Yuguo Wang, Peter W. Fritsch, Suhua Shi, Frank Almeda, Boni C. Cruz, Lawrence M. Kelly,
Symplocos comprises ∼300 species of woody flowering plants with a disjunct distribution between the warm-temperate to ... the Americas. Phylogenetic analyses of 111 species of Symplocos based on the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer ( ... subgenera (Epigenia; Neotropics) is monophyletic. Section Cordyloblaste (subgenus Symplocos; eastern Asia) is monophyletic and sister to a group comprising all other samples of Symplocos. Section Palura (subgenus Hopea; eastern Asia) is sister to a group comprising all other samples of Symplocos except those of section Cordyloblaste. Symplocos wikstroemiifolia (eastern ...
Tópico(s): Fern and Epiphyte Biology
2004 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany
Steven R. Manchester, Peter W. Fritsch,
... European fossil fruit genus Sphenotheca Kirchheimer into extant Symplocos based on newly recognized morphological and anatomical similarity with the fruits of extant Symplocos tanakae Matsum. of Japan and Symplocos henryi Brand of SW China. Recognition of Symplocos incurva (Kirchheimer) comb. nov. and Symplocos bornensis (Mai) comb. nov. increases the number of late Paleogene and Neogene European species of Symplocos to 13. The close relationship between this fossil species and extant species of the Symplocos lucida clade of eastern Asia suggests that migration ...
Tópico(s): Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
2013 - Wiley | Journal of Systematics and Evolution
Marco Schmitt, Sven Boras, Aiyen Tjoa, Toshihiro Watanabe, Steven Jansen,
... 1 in aboveground plant tissues of Arbor aluminosa (Symplocos) species is the main reason why traditional Indonesian ... bark as a mordant for dyeing textile. Recently, Symplocos species have become a flagship species for the ... traditionally non-sustainable sampling and increasing demand for Symplocos plant material. Here we investigated Symplocos odoratissima, S. ophirensis and S. ambangensis at three ... levels and within or outside the crown of Symplocos trees, except for the upper soil layer. Furthermore, ...
Tópico(s): Silicon Effects in Agriculture
2016 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Peter W. Fritsch, Lawrence M. Kelly, Yuguo Wang, Frank Almeda, Ricardo Kriebel,
... in the revised classification (two genera, and within Symplocos two subgenera, three sections, and two series) are ... posterior probabilities of 1.00 in molecular analyses. Symplocos section Cordyloblaste (two species) is elevated to the ... both its position as sister to all other Symplocos species and morphological differences that have been used ... by only ambiguous characters. All 318 species of Symplocos , as currently recognized in the literature, are assigned ... The ranks of two taxa are changed (to Symplocos subgenus Palura and Symplocos series Urbaniocharis ), several lectotypes ...
Tópico(s): Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
2008 - Wiley | Taxon
Sang-Chul Kim, Jei-Wan Lee, Byoung‐Ki Choi,
... study, chloroplast genome sequences of four species of Symplocos (S. chinensis for. pilosa, S. prunifolia, S. coreana, ... compared with the sequences of three previously reported Symplocos chloroplast genomes from different species. The length of the Symplocos chloroplast genome ranged from 156,961 to 157, ... and eight rRNA genes were identified in all Symplocos chloroplast genomes. The gene order and contents were ... can be used as barcodes or species-specific Symplocos molecular markers. These four novel chloroplast genomes provide ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Forests
Lawrence M. Kelly, Frank Almeda, Peter W. Fritsch,
... of the Mexican and Central American members of Symplocos is presented. Thirty two species are recognized for the region. Two of the species belong to Symplocos sect. Hopea, and 30 are members of S. sect. Symplocos series Symplocos. The species of S. ser. Symplocos are easily distinguished from those of S. sect. ...
