''Peganum nigellastrum'' (Chinese: 骆驼蒿, luo tuo hao) is a plant species in the genus
Peganum
''Peganum'' L. is a genus under the recently separated family Nitrariaceae. Formerly it used to be included in the family Zygophyllaceae.
Phylogeny and Species
The genus has around five species, occurring in warm temperate to subtropical regi ...
. "Peganum nigellastrum is distributed in China (west and west north of Pekin) and east Siberia (near Khyagt village). This species
has also been recorded in the subprovinces of Mongolia and Tsinhai"
[Narantsetseg Amartuvshin, Shagdar Dariimaa, and Gonchig Tserenbaljid. 2006. Taxonomy of the Genus Peganum L. (Peganaceae Van Tieghem) in
Mongolia. Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences 2006 Vol. 4(2): 9-13.] and is found in the
Hami
Hami (Kumul) is a prefecture-level city in Eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known as the home of sweet Hami melons. In early 2016, the former Hami county-level city was merged with Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city with t ...
region, a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
, of
Xinjiang
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Uygur Autonomous Region,
China
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.
[Wang Changhong, Liu Jun, Zheng Leiming. 2002. An Investigation on the Species, Distribution, and Ecotope of Peganum harmala in Xinjiang. Guangdong Trace Elements Science Guangdong Trace Elements Science(此处原为空白) 9(3):46-50.]
Biochemistry
The plant contains phytochemicals:
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Canthin-6-one alkaloids:
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Luotonin C
**
Luotonin D
*
Phenylpropanoid
The phenylpropanoids are a diverse family of organic compounds that are synthesized by plants from the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine. Their name is derived from the six-carbon, aromatic phenyl group and the three-carbon propene tail of ...
s:
**Dihydrosinapyl ferulate
**Dihydroconiferyl ferulate
In aerial parts:
*Other alkaloids:
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Harmine
Harmine is a beta-carboline and a harmala alkaloid. It occurs in a number of different plants, most notably the Syrian rue and ''Banisteriopsis caapi''. Harmine reversibly inhibits monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), an enzyme which breaks down monoamin ...
**3-phenyl
quinoline
Quinoline is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C9H7N. It is a colorless hygroscopic liquid with a strong odor. Aged samples, especially if exposed to light, become yellow and later brown. Quinoline is only sli ...
,
**3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)quinoline and
**3-(1H-indol-3-yl)quinoline
Dispersal
Peganum nigellastrum is stoloniferous and grows in patches from 100 to 200 m wide. Seeds are dispersed by wind, a form of dispersal known as anemochory and by humans in steppe, forest-steppe habitats; around cities and can be dispersed at least 300 km away from desert steppe by human activities.
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References
External links
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Nitrariaceae
Plants described in 1835
Flora of China
Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge
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