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Internal ID UUID6440146d0b07d056221954
Scientific name Cupania cinerea
Authority Poepp. & Endl.
First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3: 38 (1843)

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Cupania cinerea is a plant species belonging to the Sapindaceae family, first identified by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig in 1843. It is found in South and Central America, specifically in countries such as Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá. The plant contains various phytochemicals, including cupacinoside, cupacinoxepin, scopoletin, caryophyllene oxide, and others. These compounds have potential medicinal properties and can be used for various purposes.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Cupania alba Griseb. Bonplandia (Hannover) 6: 4 (1858)
Cupania costaricensis Radlk. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 364 (1921)

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil West-central
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000629421
Tropicos 28600092
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782382-1
The Plant List kew-2747501
Open Tree Of Life 994473
NCBI Taxonomy 298314
IUCN Red List 145689469
IPNI 782382-1
iNaturalist 706982
GBIF 3785984
Wikipedia Cupania_cinerea
CMAUP NPO31410

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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
Analysis of vitamin D receptor binding affinities of enzymatically synthesized triterpenes including ambrein and unnatural onoceroids Ueda D, Matsuda N, Takaba Y, Hirai N, Inoue M, Kameya T, Abe T, Tagaya N, Isogai Y, Kakihara Y, Bartels F, Christmann M, Shinada T, Yasuda K, Sato T Sci Rep 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10792010
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-52013-7
PMID:38228813
Toxic Potential of Cerrado Plants on Different Organisms Rocha JD, Carneiro FM, Fernandes AS, Morais JM, Borges LL, Chen-Chen L, de Almeida LM, Bailão EF Int J Mol Sci 22-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8998518
doi:10.3390/ijms23073413
PMID:35408775
Targeted Isolation of Anti-Trypanosomal Naphthofuran-Quinone Compounds from the Mangrove Plant Avicennia lanata Mazlan NW, Clements C, Edrada-Ebel R Mar Drugs 21-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7767399
doi:10.3390/md18120661
PMID:33371387
Antiplasmodial natural products: an update Tajuddeen N, Van Heerden FR Malar J 05-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC6896759
doi:10.1186/s12936-019-3026-1
PMID:31805944
Bioinspired synthesis of pentacyclic onocerane triterpenoids Bartels F, Hong YJ, Ueda D, Weber M, Sato T, Tantillo DJ, Christmann M Chem Sci 16-Oct-2017
PMCID:PMC5858022
doi:10.1039/c7sc03903d
PMID:29619174
Xanthones of Lichen Source: A 2016 Update Le Pogam P, Boustie J Molecules 02-Mar-2016
PMCID:PMC6273661
doi:10.3390/molecules21030294
PMID:26950106
A New Bioactive Diterpene Glycoside from Molinaea retusa from the Madagascar Dry Forest Eaton AL, Harinantenaina L, Brodie PJ, Cassera MB, Bowman JD, Callmander MW, Randrianaivo R, Rakotondrajaona R, Rakotobe E, Rasamison VE, Kingston DG Nat Prod Commun 01-Sep-2013
PMCID:PMC3904959
PMID:24273845
Neogene origins and implied warmth tolerance of Amazon tree species Dick CW, Lewis SL, Maslin M, Bermingham E Ecol Evol 10-Jan-2013
PMCID:PMC3568851
doi:10.1002/ece3.441
PMID:23404439
Conventional Therapy and Promising Plant-Derived Compounds Against Trypanosomatid Parasites Alviano DS, Barreto AL, Dias FD, Rodrigues ID, Rosa MD, Alviano CS, Soares RM Front Microbiol 06-Aug-2012
PMCID:PMC3412339
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2012.00283
PMID:22888328
The Relationships of Wood-, Gas- and Water Fractions of Tree Stems to Performance and Life History Variation in Tropical Trees Poorter L Ann Bot 23-Jun-2008
PMCID:PMC2701806
doi:10.1093/aob/mcn103
PMID:18573862
Prediction of Desiccation Sensitivity in Seeds of Woody Species: A Probabilistic Model Based on Two Seed Traits and 104 Species DAWS MI, GARWOOD NC, PRITCHARD HW Ann Bot 01-Apr-2006
PMCID:PMC3291879
doi:10.1093/aob/mcl022
PMID:16464874

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
1,2-Dihydroxybisabola-3,10-diene 52951624 Click to see CC1=CCC(C(C1O)O)C(C)CCC=C(C)C 238.37 unknown via CMAUP database
beta-CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE 1742210 Click to see CC1(CC2C1CCC3(C(O3)CCC2=C)C)C 220.35 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
Taraxerol 92097 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)O)(C)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Taraxerone 92785 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(=O)CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)(C)C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Diterpene glycosides
6'-de-O-acetylcupacinoside 52951500 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)CO)O)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C 724.90 unknown via CMAUP database
Cupacinoside 52951499 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)COC(=O)C)O)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C 766.90 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Betulone 10411004 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)CO 440.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Lupenone 92158 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
Lichexanthone 5358904 Click to see CC1=CC(=CC2=C1C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC)O)OC 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones
Cupacinoxepin, (rel)- 52951623 Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1(CCC3(C2CCC4C5(CCC(=O)OC(C5CCC4(O3)C)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C 472.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)O 192.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Depsides and depsidones
Gustastatin 11757435 Click to see CCCCCC(=O)CC1=C(C(=CC(=C1)OC)O)C(=O)OC2=CC(=C(C(=C2)OC)C(=O)OC)CC(=O)CCCCC 556.60 unknown via CMAUP database

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