Flacourtia is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, salicaceae. The plant list includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus flacourtia. Flacourtia indica flacourtiaceae is the most useful traditional medicinal plant in india. Some of these plants are already exploited in different parts of the world. As per the ayurvedic literature, stem bark of this plant is used in raktavikara, sopha, dusta, vrana.
Thus it could be concluded that the methanolic and aqueous extracts of flacourtia indica possess. For more multimedia, look at flacourtia on wikimedia commons. Pdf methanol extract of flacourtia indica aerial parts. For an introduction to the problem, see matthew fl. Iv, is the book of standards for single drugs included therein and the standards prescribed in the ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of india, parti, vol. In vitro antioxidant activity of methanolic and aqueous. Isolation and cytotoxic investigation of flacourtin from. A combined raster was generated by merging four classified layers using the spatial analyst. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Each part leaves, bark, stem, fruits, root and even whole plant of the. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Evaluation of antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of. Bark is usually pale, grey, powdery, may become brown to dark grey and flaking, revealing pale orange patches. Flacourtia mollis can be recognized by its leaf indumentum, and f.
Synonyms flacourtia cataphracta blume illegitimate flacourtia edulis griff. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. The present study was carried out to investigate the diuretic activity of the ethanolic extract of roots of flacourtia indica. Some authors like matthew accept this species flacourtia ramontchii as distinct while some others consider it a form of flacourtia indica. On the island of reunion, the species is cryptogenic origin uncertain. Title fruits of warm climates publication author morton. Flacourtia indica famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. The remaining three the remaining three species are much more difficult, at least from herbarium material, as staminate flowers seem to offer no useful characters.
Flacourtia indica 2500 60 fraxinus pennsylvanica 40 gardenia volkensii 40 gmelina arborea 2000 50 grevillea robusta 5000 105 grewia discolor 40 grewia villosa 40 gliricidia sepium 4000 50 gyrocarpus americanus 1200 70 hagenia abyssinica 2500 50 hakea. Flacourtia is a large genus with 96 species recorded the plant list, 20 taxonomy of this species is complex and there is confusion and disagreement on whether one or more. Flacourtia indica information from the global compendium. It contains 15 species of shrubs and small trees that are native to the african and asian tropics and subtropics. Este artigo sobre a ordem malpighiales, integrado no projeto plantas e um esboco. Flacourtia indica in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Leaves with the blade usually ovate to elliptic, 2.
Flacourtia jangomas has unique genes, including 86 proteincoding. Prohibited plants or plant products pursuant to paragraph 1, article 14, plant protection and quarantine act 1. Media in category flacourtia indica the following 89 files are in this category, out of 89 total. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Flacourtia indica induces apoptosis in c11 cells with ros asian pac j cancer prev, 15 17, 72917296 introduction the world health organization who reports that about 80% of the population in developing countries relies on the traditional system of medication for primary health care. The extract showed the presence of flavanoids, phenolic compounds, steroids, and triterpenoids in the preliminary phytochemical screening. It is cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums. The study was conducted on wotagisho forest in boloso sore woreda, wolaita zone, and southwest, ethiopia, to determine the floristic composition, vegetation structure, community type, and regeneration and conservation status of woody species. Publisher weinheim year 1959 isbndescription an excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants.
A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe. Antibacterial potential and phytochemical analysis of. Planting of this species is prohibited in miamidade county, florida u. In the termination stage radicals combine to form nonradicals equations 2. Antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts from. Occasionally flowering occurs at other times of the year. You are viewing one of thousands of biographies click. In the acute toxicity study, no mortality was observed on administering the. Common names include batoko plum, madagascar plum, indian plum, rhodesia plum mauritius plum, ramontchi, kangu, governors plum, flacourtia, batoka plum, rhodesia plum, botoko plum.
