Flindersia pimenteliana
Flindersia pimenteliana is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It may be known by the common name Maple Silkwood. The common name Maple Silkwood may also refer to Flindersia australis, Flindersia brayleyana or Flindersia pubescens. It is found in Queensland (Australia), West Papua (Indonesia), and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Chemical Constituents
F. pimenteliana contains tryptamine alkaloids known as pimentelamines. They are adducts of ascorbic acid. The plant also contains 2-isoprenyl-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, another tryptamine alkaloid, as well as 4-methylborreverine, borreverine, dimethylisoborreverine, quercitrin, and carpachromene.[1]
References
- Robertson, Luke P.; Duffy, Sandra; Wang, Yun; Wang, Dongdong; Avery, Vicky M.; Carroll, Anthony R. (22 December 2017). "Pimentelamines A–C, Indole Alkaloids Isolated from the Leaves of the Australian Tree Flindersia pimenteliana". Journal of Natural Products. 80 (12): 3211–3217. doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00587. ISSN 0163-3864. PMID 29236492.
Further reading
- de Mueller, Ferdinandus (1875). "Flindersia Pimenteliana". Fragmenta phytographiæ Australiæ. 9. Melbourne. p. 132.
- "Flindersia pimenteliana F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia.
- Eddowes, P.J. 1998. Flindersia pimenteliana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
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