,4-Dibromophenoxy)Phenol 11952901 Click to see 580.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3,4,5-Tribromo-2-(3,5-Dibromo-2-Methoxyphenoxy)Phenol 23246249 Click to see 610.70 unknown via CMAUP database
3,4,6-Tribromo-2-(5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenoxy)phenol 16115958 Click to see 517.79 unknown via CMAUP database
3,5-Dibromo-2-(2,4-dibromophenoxy)phenol 3086109 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1Br)Br)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2Br)Br)O 501.79 unknown via CMAUP database
3,5-Dibromo-2-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxyphenoxy)phenol 22833122 Click to see 517.79 unknown via CMAUP database
3,5-Dibromo-2-(3,5-dibromo-2-methoxyphenoxy)phenol 11455391 Click to see 531.80 unknown via CMAUP database
3,6-Dibromo-2-(3,5-Dibromo-2-Hydroxyphenoxy)Phenol 16115952 Click to see 517.79 unknown via CMAUP database
Benzene, 1,5-dibromo-2-(3,5-dibromo-2-methoxyphenoxy)-3-methoxy- 11978812 Click to see 545.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Pentabromo-2-hydroxy-diphenyl ether 14636503 Click to see 580.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles
1,3,5-Trimethoxybenzene 69301 Click to see 168.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)80068-4
2,4,6-Trimethoxystyrene 601764 Click to see 194.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)80068-4
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty amides / N-acyl amines
10-Dechloro-N-methyldysideathiazole 101657551 Click to see CC(CC(C1=NC=CS1)N(C)C(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl 440.60 unknown via CMAUP database
10-Dechlorodysideathiazole 101657396 Click to see CC(CC(C1=NC=CS1)NC(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl 426.60 unknown via CMAUP database
9,10-didechloro-N-methyldysideathiazole 101657552 Click to see CC(CC(C1=NC=CS1)N(C)C(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)Cl 406.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Dysideathiazole 101657548 Click to see 461.10 unknown via CMAUP database
N-methyldysideathiazole 101657549 Click to see 475.10 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
Herbasterol 21671289 Click to see 468.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
(5S,8R)-9,9-dimethyl-8-(3-oxobutyl)-2-oxaspiro[4.4]nonane-1,7-dione 100947293 Click to see 252.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cholestane steroids / Cholesterols and derivatives
(3S,5R,6S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2,3,4,6,7,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,5,6-triol 11582441 Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3=C2CC(C4(C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)O)C 416.60 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,5R,6S,9S,10R,13R,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2,3,4,6,7,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,5,6-triol 11524520 Click to see 416.60 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,5R,6S,9S,10R,13R,17R)-17-[(2R)-6-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,5,6-triol 11640639 Click to see CC(CCCC(C)(C)O)C1CCC2=C3CC(C4(CC(CCC4(C3CCC12C)C)O)O)O 434.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(9R,10R,13R,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-1,2,9,11,12,15,16,17-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one 10362400 Click to see 380.60 unknown via CMAUP database
cholesta-5,7,8(14),22E-tetraen-3-one 6442479 Click to see 378.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Cholesta-8-en-3beta,5alpha,6alpha,25-tetrol 11546567 Click to see 434.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(9R,10R,13R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5S)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,9,11,12,15,16,17-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one 86302453 Click to see 392.60 unknown via CMAUP database
24-Methylenecholesta-4,6,8(14)-trien-3-one 101621993 Click to see 392.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one 6441416 Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2=C3C=CC4=CC(=O)CCC4(C3CCC12C)C 392.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid esters / Cholesteryl esters
Cholesteryl acetate 2723897 Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC(=O)C)C)C 428.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(9R,10R,13R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,9,11,12,15,16,17-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one 101622422 Click to see 408.70 unknown via CMAUP database
(9R,10R,13R,17R)-17-[(2R,5S)-5-hydroperoxy-5-propan-2-ylhept-6-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,9,11,12,15,16,17-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one 101622423 Click to see 438.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Stigmasta-4,6,8(14),22-tetren-3-one 101622421 Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2=C3C=CC4=CC(=O)CCC4(C3CCC12C)C)C(C)C 406.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives
(2R,4S)-5,5-dichloro-2-[[(3S)-4,4-dichloro-3-methylbutanoyl]-methylamino]-4-methyl-N-(1,3-thiazol-2-ylmethyl)pentanamide 21601926 Click to see 463.20 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,4S)-5,5,5-Trichloro-4-methyl-2-[methyl[(S)-4,4,4-trichloro-3-methyl-1-oxobutyl]amino]-N-[(2-thiazolyl)methyl]pentanamide 21601924 Click to see CC(CC(C(=O)NCC1=NC=CS1)N(C)C(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl 532.10 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2-[(trimethylazaniumyl)methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate 11390294 Click to see 216.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,6E)-1-methyl-3-[(2S)-3,3,3-trichloro-2-methylpropyl]-6-[(2S)-3,3,3-trichloro-2-methylpropylidene]piperazine-2,5-dione 15344844 Click to see 445.00 unknown via CMAUP database
