Miliusa

Miliusa is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It consists 9 accepted species and 50 unresolved species. The following list is according to Plant List. 10 more new species were discovered from Thailand and India.[1]

Miliusa
Miliusa velutina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Tribe: Miliuseae
Genus: Miliusa
Lesch. ex A.DC.

Miliusanes, a class of cytotoxic agents were extracted from Miliusa sinensis. They are potential anticancer lead molecules.

Accepted species
  • Miliusa banghoiensis Jovet-Ast
  • Miliusa bannaensis , X.L. Hou
  • Miliusa brahei , (F. Muell.) Jessup
  • Miliusa chunii , W.T. Wang
  • Miliusa horsfieldii , (Bennett) Baill. ex Pierre
  • Miliusa koolsii (Kosterm.) J.Sinclair
  • Miliusa prolifica , (Chun & F.C. How) P.T. Li
  • Miliusa sinensis , Finet & Gagnep. [2]
  • Miliusa tenuistipitata , W.T. Wang
  • Miliusa velutina , (Dunal) Hook. f. & Thomson
  • Miliusa vidalii J.Sinclair

Recently found species
  • Miliusa codonantha - India
  • Miliusa fragrans - Thailand
  • Miliusa gokhalaei - India
  • Miliusa hirsuta - Thailand
  • Miliusa intermedia - Thailand
  • Miliusa nakhonsiana - Thailand
  • Miliusa pumila - Thailand [3]
  • Miliusa sessilis - Thailand
  • Miliusa thailandica - Thailand
  • Miliusa umpangensis - Thailand

Unresolved species
  • Miliusa amplexicaulis , Ridl.
  • Miliusa andamanica , Finet & Gagnep.
  • Miliusa arborea , (Elmer) J.Sinclair
  • Miliusa baillonii , Pierre
  • Miliusa balansae , Finet & Gagnep. [4][5]
  • Miliusa bidwillii , (Benth.) R.E.Fr.
  • Miliusa campanulata , Pierre
  • Miliusa concinna , Ridl.
  • Miliusa cuneata , Craib
  • Miliusa dolichantha , Craib
  • Miliusa elongata , Craib
  • Miliusa eriocarpa , Dunn
  • Miliusa fusca , Pierre
  • Miliusa glandulifera , XC.E.C.Fisch.
  • Miliusa globosa , (A.DC.) Panigrahi & S.C.Mishra
  • Miliusa indica , Lesch. ex A.DC.
  • Miliusa jainii , Goel & S.C.Sharma
  • Miliusa lanceolata , Chaowasku & Kessler
  • Miliusa leschenaultii , A.DC.
  • Miliusa lineata , (Craib) Ast
  • Miliusa longiflora , (Hook.f. & Thomson) J.Sinclair
  • Miliusa longipes , King
  • Miliusa lucida , Finet & Gagnep.
  • Miliusa macrocarpa , Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Miliusa macropoda , Miq. [6]
  • Miliusa mollis , Pierre
  • Miliusa montana , Gardner ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Miliusa mukerjeeana , Debika Mitra & Chakr.
  • Miliusa nilagirica , Bedd.
  • Miliusa novoguineensis , Mols & Kessler
  • Miliusa parviflora , Ridl.
  • Miliusa roxburghiana , Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Miliusa saccata , C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Miliusa sclerocarpa , Kurz
  • Miliusa smithiae , Craib
  • Miliusa tectona , Hutch. ex C.E.Parkinson
  • Miliusa thorelii , Finet & Gagnep.
  • Miliusa tirunelvelica , Murugan, Manickam, Sundaresan & Jothi
  • Miliusa tomentosa , (Roxb.) J.Sinclair[7]
  • Miliusa traceyi , Jessup
  • Miliusa tristis , Kurz
  • Miliusa unguiculata , (C.E.C.Fisch.) J.Sinclair
  • Miliusa villosa , (Roxb.) W.Theob.
  • Miliusa wallichiana , Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Miliusa wightiana , Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Miliusa zeylanica , Gardner ex Hook.f. & Thomson

References
  1. Chaowasku, Tanawat (2013). "Seven new species ofMiliusa(Annonaceae) from Thailand". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (6): 680–699. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01785.x.
  2. Zhang, HJ; Ma, C; Nguyen, VH; Nguyen, MC; Tan, GT; Santarsiero, BD; Mesecar, AD; Soejarto, DD; Pezzuto, JM; Fong, HH (Jan 2006). "Miliusanes, a class of cytotoxic agents from Miliusa sinensis". J Med Chem. 49 (2): 693–708. doi:10.1021/jm0509492. PMID 16420055.
  3. "Species New to Science: [Botany • 2014] Miliusa pumila | ระฆังน้ำพราย • A New Species (Annonaceae) from southern Thailand". 2015-01-10.
  4. Kamperdick, Christine (December 2002). "Constituents from Miliusa balansae (Annonaceae)". Phytochemistry. 61 (8): 991–994. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00374-6. PMID 12453532.
  5. Huong, DT; Kamperdick, C; Sung, TV (2004). "Homogentisic Acid Derivatives from Miliusa balansae". Journal of Natural Products. 67 (3): 445–447. doi:10.1021/np030195z. PMID 15043427.
  6. "Miliusa macropoda".
  7. "Miliusa tomentosa - Hoom".


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