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Phytolacca acinosa

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Species of plant

Phytolacca acinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Genus: Phytolacca
Species: P. acinosa
Binomial name
Phytolacca acinosa
Roxb.
Synonyms
  • Phytolacca esculenta Van Houtte
  • Phytolacca kaempferi A.Gray
  • Phytolacca pekinensis Hance
  • Pircunia esculenta (Van Houtte) Moq.
  • Sarcoca acinosa (Roxb.) Skalický
  • Sarcoca esculenta (Van Houtte) Skalický

Phytolacca acinosa, the Indian pokeweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Phytolaccaceae. It is native to temperate eastern Asia; the Himalayas, most of China, Vietnam to Japan, and has been widely introduced to Europe. The species was originally described by William Roxburgh in 1814.

Range

When the species was originally described it was considered a plant located to Nepal. Currently, the plant is considered native to countries surrounding the Himalayas and introduced to large parts of Europe and parts of the United States (Wisconsin).

Ecology

Indian pokeweed is a hyperaccumulator for manganese.

Uses

As a wild food

The young shoots of Indian pokeweed are cooked and eaten by the Gurung people of western Nepal. They are harvested in June and July.

Similar species (look-a-likes)

Due to overlap in diagnostic feature Phytolacca acinosa can be confused with Phytolacca americana, Phytolacca latbenia or Phytolacca polyandra.

  • Phytolacca americana Phytolacca americana
  • Phytolacca polyandra Phytolacca polyandra

Natural products

Phytolacca acinosa is the source of four flavones, four oleanane derivatives, and six triterpenoid saponins.

Flavones

Triterpenoid saponins

References

Scholia has a profile for Phytolacca acinosa (Q1569312).
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  3. ^ Carey, William, 1761-1834; Roxburgh, William, 1751-1815; Calcutta Royal Botanic Garden (1814), Hortus Bengalensis, or a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta (PDF), Wikidata Q16575978{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Xue, S. G.; Chen, Y. X.; Reeves, Roger D.; Baker, Alan J. M.; Lin, Q.; Fernando, Denise R. (2004-10-01). "Manganese uptake and accumulation by the hyperaccumulator plant Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. (Phytolaccaceae)". Environmental Pollution. 131 (3): 393–399. doi:10.1016/J.ENVPOL.2004.03.011. PMID 15261402.
  5. Xu, Xianghua; Shi, Jiyan; Chen, Yingxu; Chen, Xincai; Wang, Hui; Perera, Anton (2006-06-27). "Distribution and mobility of manganese in the hyperaccumulator plant Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. (Phytolaccaceae)". Plant and Soil. 285 (1–2): 323–331. doi:10.1007/S11104-006-9018-2.
  6. Khakurel, Dhruba; Uprety, Yadav; Łuczaj, Łukasz; Rajbhandary, Sangeeta (2021-10-21). "Foods from the wild: Local knowledge, use pattern and distribution in Western Nepal". PLOS ONE. 16 (10): e0258905. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0258905. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 8530312. PMID 34673823.
  7. "Phytolacca acinosa | Manual of the Alien Plants of Belgium". alienplantsbelgium.be. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  8. Xiao-Pan Ma; Wen-Fang Zhang; Ping Yi; Jun-Jie Lan; Bin Xia; Sai Jiang; Hua-Yong Lou; Wei-Dong Pan (30 September 2017). "Novel Flavones from the Root of Phytolacca acinosa Roxb". Chemistry and Biodiversity. 14 (12). doi:10.1002/CBDV.201700361. ISSN 1612-1872. PMID 28963759. Wikidata Q47894904.
  9. T.K. Razdan; S. Harkar; V. Kachroo; G.L. Koul; E.S. Waight (January 1983). "Triterpenoids from Phytolacca acinosa, three oleanane derivatives". Phytochemistry. 22 (8): 1797–1800. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80274-5. ISSN 0031-9422. Wikidata Q104950731.
  10. Jiao He; Jie Ma; Dao-Wan Lai; Yong-min Zhang; Wen-Ji Sun (October 2011). "A new triterpenoid saponin from the roots of Phytolacca acinosa". Natural Product Research. 25 (18): 1771–1775. doi:10.1080/14786419.2010.535155. ISSN 1478-6419. PMID 21827284. Wikidata Q45204476.
Taxon identifiers
Phytolacca acinosa


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