Tópico(s): Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
2016 - Q15088586 | Phytotaxa
Xiuqing Yang, Yan Hai-bing, Buhang Li, Youzhi Han, Bo Song,
... spatial distribution, intra- and interspecific associations among six Symplocos tree species on a large (50 ha) plot ... analysis methods. Our results suggested that the six Symplocos tree species were all clustered at small scales. ... much higher than that of the other five Symplocos species that occurred at high abundance but included ... showed insufficient evidence for interspecific competition and congeneric Symplocos species commonly coexist within subtropical plant communities. The spatial patterns of Symplocos species and their correlations changed with size (DBH) ...
Tópico(s): Pasture and Agricultural Systems
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Forestry Research
Christudas Sunil, S. Ignacimuthu, Paul Agastian,
Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S. Moore. is used in Indian system of traditional medicine to treat diabetes mellitus. ... the antidiabetic efficacy of the hexane extract of Symplocos cochinchinensis leaves in high fat diet–low streptozotocin ( ... The hypoglycemic effect of the hexane extract of Symplocos cochinchinensis leaves were studied in normal rats. Oral ... the potential antidiabetic property of hexane extract of Symplocos cochinchinensis leaves on type 2 diabetes mellitus, thus ...
Tópico(s): Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
2010 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Bruce H. Tiffney, Steven R. Manchester, Peter W. Fritsch,
Abstract We describe two new species of Symplocos (Symplocaceae) from the early Miocene Brandon Lignite Flora of Vermont, USA. The endocarps of Symplocos laevigata (Lesq.) comb. nov. are most similar in ... of the Tertiary of Europe. The endocarps of Symplocos hitchcockii sp. nov. are most similar in morphology ... Europe. This report extends the fossil record of Symplocos endocarps to eastern North America and underscores the ...
Tópico(s): Plant Parasitism and Resistance
2018 - De Gruyter Open | Acta Palaeobotanica
... infesting Piper kadsura), Cos. chinensis sp. nov. (infesting Symplocos chinensis), Gammaphytoptus commune sp. nov. (infesting Lindera communis), ... infesting Lindera communis), Aca. duplicella sp. nov. (infesting Symplocos chinensis), Neopentamerus octcellus Huang (infesting Lindera communis, Smilax lanceifolia and Smilax china), Tumoris sanasaii Huang (infesting Symplocos chinensis), Phyllocoptes calirubi Keifer (infesting Rubus croceacanthus), Calepitrimerus ... infesting Lindera communis), Cal. scutulatus sp. nov. (infesting Symplocos chinensis), Neometaculus beecheyaus sp. nov. (infesting Ficus erecta ...
Tópico(s): Study of Mite Species
2009 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa
Ruchi Badoni, Deepak Kumar Semwal, Sudhir Kumar Kothiyal, Usha Rawat,
The genus Symplocos has been reviewed for its chemical constituents and biological activities including traditional importance of some common species. The ... Terpenoids are the major constituents within the genus Symplocos and most of them exhibit antiproliferative effects. Some ... nucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase I. The members of genus Symplocos are well known for their traditional uses in ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemical compounds biological activities
2010 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Asian Natural Products Research
A. M. T. A. Gunaratne, C.V.S. Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, H.M.S.P. Madawala Weerasinghe, David F. R. P. Burslem,
... tree species Dimocarpus longan Lour., Macaranga indica Wight, Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S. Moore and Syzygium spathulatum Thw. ... post-transplantation. The highest survival was recorded for Symplocos cochinchinensis in both grassland and forest, while Macaranga ... Macaranga indica and the RGRh of Macaranga indica, Symplocos cochinchinensis and Syzygium spathulatum in the grassland, while ... effects on seedling establishment. These results suggest that Symplocos cochinchinensis would be suitable for re-establishing forest ...
Tópico(s): Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
2011 - Elsevier BV | Forest Ecology and Management
Christa-Ch. Hofmann, Тatiana M. Kodrul, Xiaoyan Liu, Jianhua Jin,
... upper Eocene Nyssa pollen from Europe, (3) three Symplocos-types, which are closely related to the early diverging Symplocos subgenus Palura, resemble upper Eocene Symplocos pollen from Germany, and (4) a Cornus-type ...
