Syncarpia glomulifera

At a glance

Origin / distribution: CD, CK, FJ, PF, SZ, US, ZA

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Myrtaceae

Scientific name: Syncarpia glomulifera

Common names: Paprastoji ambrenė, Terpentinbaum, Turpentine Tree, Turpentine tree, red luster, red turpentine, synkarpia klbkonosná, turpentine, turpentine tree, turpentine-tree, Синкарпия клубконосная, סינקרפיה גלומוליפרה, 澳洲松脂木

History

The source record documents this plant in CD, CK, FJ, PF, SZ, US, ZA.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• CD
• CK
• FJ
• PF
• SZ
• US
• ZA

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

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

• Identification of tetragocarbone C and sideroxylin as the most potent anti-inflammatory components of Syncarpia glomulifera. · 2021 source ↗
• Antiplasmodial phloroglucinol derivatives from Syncarpia glomulifera. · 2016 source ↗
• Tomographic analysis of siliceous particulates in Australian turpentine wood (Syncarpia glomulifera) through X-ray micro-computed tomography. · 2018 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.