Duboisia leichhardtii

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Australia, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison

Science studied: BETULIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Solanaceae

Scientific name: Duboisia leichhardtii

Common names: Leichhardt corkwood, Leichhardt's corkwood, Leichhardt's duboisia, Queensland corkwood, Queensland duboisia, corkwood, corticeira, duboisia, poisonous corkwood, storblommig duboisia, yellow-basswood

POWO: 94818-3 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Australia, BR.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Australia
• BR

Documented cultural uses

• Poison

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Poison · Australia · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Silencing of quinolinic acid phosphoribosyl transferase (QPT) gene for enhanced production of scopolamine in hairy root culture of Duboisia leichhardtii. · 2018 source ↗
• Discrimination of wild types and hybrids of Duboisia myoporoides and Duboisia leichhardtii at different growth stages using ¹H NMR-based metabolite profiling and tropane alkaloids-targeted HPLC-MS analysis. · 2016 source ↗
• Alkaloid biosynthesis in somatic hybrids of Duboisia leichhardtii F. Muell. and Nicotiana tabacum L. · 1991 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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