25+ Sarcococca Pruniformis

Two new steroidal alkaloids a and b isolated from sarcococca pruniformis have been identified as 3α dimethylamino 20α methylacetylamino 5α pregnane i and 3α dimethylamino 20 methylacetyl amino pregn 5 ene ii.

Sarcococca pruniformis. See what to plant when thanks to our seasonal gardening guide and plant finder so your flowers and vegetables look amazing whatever the climate. Learn about the sweet box plant of sarcococca pruniformis genus. A beautiful shrub for shady areas. Native to western himalayas and china. Tiny apetalous unisexual tubular fragrant white flowers 1 2 long bloom in the leaf axils in march april. Is an unresolved name this name is unresolved. Female flowers give way to globose shiny black fruits drupes to 1 3 wide.

Family buxaceae genus sarcococca are compact sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple leathery leaves and tiny fragrant creamy white flowers in winter or spring followed by red purple or black berries which may persist into the following winter. Search over 7 000 plants in our plant guide. Sarcococca sweet box or christmas box is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family buxaceae native to eastern and southeastern asia and the himalayas. A new steroidal alkaloid 4 dehydroxyepisarcovagine a 1 along with seven known alkaloids sarcovagine d 2 sarcovagenine c 3 epoxysarcovagenine d 4 pachysamine l 5 pachysamine e 6 sarcovagine a 7 and sarcovagine b 8 was isolated from the roots and stems of sarcococca pruniformis lindl the structure of compound 1 was elucidated by means of spectroscopic analysis. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. Kidwai department of research in unani medicine tibbiya college and department of chemistry aligarh muslim university aligarh india received 29 may 1970 abstract alkaloid c isolated earlier from sarcococca pruniformis has been shown to be 3a methoxy 20adimethylamino pregn 5 ene. The leaves are borne alternately 3 12 cm long and 1 4 cm broad.

Humilis is low growing to only 1 2 feet tall. Saligna is the correct name and s. Sarcococca pruniformis buxaceae i hope. They are slow growing monoecious evergreen shrubs 1 2 m 3 7 ft tall. What is a sweet box. Forms natural espalier against a wall. The record derives from wcsp in review data supplied on 2012 03 23 which does not establish this name either as an accepted name or as a synonym with original publication details.

Pruniformis is the synonym as per the efi database.