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Calystegia pubescens

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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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Details Top

Internal ID UUID64405bada1c0e344668463
Scientific name Calystegia pubescens
Authority Lindl.
First published in J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 70 (1846)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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  • Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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Based on available ethnobotanical records, no reliable sources document traditional medicinal teas, tinctures, decoctions, macerations, or poultices involving Calystegia pubescens (Lindl.) across any cultures or regions, and thus no verifiable ethnobotanical information exists for this taxon. Consequently, an ethnobotanical description cannot be constructed.

General Uses Top

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Common products:
Ornamental climber used for trellises, fences, pergolas, and walls for its rapid twining habit and showy white to pale pink flowers; cultivars such as C. pubescens ‘Flora Plena’ (double-flowered form) are cultivated for garden display.

Properties relevant to use:
Fast-growing, twining perennial vine suitable for vertical greening; tolerant of a range of temperate conditions; primarily employed for form and foliage coverage rather than for specific material properties.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Ipomoea japonica Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 245 (1819)
Volvulus pubescens (Lindl.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 , 1: 712 (1895)
Calystegia japonica var. albiflora Makino J. Jap. Bot. 3: 2 (1926)
Convolvulus japonicus Thunb. Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 85. 1784 [Aug 1784]
Convolvulus pellitus f. anestius Fernald Rhodora 51: 73 (1949)
Calystegia japonica Choisy Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 130 (1854)
Calystegia dahurica f. anestia (Fernald) Hara J. Jap. Bot. 32(10): 315 1957
Calystegia japonica f. albiflora (Makino) Hara
Volvulus japonicus Farw. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 130 (1930)
Volvulus japonicus var. pubescens (Lindl.) Farw. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 130 (1930)
Calystegia pubescens f. albiflora (Makino) Yonek. J. Jap. Bot. 80: 328 (2005)
Calystegia sepium f. major Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21: 162 (1907)
Calystegia pubescens f. major (Makino) Yonek. J. Jap. Bot. 80: 328 (2005)
Calystegia sepium f. albiflora (Makino) T.Yamaz. Fl. Japan 3a: 199 (1993)
Calystegia chinensis Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 284 (1881)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
Japanese ヒルガオ
Korean 메꽃
mnc ᠰᡳᡵᡝᠩᡤᡝ ᠮᡠᡩᠠᠨ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ
Swedish björnvinda
Chinese 缠枝牡丹
Chinese 柔毛打碗花

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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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-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Manchuria
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
    • Russian Far East
      • Kuril Islands
  • Northern America
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Missouri
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Idaho
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Delaware
      • District Of Columbia
      • Kentucky
      • Maryland
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001297178
Canadensys 14836
Tropicos 8500633
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:265686-1
The Plant List tro-8500633
Open Tree Of Life 555218
Observations.org 140078
NCBI Taxonomy 649339
IPNI 265686-1
iNaturalist 204262
GBIF 2928439
EPPO CAGPU
USDA GRIN 450893
Wikipedia Calystegia_pubescens
CMAUP NPO15597