It invades disturbed areas, forest edges or clearings. The growth and regeneration of diff erent species is excellent in many pockets of the sanctuary. The present study was carried out to investigate the diuretic activity of the ethanolic extract of roots of flacourtia indica flacourtiaceae. Four wild fruits, diospyros mespiliformis, flacourtia indica, uapaca kirkiana and ziziphus mauritiana, were extracted with methanol and analysed for radical. Native to the asian tropics particularly india, malaysia and madagascar, it has small fragrant, dull red flushed, greenishyellow. Flacourtia indica is a small tree or shrub native to africa and asia. Forest composition tiruvannamalai district occupies a total of 1,36,400. Pdf antiasthmatic potential of flacourtia indica merr. Antiinflammatory and antimicrobial activity of flacourtia. Telechargez comme pdf, txt ou lisez en ligne sur scribd. Antibacterial potential and phytochemical analysis of flacourtia indica burm.
Governors plum governors plum flacourtia indica,balsa st inala has 50yr old thorny heavy cropping small 14mm plum fruiting 4m trees and about half of these are male trees and the fruit after cooking with sugar make a lovely jelly after sieving out the seeds. Names of flacourtia indica in various languages of the world are also given. Key to genera based on material in flower in flower, especially in staminate flower, xylosma and flacourtia are difficult to distinguish at genus level. The role of agroforestry in food and nutritional security agroforestry for food security and climate change webinar 4. Year 1987 isbn 0961018410 description a very well written guide to about 125 species. Male flowers of flacourtia are easily confused with those of xylosma. Tumbuhan ini masih berkerabat dengan rukem dan kerukup. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Needs little cultural care except pruning to keep it shapely. Flacourtia indica, governors plum, madagascar plum, batoko. Flacourtia indica is very popular and used as folklore medicine to treat various diseases, fruits are used in the treatment of jaundice and enlarged spleen, seeds.
Since cancer pathogenesis may involve lipid peroxidation, uv induced haemolysis and dpph assays were used to examine the role of the fruit extracts in. Our findings suggested that flacourtia indica possessed good hepatoprotective activity. The shrub density for individual species ranged from 0. Biodiversity assessment report, wakal river basin, rajasthan. The ethnopharmacological studies revealed that the parts of the plant areused in traditional medicine to treat various diseases and functional disorders. Flacourtia ramontchi, known commonly as ramontchi, governors plum, batoko plum, madagascar plum and indian plum, is a species of. Methanol extract of flacourtia indica aerial parts induces apoptosis via generation of ros and activation of caspases in human colon cancer hct116 cells. Flacourtia e um genero botanico pertencente a familia salicaceae. Diversity in underutilized plant species an asiapacific perspective. Climate change and sustainable management of salinity in. The role of agroforestry in food and nutritional security.
Flacourtia indica commonly known as baichi has been reported as an effective remedy for the treatment of a variety of diseases. Total phenolic content for methanolic and aqueous extracts were found to be 1. Flacourtia indica governors plum, ramontchi, madagascar plum. Phenolic composition of flacourtia indica, opuntia megacantha and sclerocarya birrea. Pdf phenolic composition of flacourtia indica, opuntia. The governors plum flacourtia indica is a large shrub or small tree native to tropical africa and asia. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. West african plants a photo guide flacourtia indica burm. If you know of control methods for flacourtia indica, please let us know. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Systematic sampling method was used to collect data from 50 quadrats 20m x 20m established along transects.
Neglected and underutilized fruit species in sri lanka mdpi. Pdf diuretic activity of the roots of flacourtia indica researchgate. Thus, the antiasthmatic effect produced by ethanolic extract of flacourtia indica suggested that antiasthmatic activity could be due to its bronchodilator and mast cell stabilizing property. The objective of this study was to investigate the hepatoprotective activity of aqueous extract of leaves of flacourtia indica against ccl4 induced hepatotoxicity. Governors plum by gene joyner, extension agent i ifas palm beach county cooperative extension service. Flacourtia indica adalah spesies tumbuhan beserta buahnya yang termasuk ke dalam genus flacourtia. Flacourtia indica flacourtiaceae presented here is summary information about the species flacourtia indica from the global compendium of weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed. Eddmaps distribution this map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. Governors plum, madagascar plum, batoko palm is a tropical or subtropical small shrubby tree. The flacourtiaceae is a defunct family of flowering plants whose former members have been scattered to various families, mostly to the achariaceae and salicaceae. Definitions of terms are available in the gcw introduction. Quarantine requirements for the importation of plants or plant products in case of any discrepancy between the chinese text and the english translation thereof, the chinese text shall govern.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Terminalia bellerica, madhuca indica, m angifera indica, haldina cord ifolia terminelia arjuna, ficus benghalensis, phoenix sylvestris etc. The shrubby species in these forests are represented by flacourtia indica, securinega leucopyrus, carissa congesta, callicarpa tomentosa, xeromphis spinosa, meyna laxiflora, ziziphus spp and the invasive lantana camara. It was so vaguely defined that hardly anything seemed out of place there and it became a dumping ground for odd and anomalous genera, gradually making the family even more heterogeneous.
