Acacia simplex is a perennial climbing tree native to islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean as far east as Savaiʻi. It is also found in Argentina. This tree grows up to 12 m in height.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. simplex
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| Acacia simplex | |
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There is no common English name, but it is called tatakia in Fiji, tatagia in Samoa, tātāngia in Tonga and Martaoui in New-Caledonia
Uses
editThe tree is used as a toxin in fishing. It incapacitates the fish, but it is apparently not harmful to people.[4]
Phytochemicals
editBark
editLeafy stems
edit- N-methyltryptamine[5]
- N,N-dimethyltryptamine[5]
- 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline[5]
- N,N-formylmethyltryptamine[5]
- Traces of another unidentified alkaloid[5]
Stem bark
editTotal alkaloids 3.6% of which 40% N-methyltryptamine, 22.5% N,N-dimethyltryptamine, 12.7% 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline.[5]
Twigs
editTotal alkaloids 0.11%, of which N-methyltryptamine is 26.3%, 6.2% N,N-dimethyltryptamine, 5.8% 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahyrdo-β-carboline, 1.6% N,N-formylmethyltryptamine.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Acacia simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T160303002A160303004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T160303002A160303004.en. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ^ Australian and Extra-Australian Acacia Archived 2009-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FAO
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Phytochemical Studies of Acacia Simplicifolia (Acacia simplex)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
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