Description a booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of botanical and common names for over 2,500 less wellknown edible fruits of the tropics. Melastoma malabathricum on total vascular flora of singapore online. How melastoma malabathricum is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Malatungaw, melastoma malabathricum, singapore rhododendron. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. The nhexane extract yielded amyrin, patriscabatrine and auranamide, ethyl acetate extract gave quercetin and quercitrin, and methanol extract gave quercitrin and kaempferol3o2,6dioptranscoumaroylglucoside. Mm consists of three varieties, having flowers with dark purplemagenta petals. Stems 4sided or nearly terete, often squamosestrigose. Distribution and chemical speciation of aluminum in the al. Melastoma affine, also known by the common names blue tongue or native lassiandra, is a shrub of the family melastomataceae. It was indicated that al uptake in the excised roots occurs mostly through passive.
Habit herb shrub treelet tree it is a shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall. Leaves ovate, 612 cm long, 24 cm wide, discolorous, covered with short, stiff hairs. Antioxidative effect of melastoma malabathticum l extract and. In hawaii it forms dense thickets in pastures and rangelands.
Names of melastoma malabathricum in various languages of. Al uptake kinetics in excised melastoma roots showed a biphasic pattern, with an initial rapid phase followed by a slow phase. 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. Aug 06, 2016 this shrub with pretty purple flowers is commonly seen in many of our open wild places, including coastal areas. The record derives from tropicos which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with original publication details. In southeast asia and elsewhere it is a widespread weed of industrial forest plantation crops such as rubber and mahogany, orchards, and rice fields.
Malatungaw, melastoma malabathricum, singapore rhododendron herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal research studies. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Aug 26, 2014 this page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 12. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in melastoma malabathricum. Studies in southeast asian melastoma melastomataceae, 1. The stems are erect, branching, slender, 4sided, scabrous, and densely covered with minute, rigid, appressed, ciliate scales.
The mechanism of al uptake in melastoma melastoma malabathricum l. Media in category melastoma malabathricum the following 107 files are in this category, out of 107 total. Melastoma malabathricum subsp malabathricum was melastoma affine pronunciation. 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. In root sections, al was found in all the root tissues, particularly in the epidermis and endodermis. The leaves are simple, entire, lanceolate in shape and can grow up to a length of 7 cm. Melastoma malabathricum herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Shrub 12m tall, though they can grow into small trees if left uncut. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 20302081 with original publication details. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The genus melastoma in borneo natural history publications.
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. Considered as native to tropical and temperate asia and the pacific. Melastomataceae kesignifikanan taksonomi mikromorfologi daun dalam genus melastoma l. 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. Melastoma malabathricum subsp malabathricum was melastoma. This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 12. Smith ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents, and pharmacological properties.
Plant description senduduk is an erect much branched shrub growing to a height of 3 m. Melastoma malabathricum is an evergreen shrub, up to 2 m tall. List of various diseases cured by melastoma malabathricum. Melastomataceae is one of the 22 species found in the southeast asian region, including malaysia. Inflorescences of 2 or more flowers, each inches di. Cytotoxicity screening of melastoma malabathricum extracts on. When the melastoma blooms from butterflies of singapore blog. Plants profile for melastoma malabathricum malabar melastome. Al concentrations in young leaves, mature leaves, old leaves, and roots.
Phytochemical and bioactivity studies of the leaves of melastoma malabathricum l. Al uptake kinetics in roots of melastoma malabathricum l. Total anthocyanin content in melastoma malabathricum. Leaves opposite, 4 inches long by 2 inches wide with 5 prominent veins, upper surface rough, lower with silky hairs. Based on this and other characters, distinct southeast asian rheophytic species are then distinguished from a rheophytic form of melastoma malabathricum. Melastoma malabathricum, melastoma sanguineum, tibouchina urvilleana summary melastoma candidum asian melastome is an invasive shrub that can spread rapidly and may form dense monotypic thickets in a variety of habitats such as. The al accumulation mechanisms in an al accumulator plant, melastoma malabathricum l. Distributed in tropical and subtropical forests of india, southeast asia and australia, it is a plant of rainforest margins. Inflorescences of 2 or more flowers, each inches diameter, lavender. It is an evergreen shrub, grow up to 2 m tall, commonly in the wetland area, branched, flowering. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Singapore rhododendron, senduduk growth requirements including habitat it requires semishaded conditions to full sun, and soil that is moderately moist. For more multimedia, look at melastoma malabathricum on wikimedia commons. Al was located in the upper epidermal cells and also distributed in mesophyll cells in leaf sections.
In australia, typical habitats include roadsides, disturbed rain forest areas and other wet forests. Palore, athirani, kalampotti, kalathi plant description. This plant is native to indomalaya, japan and australia, and is usually found between 100 and 2,800 m on grasslands and sparse forests. Melastoma malabathricum, known also as malabar melastome, indian rhododendron, singapore rhododendron, planters rhododendron and senduduk, is a flowering plant in the family melastomataceae. The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the. Senduduk melastoma malabathricum on the shores of singapore. Names of melastoma malabathricum in various languages of the world are also given. Melastoma malabathricum mm is a plant from the family melastomaceae commonly found in previously cleared land, waste including malaysia van valkenberg et al. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of the. In addition, a related species with similar appearance, m. The amount of anthocyanin was calculated based on per gram fresh weight of petal used in the extraction.
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