List of various diseases cured by flacourtia indica. Flacourtia indica governors plum, madagascar plum, batoko palm flacourtia inermis rukam, batoko plum, lorilori. Pdf diuretic activity of the roots of flacourtia indica. In china, the two genera together include eight species. The plant list includes 71 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus flacourtia. For example, edible cactus opuntia ficus indica is being extensively used as a fruit, forage, vegetable and medicinal crop in countries like mexico, argentina, france, brazil, italy, south africa and even in south western usa. Its seeds are dispersed by birds but also by small mammals. An interpretation of rumphiuss herbarium amboinense 377. Flacourtin, a phenolic glycoside ester 3hydroxy4hydroxymethylphenyl6obenzoyl. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of flacourtia jangomas. If considered necessary these standards can be amended and the.
Flacourtia indica commonly called sruvavrksa is a medicinal plant widely used in ayurveda. A mechanismbased pharmacological evaluation of efficacy. Ndhlala ar, chitindingu k, mupure c, murenje t, ndhlala f, benhura ma, muchuweti m 2008 antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts from diospyros mespiliformis jackal berry, flacourtia indica batoka plum, uapaca kirkiana wild loquat. Flacourtia ramontchi, known commonly as ramontchi, governors plum, batoko plum, madagascar plum and indian plum, is a species of flowering plant native to much of africa and tropical and temperate parts of asia. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Flacourtia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Annona stenophylla diels and flacourtia indica may help in the prevention of cancer using uv light induced red blood cell rbc haemolysis and1, 1diphenyl2picrylhydrazyl dpph assays.
It is now considered as a valuable source of unique natural products for development of medicines and targeting against various diseases. Removal of stem bark tible to damage by insects and natural elements. This is a high altitude replacement of the latter species, and quite distinct and its a tree with no spines on branchlets only trunk spiny. This shrub or small tree from madagascar and south asia freezes around 25f. Recommendations to the international conference on forests for food security and nutrition th4 march 20 ramni jamnadass, ian dawson, stepha mcmullin, katja kehlenbeck and frank place world agroforestry centre icraf. The present study was experimented on hyperlipidemic charles foster rats with the aim to explore the possible mechanism responsible for the antidyslipidemic activity of the hydromethanolic extract from f. Tumbuhan ini berasal dari anak benua india dan juga asia tenggara, tumbuh secara luar dan dimanfaatkan buahnya untuk dimakan. Flacourtia indica national botanical research institute. Fiche presentation flacourtia indica cultivar plantes scribd.
It can form dense stands limiting the regeneration of native species. How flacourtia indica is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. It was previously placed in the now defunct family flacourtiaceae. Some authors have treated the species in a broad sense, and include in synonymy not only f. Plants are very attractive, with deep green glossy leathery leaves, and many varieties have large sharp spines. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in flacourtia indica. William fenical sio, ucsd, usa for his successful efforts in the discovery of anticancer lead compounds marizomib and plinibulin. Rukam has receives little attention and it is so often confused with other species, particularly flacourtia inermis. Fresh commercially produced beef was cut and minced using manual equipment. Aqueous extract of flacourtia indica prevents carbon. Flacourtia indica is a tree or shrub usually 35 m tall, sometimes 10 m. Flacourtia indica herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects.
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