Phytolacca acinosa

Phytolacca acinosa, the Indian pokeweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Phytolaccaceae.[2] It is native to temperate eastern Asia; the Himalayas, most of China, Vietnam to Japan, and has been widely introduced to Europe.[1] The species was originally described by William Roxburgh in 1814.[3][2]

Phytolacca acinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Genus: Phytolacca
Species:
P. acinosa
Binomial name
Phytolacca acinosa
Roxb.
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

Range

When the species was originally described it was considered a plant located to Nepal.[3] 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).[1]

Similar species (look-a-likes)

Due to overlap in diagnostic feature Phytolacca acinosa can be confused with Phytolacca americana, Phytolacca latbenia or Phytolacca polyandra.[4]

  • P. americana
  • P. polyandra

Natural products

Phytolacca acinosa is the source of four Flavones,[5] four, oleanane derivatives [6] and six Triterpenoid saponins[7]

Flavones
  • Cochliophilin A
  • Cochliophilin B
  • 6-methoxy-7-hydroxy flavone
  • 6,7-methylenedioxy-4-hydroxypeltogynan-7′-one

Triterpenoid saponins
  • esculentoside A
  • esculentoside B
  • esculentoside C
  • esculentoside D
  • esculentoside H
  • esculentoside T

References
  1. "Phytolacca acinosa Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. "Phytolacca acinosa Roxb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  3. Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta.; Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta; Carey, William; Roxburgh, William (1814). Hortus Bengalensis : or, A catalogue of the plants growing in the ... Botanic Garden at Calcutta. Serampore.
  4. "Phytolacca acinosa | Manual of the Alien Plants of Belgium". alienplantsbelgium.be. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. 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.
  6. T.K. Razdan; S. Harkar; V. Kachroo; G.L. Koul; E.S. Waight (25 July 2002). "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.
  7. Jiao He; Jie Ma; Dao-Wan Lai; Yong-min Zhang; Wen-Ji Sun (9 August 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.


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