Tópico(s): Plant and animal studies
2019 - Elsevier BV | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Four new species of Symplocos (Symplocaceae) are described from montane forests in Peru. Symplocos cuscoënsis Ståhl (from Dept Cusco) is distinguished inter alia by enlarged ... by its tuberculate young shoots and pilose fruits. Symplocos guianensis (Aubl.) Gürke is reported as new to ... Peru. A key to all 67 species of Symplocos known from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia is provided.
Tópico(s): Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
2009 - Wiley | Nordic Journal of Botany
Nartunai Govindarajan, Uma Maheswara Reddy Cheekala, Shantha Arcot, Susikumar Sundaramoorthy, Ramasamy Duraisamy, R. Ilavarasan,
Context: The stem barks of the plant Symplocos crataegoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (syn. Symplocos paniculata (Thunb.) Miq.), Fam. Symplocaceae is extensively used in Indian medicine under the names of ... n-hexane extract of the stem bark of Symplocos crataegoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don., using GC- ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
2016 - EManuscript Services | Pharmacognosy Journal
Rudolf Tschesche, Peter Welzel, Rainer Moll, G. Legler,
Aus der Rinde von Symplocos celastrinea Mart. wurden zwei Alkaloide, A und Caaverin, kristallin erhalten. A erwies sich als identisch sowohl mit N-Methyllaurelliptin als ... and Caaverin, were isolated from the bark of Symplocos celastrinea Mart. A was proved identical with N- ...
Tópico(s): Synthesis and pharmacology of benzodiazepine derivatives
1964 - Elsevier BV | Tetrahedron
Xi-Hao Li, Diandian Shen, Nan Li, Shi‐Shan Yu,
... acid (3), was isolated from the roots of Symplocos chinensis. The new triterpenoid shows significant cytotoxic activity against B16 and BGC-823 cells. Keywords: Symplocos ChinensisTriterpenoidX-ray CrystallographyAnticancer ActivityB16 CellsBgc-823 Cells
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2003 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Asian Natural Products Research
M. Vijayabaskaran, Amol K. Badkhal, Babu Gajendran, P. Sivakumar, Pandurangan Perumal, T. Sivakumar, R. Sampathkumar, B. Jayakar,
... of ethanol extract (100 and 200mg/kg) of Symplocos racemosa (EESR) was evaluated against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma ( ... present work indicates that the ethanol extract of Symplocos racemosa exhibited antitumor effect by modulating lipid peroxidation ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2010 - | Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Biological and Chemical Sciences
Changhong Huo, Li‐Ru Shen, Yuying Zhao, Hong Liang,
Abstract The chemical constituents of Symplocos genus were reviewed with 90 structures and 28 references cited. These constituents include triterpenoids, flavonoids, lignans, phenols, steroids, alkaloids, and iridoids. Triterpenoids are the dominant constituents within the genus Symplocos , some of them exhibited antiproliferative effects. Some phenolic ...
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2007 - Wiley | Chemistry & Biodiversity
Peter W. Fritsch, Boni C. Cruz, Frank Almeda, Yuguo Wang, Suhua Shi,
Abstract Phylogenetic analysis of 74 species of Symplocos was conducted with DNA sequence data from the chloroplast trnC-trnD intergenic region. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference trees are consistent with those ... four sections (Barberina, Cordyloblaste, Neosymplocos, and Urbaniocharis) of Symplocos; the ot...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2006 - American Society of Plant Taxonomists | Systematic Botany
Kamlesh K. Bhutani, Atul N. Jadhav, Vandana Kalia,
... reporting in vivo effect of aqueous extracts of Symplocos racemosa Roxb. (Fam. Symplocaceae) on serum FSH and ... immature female Sprague–Dawley rats under basal conditions. Symplocos racemosa is used in Indian System of Medicine ( ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
2004 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Niyati Acharya, Sanjeev Acharya, Unnati Shah, Ripal Shah, Lal Hingorani,
Symplocos racemosa Roxb. belongs to a unigeneric family Symplocaceae, known as lodhra in Sanskrit; is a small ... proper safety assessment. The conservation data of genus Symplocos showed risk of extinction due to restricted distribution ...
