Melastoma is a genus in the family melastomataceae. Decolourisation of synthetic dyes by endophytic fungal flora. Sirat2, farediah ahmad3, rasadah mat ali3 1department of biomedical science, faculty of science, international islamic university malaysia, 25200 kuantan, malaysia. The record derives from tropicos which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with original publication details. How melastoma malabathricum is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format.
Melastoma malabathricum malabar melastome this plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Analisis pertumbuhan melastoma melastoma malabathricum. Mm consists of three varieties, having flowers with dark purplemagenta petals, light pinkmagenta petals and the rare variety of white petals. In australia, typical habitats include roadsides, disturbed rain forest areas and other wet forests. Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine. The genus melastoma in borneo natural history publications. Considered as native to tropical and temperate asia and the pacific islands, this commonly found small shrub has gained herbal status in the malay folklore belief as well as the indian, chinese, and indonesian folk. The nhexane extract yielded amyrin, patriscabatrine and auranamide, ethyl acetate extract gave quercetin and quercitrin, and methanol extract gave quercitrin and kaempferol3o2,6dioptranscoumaroylglucoside. Phytochemical and bioactivity studies of the leaves of melastoma malabathricum l. For more multimedia, look at melastoma malabathricum on wikimedia commons.
Degradation of rotenone in yam bean seeds pachyrhizus sp. Antioxidative effect of melastoma malabathticum l extract. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of the m. This plant may be known by one or more common names. The record derives from tropicos which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with. Al uptake kinetics in excised melastoma roots showed a biphasic pattern, with an initial rapid phase followed by a slow phase. Melastoma malabathricum mm is a plant from the family melastomaceae commonly found in previously cleared land, waste including malaysia van valkenberg et al. Hypanthium indumentum types were used to group species, with penicillate emergences, bristles, scales with entire or subentire margin, scales dissected into segments, and scales with denticulate, serrate or ciliolate margins being the main categories. Melastomataceae is one of the 22 species found in the southeast asian region, including malaysia. This study showed that the regeneration potential of the wet zone forest is much higher than that of the dry zone forest. In root sections, al was found in all the root tissues, particularly in the epidermis and endodermis. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Pdf table of contents submit international scholarly research notices. It is found easily along roadsides throughout malaysia.
About europe pmc funders joining europe pmc governance roadmap outreach. Habit herb shrub treelet tree it is a shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall. Melastoma malabathricum elmer common names indianrhododendron in english malabar. Establishment of cell suspension culture of melastoma. Its opposite, stalked leaves have leaf blades that are lanceshaped and bear 3 prominent veins. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u.
Al was located in the upper epidermal cells and also distributed in mesophyll cells in leaf sections. Neighbourjoining tree from its sequences showing the relationship between. This study aims to determine its wound healing potentials by assessing and comparing the rate of proliferation of fibroblasts, before and after, treatment of m. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Distributed in tropical and subtropical forests of india, southeast asia and australia, it is a plant of rainforest margins. The flowers have a cupshaped green calyx with five narrow reddish sepals and five purplish petals. Hambatan pertumbuhan akar mulai terjadi pada ph 3 dan konsentrasi al 0. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with original publication details. Smith ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents, and pharmacological properties. Cytotoxicity screening of melastoma malabathricum extracts on.
When the melastoma blooms from butterflies of singapore blog. Mm consists of three varieties, having flowers with dark purplemagenta petals. Not all trees are created equal article pdf available in journal of forestry research 251. Melastoma malabathricum has been claimed to have astounding treatment in wound repair. It extends across the tropical north and down the coast well into nsw. Melastoma malabathricumlocally known as sendudukis one of the seven newlyintroduced herbal species to the global market under the national key economic area nkea no 11 in 2014. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Kke enterprise will apply special constructed natural preservative to inhibit the growth of microorganism that caused spoilage to the end products and at once to increase their shelf life.
