Natural Source
The mutualistic relationship between the southern cassowary and Fontainea picrosperma, and what seed dispersal ecology reveals about blushwood berry availability.
Botany
Endophytic fungi living within plant tissues may play an underexplored role in modulating the secondary metabolite profile of Fontainea picrosperma, including tigilanol tiglate.
Natural Source
Fontainea picrosperma — commonly called the blushwood tree — is a mid-canopy rainforest tree endemic to the wet tropics of north Queensland, Australia. It is one of approximately 10 species in the genus Fontainea (family Euphorbiaceae), several of which occur in the tropical and subtropical rainforests of northeastern Australia and Papua New
Natural Source
The blushwood tree depends on a narrow set of pollinators and environmental conditions. Understanding its reproductive biology explains why fruit yield varies so dramatically.
EBC-46
Scaling tigilanol tiglate production depends on reliably propagating Fontainea picrosperma through seed germination, vegetative grafting, and emerging clonal techniques.
Natural Source
The mycorrhizal fungi associated with Fontainea picrosperma roots may play an underappreciated role in the biosynthesis and concentration of tigilanol tiglate in blushwood fruit.