Biology:Horsfieldia superba

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Short description: Species of tree

Horsfieldia superba
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Horsfieldia
Species:
H. superba
Binomial name
Horsfieldia superba
(Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
Synonyms[2]
  • Myristica superba Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Palala superba (Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze

Horsfieldia superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore, and is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It is used in traditional herbal medicine[3] and contains an alkaloid called horsfiline, which has analgesic effects,[4] as well as several other compounds including 5-MeO-DMT and 6-methoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline.[5]

The species was first described as Myristica superba by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson in 1855. In 1897 Otto Warburg placed the species in genus Horsfieldia as H. superba.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chua, L.S.L. (1998). "Horsfieldia superba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31557A9642631.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31557/9642631. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Horsfieldia superba (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585787-1. 
  3. ↑ Teo LE, Pachiaper G, Chan KC, Hadi HA, Weber JF, Deverre JR, David B, Sévenet T. A new phytochemical survey of Malaysia V. Preliminary screening and plant chemical studies. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1990; 28(1):63-101.
  4. ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US6774132B1/ar Alf Claesson, Britt-Marie Swahn, Odd-Geir Berge. Spirooxindole derivatives that act as analgesics. US Patent 6774132B1]
  5. ↑ Jossang A, Jossang P, Hadi HA, Sevenet T, Bodo B. Horsfiline, an oxindole alkaloid from Horsfieldia superba. Journal of Organic Chemistry 1991; 56(23):6527-6530. DOI 10.1021/jo00023a016

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