11-Dechloro-13-demethylisodysidenine 21601925 Click to see CC(CC(C(=O)NCC1=NC=CS1)N(C)C(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl 497.70 unknown via CMAUP database
13-Demethyldysidenin 15344845 Click to see CC(CC(C(=O)NCC1=NC=CS1)N(C)C(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl 532.10 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3-Dihydrodysamide C 15344842 Click to see 459.00 unknown via CMAUP database
Didechlorodihydrodysamide C 15344843 Click to see 390.10 unknown via CMAUP database
Dysidenin 10007601 Click to see 546.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
Neodysiherbaine A 11460505 Click to see 291.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / N-acyl-alpha amino acids / N-acyl-L-alpha-amino acids
Herbacic Acid 10623904 Click to see 462.00 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / N-acyl-alpha amino acids and derivatives
(3S)-4,4,4-trichloro-3-methyl-N-[(2S,4S)-5,5,5-trichloro-1-[(2S)-3-methoxy-2-methyl-5-oxo-2H-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]butanamide 101657550 Click to see 531.10 unknown via CMAUP database
Neodysidenin 15482063 Click to see CC(CC(C(=O)N(C)C(C)C1=NC=CS1)NC(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl 546.20 unknown via CMAUP database
Pseudodysidenin 10745152 Click to see 546.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Peptides / Dipeptides
(1R,2S,6S,9S)-2-methyl-7-oxo-8-aza-2-azoniatricyclo[6.4.0.02,6]dodecane-9-carboxylate 11379412 Click to see 238.28 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acid derivatives / Carboxylic acid imides / N-substituted carboxylic acid imides
Dysidin 5387252 Click to see 398.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Cyclopropanecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Cyclopropanecarboxylic acids
(1R,2R,3S)-2-carboxy-3-[(trimethylazaniumyl)methyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxylate 11458318 Click to see 201.22 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2R,3R)-2-carbamoyl-3-[(trimethylazaniumyl)methyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxylate 10013028 Click to see 200.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans
Spirodysin 21597173 Click to see 276.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides
(1R,2R,9R,11S)-2-hydroxy-9,11-dimethyl-10-methylidene-3-oxatricyclo[7.3.1.02,6]tridec-5-en-4-one 10824450 Click to see CC1CC2CC(C1=C)(CCC3=CC(=O)OC23O)C 248.32 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Heteroaromatic compounds
3-[(2Z,4E,6E)-4,8-dimethylnona-2,4,6-trienyl]furan 10867698 Click to see 216.32 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
(2R,3aS,7aR)-3,3,6-trimethylspiro[3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-indene-2,3'-oxolane]-2'-one 23425006 Click to see 234.33 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans
(4aR,6R,8aS)-4,4,7-trimethyl-5,6,8a,9-tetrahydro-4aH-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-6-ol 23424934 Click to see 232.32 unknown via CMAUP database
(4aR,6S,8aS)-4,4,7-trimethyl-5,6,8a,9-tetrahydro-4aH-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-6-ol 23424938 Click to see 232.32 unknown via CMAUP database
(4aR,8aR)-4,4-dimethyl-7-methylidene-4a,5,6,8,8a,9-hexahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran 23424937 Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)CC2CC3=C1C=CO3)C 216.32 unknown via CMAUP database
(4aS,8aR)-6,9,9-trimethyl-4a,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran 10878576 Click to see CC1=CC2CC3=C(C(C2CC1)(C)C)OC=C3 216.32 unknown via CMAUP database
[(4aR,6R,8aS)-4,4,7-trimethyl-5,6,8a,9-tetrahydro-4aH-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-6-yl] acetate 23424935 Click to see CC1=CC2CC3=C(C=CO3)C(C2CC1OC(=O)C)(C)C 274.35 unknown via CMAUP database
[(4aR,7R,8aS)-6,9,9-trimethyl-4a,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-7-yl] acetate 23427760 Click to see 274.35 unknown via CMAUP database
[(4aS,6R,8aR)-4,4,7-trimethyl-5,6,8a,9-tetrahydro-4aH-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-6-yl] acetate 23427759 Click to see CC1=CC2CC3=C(C=CO3)C(C2CC1OC(=O)C)(C)C 274.35 unknown via CMAUP database
[(4aS,7R,8aR)-6,9,9-trimethyl-4a,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-7-yl] acetate 23424936 Click to see 274.35 unknown via CMAUP database
CID 13855204 13855204 Click to see 216.32 unknown via CMAUP database
Furodysinin 360188 Click to see CC1=CC2CC3=C(C=CO3)C(C2CC1)(C)C 216.32 unknown via CMAUP database
S-[[(4aS,8aR)-9,9-dimethyl-4a,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-6-yl]methyl] ethanethioate 15624568 Click to see CC(=O)SCC1=CC2CC3=C(C(C2CC1)(C)C)OC=C3 290.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrrolidines / N-acylpyrrolidines
rel-(4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-1-[(3R)-4,4,4-trichloro-3-methylbutanoyl]-5-[(2R)-3,3,3-trichloro-2-methylpropyl]pyrrolidin-2-one 639393 Click to see CC(CC1C(C(C(=O)N1C(=O)CC(C)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(C)C)O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl 476.00 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrrolidines / Pyrrolidones / Pyrrolidine-2-ones
Dysidamide F 14825941 Click to see 288.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrrolidines / Pyrrolidones / Pyrrolidine-3-ones
5-Epidysidamide G 76764241 Click to see 286.60 unknown via CMAUP database

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