Gynocardin is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C12H17NO8.

It was first isolated from Gynocardia odorata, from which it gets it name, and characterized in 1905.

[1][2] It has since been found in a variety of other plants, including those in the genus Passiflora (passionflowers).

[3] Gynocardin may contribute to the toxicity of plants that contain it because, like other cyanogenic glycosides, cyanide is formed upon its hydrolysis.

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