Sterculia Lychnophora
''Scaphium affine'' is a tree species in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae and synonyms include '' Sterculia lychnophora'' Hance). It is native to mainland Southeast Asia and no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. ''Scaphium affine'' has culinary and traditional medicinal uses. In English it is known as malva nut tree, or sometimes "Taiwan sweet gum tree", although these names also apply to the similar ''Scaphium macropodum'' (Vietnamese: '' ươi''). Description The tree grows to a height of 25–30 m. The dried seeds are the size of an adult's fingertip; they are brown and have coarse skin. Common names for the malva nut * lo, ໝາກຈອງ /mȁːk cɔːŋ/ * * vhạt lười ươi đười ươi; hột lười ươi * km, សំរង, lit=(មិនមែនសំរ៉ង) ឈ្មោះឈើមួយប្រភេទ ផ្លែទុំស្ងួត បើត្រាំទឹករ� ...
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Sterculia
''Sterculia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae: subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the now obsolete Sterculiaceae). Members of the genus are colloquially known as tropical chestnuts. ''Sterculia'' may be monoecious or dioecious, and its flowers unisexual or bisexual. Taxonomy Phylogeny A 27-million-year-old †''Sterculia labrusca'' leaf fossil is described from the Evros region in Western Thrace, Greece. Species The Plant List counts 91 currently accepted species. The accepted species are listed here, except as noted. *''Sterculia abbreviata'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón *''Sterculia aerisperma'' Cuatrec. *''Sterculia africana'' ( Lour.) Fiori – Mopopaja tree *''Sterculia albidiflora'' Ducke *''Sterculia alexandri'' Harv. – Cape sterculia *''Sterculia amazonica'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón *''Sterculia antioquia'' E.L.Taylor *''Sterculia apeibophylla'' Ducke *''Sterculia alexandri'' ( Jacq.) H.Karst. *''Sterculia ...
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Quinoline Alkaloids
Quinoline alkaloids are naturally occurring chemical compounds from the group of alkaloids, which are chemically derived from quinoline. Some quinoline alkaloids show antiseptic, convulsive or antineoplastic effects. Examples Alkaloids with a quinoline partial structure are widespread and are usually further subdivided according to their occurrence and biogenetic origin. Among the quinoline alkaloids are the cinchona alkaloids quinine and quinidine, which are important due to their therapeutic potential, furthermore cinchonine and cinchonidine, as well as some furoquinoline alkaloids and acridine alkaloids. Strychnine and brucine, alkaloids of the nux vomica, which have a hydrogenated quinoline system, are also counted among the quinoline alkaloids. Also nitramarine (1-(2-quinolinyl)-β-carboline) belongs to the quinoline alkaloids. File:Chinin.svg, Qinine File:Chinidin.svg, Qinidine File:Cinchonidin.svg, Cinchonidine File:Strychnine2.svg, Strychnine Occurrence The quin ...
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