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

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
Culture optimization of Streptomyces sp. KRA16-334 for increased yield of new herbicide 334-W4 Kim YS, Jang KS, Choi JS PLoS One 09-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11003667
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301104
PMID:38593133
Deciphering the Relationship Between Cycloheximides Structures and Their Different Biological Activities Nguyen HT, Kim JD, Raj V, Hwang IM, Yu NH, Park AR, Choi JS, Lee J, Kim JC Front Microbiol 07-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8058199
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.644853
PMID:33897655
Isolation, identification and characterization of Streptomyces metabolites as a potential bioherbicide Bo AB, Kim JD, Kim YS, Sin HT, Kim HJ, Khaitov B, Ko YK, Park KW, Choi JS PLoS One 23-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6756554
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222933
PMID:31545849
Convergent evolution of cytochrome P450s underlies independent origins of keto-carotenoid pigmentation in animals Wybouw N, Kurlovs AH, Greenhalgh R, Bryon A, Kosterlitz O, Manabe Y, Osakabe M, Vontas J, Clark RM, Van Leeuwen T Proc Biol Sci 17-Jul-2019
PMCID:PMC6661338
doi:10.1098/rspb.2019.1039
PMID:31311468
On the flavonol glucoside of Calystegia japonica Chois Gen-iti-ro HUKUTI Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 20-Apr-2017
doi:10.1248/YAKUSHI1881.59.4_258
Flower colour and cytochromes P450 Tanaka Y, Brugliera F Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 19-Feb-2013
PMCID:PMC3538422
doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0432
PMID:23297355
Extensive screening for herbal extracts with potent antioxidant properties Niwano Y, Saito K, Yoshizaki F, Kohno M, Ozawa T J Clin Biochem Nutr 28-Dec-2010
PMCID:PMC3022069
doi:10.3164/jcbn.11-013FR
PMID:21297917
Phylogenetic Variation in the Silicon Composition of Plants HODSON MJ, WHITE PJ, MEAD A, BROADLEY MR Ann Bot 21-Sep-2005
PMCID:PMC4247092
doi:10.1093/aob/mci255
PMID:16176944

