Molecular identification of natural hybridization between melastoma. In hawaii it forms dense thickets in pastures and rangelands. Names of melastoma malabathricum in various languages of the world are also given. Crude and purified anthocyaninpva blend from fruit pulp of malabathricum. Determination of growth kinetics, the suitable initial inoculum and day of subculture for cell culture of m. Smith ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents, and pharmacological properties. Melastoma malabathricum mm linn leaves traditionally use in the treatment of diabetic conditions. Distribution and chemical speciation of aluminum in the al. It branches freely and they are clothed with short acute pale scales. Melastoma malabathricum mm is a plant from the family melastomaceae commonly found in previously cleared land, waste including malaysia van valkenberg et al. This plant is native to indomalaya, japan and australia, and is usually found between 100 and 2,800 m on grasslands and sparse forests. Its opposite, stalked leaves have leaf blades that are lanceshaped and bear 3 prominent veins. 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. Melastoma malabathricum on total vascular flora of singapore online.
Melastoma malabathricum subsp malabathricum was melastoma affine pronunciation. Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine. The taxonomy of the genus melastoma requires a complete revision. Senduduk melastoma malabathricum on the shores of singapore. In 2001 karsten meyer proposed a revision in which the species melastoma affine and other species were subsumed within this species m. Melas stomos meaning black mouth in greek simply describes ones purplish black tongue when the raw sweet and sour melastoma fruit is consumed. The al accumulation mechanisms in an al accumulator plant, melastoma malabathricum l. Melastoma malabathricum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Al was located in the upper epidermal cells and also distributed in mesophyll cells in leaf sections. 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. Cytotoxicity screening of melastoma malabathricum extracts on. Pdf table of contents submit international scholarly research notices.
Singapore rhododendron, senduduk growth requirements including habitat it requires semishaded conditions to full sun, and soil that is moderately moist. How melastoma malabathricum is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. It extends across the tropical north and down the coast well into nsw. Analisis pertumbuhan melastoma melastoma malabathricum. It is undergoing taxonomic revision and the number of species will probably be reduced according to wagner et al.
Cytotoxicity screening of melastoma malabathricum extracts. Melastoma malabathricum elmer common names indianrhododendron in english malabar. 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. Neighbourjoining tree from its sequences showing the relationship between. A total of twenty endophytic fungi successfully isolated from melastoma malabathricum. Melastoma malabathricum is the most widespread species of this genus.
Leaves ovate, 612 cm long, 24 cm wide, discolorous, covered with short, stiff hairs. Melastoma malabathricum has been claimed to have astounding treatment in wound repair. In southeast asia and elsewhere it is a widespread weed of industrial forest plantation crops such as rubber and mahogany, orchards, and rice fields. Plants profile for melastoma malabathricum malabar melastome. Melastoma malabathricum is a shrub commonly encountered along the road side throughout the tropical belt. Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine hindawi. In this study, the genetic transformation of two potentially important flowering ornamentals, melastoma malabathricum and tibouchina semidecandra, with sense and antisense dihydroflavonol4. Media in category melastoma malabathricum the following 107 files are in this category, out of 107 total. When the melastoma blooms from butterflies of singapore blog. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Bees are the principal pollinators of this species.
The mechanism of al uptake in melastoma melastoma malabathricum l. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of the m. Distributed in tropical and subtropical forests of india, southeast asia and australia, it is a plant of rainforest margins. It has about 5070 species distributed around southeast asia, india, north to japan, south to australia and the pacific islands. It was indicated that al uptake in the excised roots occurs mostly through passive accumulation in the. Phytochemical and bioactivity studies of the leaves of melastoma malabathricum l. Al uptake kinetics in roots of melastoma malabathricum l. It is found easily along roadsides throughout malaysia. 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.
List of various diseases cured by melastoma malabathricum. 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 atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Decolourisation of synthetic dyes by endophytic fungal flora. Shamsul khamis, from the institute of bioscience ibs, universiti putra malaysia upm, serdang, selangor, malaysia. Melastoma malabathricum herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Ethnomedicinal investigation on melastoma malabathricum. Melastoma malabathricum is an evergreen shrub, up to 2 m tall.
This study showed that the regeneration potential of the wet zone forest is much higher than that of the dry zone forest. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The record derives from tropicos which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with. Soil seed bank dynamics of selected wet and dry forests in. The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the. Fungal flora isolated from senduduk plant melastoma malabathricum. Initiation and establishment of cell suspension culture 118 4. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in melastoma malabathricum. Melastomataceae is one of the 22 species found in the southeast asian region, including malaysia. Melastoma species melastoma malabathricum name homonyms melastoma malabathricum l. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with original publication details. Melastoma malabathricum elmer common names indianrhododendron in english malabar melastome in english malabar melastome in english malabarbuske in swedish in language. Hambatan pertumbuhan akar mulai terjadi pada ph 3 dan konsentrasi al 0.
Melastomataceae kesignifikanan taksonomi mikromorfologi daun dalam genus melastoma l. Establishment of cell suspension culture of melastoma. Al concentrations in young leaves, mature leaves, old leaves, and roots. Habit herb shrub treelet tree it is a shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall. 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 and melastoama beccarianum in. Stems 4sided or nearly terete, often squamosestrigose. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf ethnomedicinal investigation on melastoma malabathricum linn. About europe pmc funders joining europe pmc governance roadmap outreach.
State regulated list this map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. This plant may be known by one or more common names. In addition, a related species with similar appearance, m. Antioxidative effect of melastoma malabathticum l extract. Not all trees are created equal article pdf available in journal of forestry research 251. For more multimedia, look at melastoma malabathricum on wikimedia commons. Melastoma affine, also known by the common names blue tongue or native lassiandra, is a shrub of the family melastomataceae. Melastoma malabathricum subsp malabathricum was melastoma.
There are differences of opinion on the use of the names melastoma malabathricum and m. Al uptake kinetics in excised melastoma roots showed a biphasic pattern, with an initial rapid phase followed by a slow phase. Sirat2, farediah ahmad3, rasadah mat ali3 1department of biomedical science, faculty of science, international islamic university malaysia, 25200 kuantan, malaysia. Degradation of rotenone in yam bean seeds pachyrhizus sp. Mm consists of three varieties, having flowers with dark purplemagenta petals, light pinkmagenta petals and the rare variety of white petals. 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. Research article open access antidiabetic, antioxidant. 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. It was indicated that al uptake in the excised roots occurs mostly.
The leaves are lanceolate acute narrowed at the base. In australia, typical habitats include roadsides, disturbed rain forest areas and other wet forests. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. Melastoma is a genus in the family melastomataceae. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the antioxidant, antihyperlipidemic and antidiabetic activity of methanolic extract taken from melastoma malabathricum linn melastomaceae. Melastoma decemfidum, even though the plant has significant medicinal values. Melastoma malabathricum previous name used in the website. The record derives from tropicos which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with original publication details. The nhexane extract yielded amyrin, patriscabatrine and auranamide, ethyl acetate extract gave quercetin and quercitrin, and methanol extract gave quercitrin and kaempferol3o2,6dioptranscoumaroylglucoside. Antioxidative effect of melastoma malabathticum l extract and. In root sections, al was found in all the root tissues, particularly in the epidermis and endodermis.
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