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2016 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Nar Bahadur Khatri Chhetri, Krishna K. Shrestha,
... frequency was recorded by Lithocarpus pachyphylla (18.48%), Symplocos ramosissima (16.30%), Rhododendron falconeri (13.95%), Symplocos dryophylla (10.20%). Eurya acuminate and Symplocos species were found to be dominant in lower ...
Tópico(s): Rangeland and Wildlife Management
2019 - Scientific Research Publishing | American Journal of Plant Sciences
Indah B. Huegele, Steven R. Manchester,
... Engelhardia (Juglandaceae), Turpinia (Staphyleaceae), Nyssa, Mastixia (Nyssaceae), and Symplocos (Symplocaceae), and 15 species, plus several unidentified species, ... for the distribution of the mainly Neotropical clade Symplocos sect. Symplocos is established. The flora includes several thermophilic elements ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2019 - University of Chicago Press | International Journal of Plant Sciences
... Nooteboom H. P. 2009. — A new species of Symplocos (Symplocaceae) from Mont Panié (New Caledonia). Adansonia, sér. ... collected and is here described in the genus Symplocos (Symplocaceae), which is now represented by seven species in New Caledonia, all endemic. Symplocos paniensis Pillon & Nooteboom, sp. nov. is most similar ...
Tópico(s): Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
2009 - Publications scientifiques du Muséum | Adansonia
Balkrishna Ghimire, Beom Kyun Park, Seung Hwan Oh, Jae-Dong Lee, Dong Chan Son,
... delimitation and unresolved taxonomic nomenclature, four species of Symplocos (S. coreana, S purnifolia, S sawafutagi, and S. ... anatomy analysis of all four species of Korean Symplocos to understand the wood anatomical variations among them. The results of this study indicated that Korean Symplocos are comparatively indistinguishable in terms of their qualitative ... twice as large as those of S. purnifolia. Symplocos coreana has characteristic intermediacy between these two groups ... first branch of the phenogram. Keywords: wood anatomy, Symplocos, taxonomy, UPGMA
Tópico(s): Fern and Epiphyte Biology
2020 - | Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy

João Luiz M. Aranha Filho, Peter W. Fritsch, Frank Almeda, Angela Borges Martins,
Two new dioecious species of Symplocos Jacquin from southern Brazil are described and illustrated. Both species belong to section Barberina (Vellozo) A. DC. of subgenus Symplocos. Symplocos bidana Aranha is characterized by its cymose or ... with the calyx lobes covering the fruiting disc. Symplocos incrassata Aranha is characterized by its reduced cymes, ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2009 - Missouri Botanical Garden Press | Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
We present a taxonomic revision of Symplocos (Symplocaceae, Ericales, Angiospermae) for the Antilles. The seventeen species recognized are distributed among three major clades of the genus corresponding to S. sect. Hopea, S. ser. Symplocos, and S. ser. Urbaniocharis, the latter two comprising S. sect. Symplocos. Fifteen of the species are endemic to the ... maps, and a conservation assessment for each species. Symplocos baracoensis is described as new, and lectotypes are ...
Tópico(s): Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
2015 - Q15088586 | Phytotaxa
Henna Sood, Yashwant Kumar, Vipan Gupta, Daljit S. Arora,
... to combat the ever increasing antibiotic resistance and Symplocos racemosa is a valuable medicinal plant. The study ... Conclusions These findings suggest that the phytoconstituents from Symplocos racemosa bark could act as potential source of ...
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2020 - BioMed Central | BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
Lawrence M. Kelly, Frank Almeda,
Three species of Symplocos are newly described from Panama and Costa Rica.Symplocos morii Almeda & L. Kelly, known from high-eleva¬ tion western ... revolute margins, short, glabrous styles, and white fruits.Symplocos nanifiora L. Kelly & Almeda is a low-elevation ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2002 - Missouri Botanical Garden Press | Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature