Sarcococca Pruniformis

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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. A beautiful shrub for shady areas. 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. Tiny apetalous unisexual tubular fragrant white flowers 1 2 long bloom in the leaf axils in march april.

The leaves are borne alternately 3 12 cm long and 1 4 cm broad. Learn about the sweet box plant of sarcococca pruniformis genus. 3 posts by 3 authors. 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 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. Is an unresolved name this name is unresolved. What is a sweet box. Forms natural espalier against a wall.

Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. They are slow growing monoecious evergreen shrubs 1 2 m 3 7 ft tall. Humilis is low growing to only 1 2 feet tall. Pruniformis is the synonym as per the efi database.

White spring flowers are small but very fragrant. Female flowers give way to globose shiny black fruits drupes to 1 3 wide. 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. Sarcococca pruniformis buxaceae i hope.

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.