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 135 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O 138.12 unknown via CMAUP database
Protocatechuic Acid 72 Click to see 154.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid 8468 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O 168.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Phthalate esters / m-Phthalate esters
methyl (3R)-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-3,4-dihydroisochromene-5-carboxylate 44577732 Click to see 236.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Dihydroconiferyl alcohol 16822 Click to see 182.22 unknown via CMAUP database
N-(4-Hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)acetamide 68646525 Click to see 181.19 unknown via CMAUP database
Vanillin 1183 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)O 152.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Tyrosols and derivatives / Tyrosols
Tyrosol 10393 Click to see 138.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Aryltetralin lignans / 9,9p-dihydroxyaryltetralin lignans
(6S)-3-Methoxy-6alpha,7alpha-bis(hydroxymethyl)-8beta-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthol 12311071 Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O 360.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans / Dibenzylbutanediol lignans
(2S,3R)-2,3-bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]butane-1,4-diol 11552274 Click to see 362.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
Pinoresinol 73399 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 9,9-epoxylignans / Dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans
(3R,4S)-3,4-bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one 36688829 Click to see 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
[(1R)-3aalpha,4,6,6aalpha-Tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1alpha,4alpha-diyl]bis(2-methoxy-4,1-phenylene)bis(beta-D-glucopyranoside) 45482330 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O 682.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters / Fatty acid methyl esters
Methyl triacontanate 12400 Click to see 466.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols
(R)-nonacosan-10-ol 342803 Click to see 424.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty aldehydes
Triacontanal 3084375 Click to see 436.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(2E,6E,10S)-10,11-dihydroxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6-dienoic acid 23724772 Click to see 270.36 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Keto acids and derivatives / Short-chain keto acids and derivatives
2-Oxo-5-guanidinopentanoate 25244978 Click to see C(CC(=O)C(=O)[O-])C[NH+]=C(N)N 173.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
(2R,3R,4S,4aS,8aS)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4a,8,8-tetramethyl-2,4,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene-2,3-diol 11032509 Click to see 256.38 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
4-O-(beta-D-Mannopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranose 42552697 Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
4-O-beta-D-mannopyranosyl-alpha-D-mannopyranose 5288769 Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
beta-D-glucosyl-(1->4)-alpha-D-mannose 23657860 Click to see 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
3-[4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]propanoic acid 101928034 Click to see 328.31 unknown via CMAUP database
4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)benzoic acid 440186 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
4-O-beta-D-glucosyl-4-coumaric acid 9840292 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 326.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Androsin 164648 Click to see CC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC 328.31 unknown via CMAUP database
Caffeic Acid 4-O-Glucoside 14825516 Click to see 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Coniferin 5280372 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CCO)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 342.34 unknown via CMAUP database
Cynanoneside A 21591970 Click to see 314.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Dihydroconiferin 14427336 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CCCO)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 344.36 unknown via CMAUP database
p-Coumaryl alcohol 4-O-glucoside 5280847 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CCO)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 312.31 unknown via CMAUP database
Picein 92123 Click to see 298.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Protocatechuic acid 4-glucoside 91309592 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Pungenin 12314759 Click to see 314.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Trans-4-O-Beta-D-Glucopyranosylferulic Acid 13916049 Click to see 356.32 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Oligosaccharides
GlyTouCan:G98033RN 91854746 Click to see 504.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde 126 Click to see 122.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
3',4'-Dihydroxyacetophenone 14530 Click to see 152.15 unknown via CMAUP database
4'-Hydroxyacetophenone 7469 Click to see 136.15 unknown via CMAUP database
Acetovanillone 2214 Click to see 166.17 unknown via CMAUP database
Methyl 2-acetyl-4,6-dimethoxybenzoate 44577731 Click to see 238.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
2,8-Dihydroxy-3-methyl-9-oxoxanthene-1-carboxylic acid methyl ester 44577694 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 2-benzopyrans
(-)-(R)-Mellein 114679 Click to see 178.18 unknown via CMAUP database
(3R)-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-3,4-dihydroisochromene-5-carbaldehyde 44577733 Click to see CC1CC2=C(C=CC(=C2C(=O)O1)O)C=O 206.19 unknown via CMAUP database
3,4-Dihydro-8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-(3R)-propylisocoumarin 15391028 Click to see 236.26 unknown via CMAUP database
5-Methylmellein 14807789 Click to see 192.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides
3-Butyl-4-methyl-furan-2(5h)-one 14616858 Click to see 154.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
Trans-3-methyldodec-cis-6-en-4-olide 101251213 Click to see 210.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Piperidines
(2S)-1-[(2S,6R)-6-methylpiperidin-2-yl]propan-2-ol 10866594 Click to see 157.25 unknown via CMAUP database
Pinidinol 182960 Click to see CC1CCCC(N1)CC(C)O 157.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
(-)-Dehydrodiconiferyl Alcohol 11078843 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)C=CCO 358.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[4-[(2R,3S)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 10625848 Click to see 522.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[(2R,3S)-7-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 101165148 Click to see 508.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(7S,8R)-Dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl Alcohol 384679 Click to see 360.40 unknown via CMAUP database
2,3-Dihydro-2beta-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3beta-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)benzofuran-7-ol 101992982 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C(C3=C(O2)C(=CC(=C3)CCCO)O)CO)O 346.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Ferulic Acid 445858 Click to see 194.18 unknown via CMAUP database
P-Coumaric Acid 637542 Click to see 164.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-((3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-Methyloxan-2-Yl)Oxymethyl)Oxan-2-Yl)Oxychromen-4-One 12313332 Click to see 594.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1881.59.4_258
Kaempferol-3-O-Rutinoside 5318767 Click to see 594.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1881.59.4_258
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isocoumarins and derivatives
Sescandelin 10998597 Click to see 222.19 unknown via CMAUP database
Sescandelin B 71435035 Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C(=CC(=C2)O)O)C(=O)O1)CO 222.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Macrolides and analogues
(3E,8S,11E,16S)-8,16-Bis(2-oxopropyl)-1,9-dioxacyclohexadeca-3,11-diene-2,5,10,13-tetrone 11101249 Click to see CC(=O)CC1CCC(=O)C=CC(=O)OC(CCC(=O)C=CC(=O)O1)CC(=O)C 392.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Phenylpropanoic acids
3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid 10394 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(=O)O)O 166.17 unknown via CMAUP database
Dihydroferulic Acid 14340 Click to see 196.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes / Stilbene glycosides
Isorhapontin 5281716 Click to see 420.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
4-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-3-methoxybenzoic acid 14132337 Click to see 330.29 unknown via CMAUP database

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