Steganotaenia araliacea

Steganotaenia araliacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Steganotaenia
Species:
S. araliacea
Binomial name
Steganotaenia araliacea
Synonyms[2]
  • Peucedanum araliaceum (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vatke

Steganotaenia araliacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.[2][3] It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon,[4] Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.[5]

Active compounds

Plant contains a number of substances with antimitotic and antitubulin activity on various lines of neoplasmic cells:[6]

  • Steganacin
  • Stegangin
  • Steganolide A
  • Steganol
  • Steganone
  • Epistegangin (Steganone ketone)
  • Steganoate B

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Steganotaenia araliacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146197505A146197507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146197505A146197507.en. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  4. ^ D.H. Fulton, J.E. Bower, P.D. Landry, J. Boulet, G. Escoffier, G.B. McLeroy, "Inventaire de ressources du Nord du Cameroun, Afrique", United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service et Fonds d'Aide et de Coopration, France en Cooperation avec le United States Department of State, Agency for International Development, U.S. Government Printing Office: 1978-269-362/15., p. 190 (In PDF 213). On arborescent plants list.
  5. ^ Agroforestry Database 4.0 (Orwa et al. 2009) http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/AFTPDFS/Steganotaenia_araliacea.pdf
  6. ^ R.W. Wang, L.I. Rebhum, S.M. Kupchan „Antimitotic and antitubulin activity of the tumor inhibitor steganacin.”, Cancer Res, VIII 1977, Vol. 37 (9), pp. 3071-9. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/37/9/3071