Melastoma malabathricum and melastoama beccarianum in. It has about 5070 species distributed around southeast asia, india, north to japan, south to australia and the pacific islands. In southeast asia and elsewhere it is a widespread weed of industrial forest plantation crops such as rubber and mahogany, orchards, and rice fields. In hawaii it forms dense thickets in pastures and rangelands. Melastoma malabathricum, known also as malabar melastome, indian rhododendron, singapore rhododendron, planters rhododendron and senduduk, is a flowering plant in the family melastomataceae. Melastoma malabathricum elmer common names indianrhododendron in english malabar melastome in english malabar melastome in english malabarbuske in swedish in language. There are differences of opinion on the use of the names melastoma malabathricum and m. State regulated list this map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. Melastoma malabathricum is the most widespread species of this genus.
Molecular identification of natural hybridization between melastoma. Research article open access antidiabetic, antioxidant. Melastoma species melastoma malabathricum name homonyms melastoma malabathricum l. A total of twenty endophytic fungi successfully isolated from melastoma malabathricum. Plants profile for melastoma malabathricum malabar melastome. Shamsul khamis, from the institute of bioscience ibs, universiti putra malaysia upm, serdang, selangor, malaysia. Media in category melastoma malabathricum the following 107 files are in this category, out of 107 total. Names of melastoma malabathricum in various languages of the world are also given. Leaves ovate, 612 cm long, 24 cm wide, discolorous, covered with short, stiff hairs. It is undergoing taxonomic revision and the number of species will probably be reduced according to wagner et al. The leaves are lanceolate acute narrowed at the base.
Melastoma malabathricum subsp malabathricum was melastoma affine pronunciation. Melastoma affine, also known by the common names blue tongue or native lassiandra, is a shrub of the family melastomataceae. Bees are the principal pollinators of this species. Melastoma malabathricum is a shrub commonly encountered along the road side throughout the tropical belt. Crude and purified anthocyaninpva blend from fruit pulp of malabathricum. The taxonomy of the genus melastoma requires a complete revision. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf ethnomedicinal investigation on melastoma malabathricum linn. Considered as native to tropical and temperate asia and the pacific islands, this commonly found small shrub has gained herbal status in the malay folklore belief as well as the indian, chinese, and indonesian folk medicines. Cytotoxicity screening of melastoma malabathricum extracts. In 2001 karsten meyer proposed a revision in which the species melastoma affine and other species were subsumed within this species m. This plant is native to indomalaya, japan and australia, and is usually found between 100 and 2,800 m on grasslands and sparse forests.
It was indicated that al uptake in the excised roots occurs mostly. Ethnomedicinal investigation on melastoma malabathricum. Melastoma decemfidum, even though the plant has significant medicinal values. Melastoma malabathricum is an evergreen shrub, up to 2 m tall. Senduduk melastoma malabathricum on the shores of singapore. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in melastoma malabathricum. Melastoma malabathricum previous name used in the website. The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the. Singapore rhododendron, senduduk growth requirements including habitat it requires semishaded conditions to full sun, and soil that is moderately moist. Determination of growth kinetics, the suitable initial inoculum and day of subculture for cell culture of m. List of various diseases cured by melastoma malabathricum. Melas stomos meaning black mouth in greek simply describes ones purplish black tongue when the raw sweet and sour melastoma fruit is consumed. In this study, the genetic transformation of two potentially important flowering ornamentals, melastoma malabathricum and tibouchina semidecandra, with sense and antisense dihydroflavonol4.
Melastoma malabathricum herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Al uptake kinetics in roots of melastoma malabathricum l. Antioxidative effect of melastoma malabathticum l extract and. Melastoma malabathricum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Melastoma malabathricum subsp malabathricum was melastoma.
Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine hindawi. The al accumulation mechanisms in an al accumulator plant, melastoma malabathricum l. Melastomataceae kesignifikanan taksonomi mikromorfologi daun dalam genus melastoma l. Distribution and chemical speciation of aluminum in the al. Soil seed bank dynamics of selected wet and dry forests in. Al concentrations in young leaves, mature leaves, old leaves, and roots.
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