Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Tribe Mimoseae Higher classification Stryphnodendron | Order Fabales Subfamily Mimosoideae Genus Stryphnodendron Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Stryphnodendron adstringens Similar Stryphnodendron, Legumes, Dimorphandra mollis, Lafoensia pacari, Dimorphandra | ||
Stryphnodendron adstringens (Portuguese: barbatimão) is a species of legume in the genus Stryphnodendron found in Brazil.
Holcocera cerradicola is a moth, whose larvae feed on S. adstringens.
Chemistry
S. adstringens stem bark is used to produce tannins of the prorobinetinidins (flavanols oligomers containing robinetinidol) or prodelphinidins type. These are robinetinidol-(4β → 8)-epigallocatechin, robinetinidol-(4α → 8)-epigallocatechin, robinetinidol-(4β → 8)-epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate, robinetinidol-(4α → 8)-epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate, robinetinidol-(4α → 6)-gallocatechin and robinetinidol-(4α → 6)-epigallocatechin, in addition to the tentatively characterized, robinetinidol [4β → 6(8)]-gallocatechin and robinetinidol-(4α → 8)-gallocatechin.
References
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