The character by whics h avicennia officinalis separate frod m a. When it matures, it forms a columnar tree up to 15 m and may grow up to 30 m. Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of avicennia marina leaf. Black mangrove avicennia africana, avicennia elliptica, avicennia floridana, avicennia nitida, avicennia oblongifolia, avicennia officinalis var.
Accumulation of heavy metals zn, pb was studied in two mangrove species avicennia marina. Bioactive diterpenes from the mangrove avicennia officinalis linn. Bioaccumulation of zn and pb in avicennia marina forsk. A study from different part of world of pollen were recorded from the antilles in mexico, the, the northern south america and central america 8 indicates the neotropical environments were firstly occupied by nypa, pelliceria, acrostichum, and brevitricolpites variabilis. Acanthaceae, sometimes alternatively placed in verbenaceae or with a more narrow interpretation of the. Avicennia officinalis on nparks flora and fauna website. It contains mangrove trees, which occur in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas and are characterized by its pencil roots which are aerial roots. Definition of avicennia officinalis in the dictionary. Fortythree trees 23 rhizophora mucronata and 20 avicennia marina were studied for the establishment of allometric relationships between. Avicennia officials family avicenniaceae western india to philippines and new guinea. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term avicennia officinalis from the website.
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the carbohydrate metabolizing enzyme inhibitory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potentials of ethanol leaf and bark extracts of a. Triterpenoids from the stem bark of avicennia officinalis. Avicennia officinalis is a species of mangrove also known as indian mangrove. Avicennia officinalis, rhizophora mucronata, kandelia candel and rhizophora apiculata were found to be. Publisheryear 1983 isbndescription published only on the internet, excellent information on a wide range of. Antibacterial activity of mature leaves, tender leaves and bark extracts of avicennia marina, avicennia officinalis and bruguiera sexangula were evaluated using. Oxidation of oleanolic acid of avicennia officinalis. Avicennia has a wide geographical distribution, with members found in intertidal estuaries along many of the worlds tropical and warm temperate coasts. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Base of avecinnia officinalis showing aerial roots. The bark is used for dying cloth, the ash for washing it in india watt and breyerbrandwijk 1962. Antibacterial activity and characterization of secondary. It is commonly known as api api which in the malay language means fires, a reference to the fact that fireflies often congregate on these trees. Avicennia marina and avicennia officinalis to be rich in secondary metabolites and possess antioxidant and antibacterial activity.
Avicennia officinalis, rhizophora mucronata, kandelia candel. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of different mangrove plant extracts. Pharmacological activities of leaf and bark extracts of a. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 18473 with original publication details. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Acanthaceae a superhost plants of gallinducing arthropods in mangrove forests. Avicennia is a genus of flowering plants currently placed in the bears breeches family, acanthaceae. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf iridoids from avicennia marina article pdf available in zeitschrift fur naturforschung c 561112. Rap publication 200607 food and agriculture organization of the united nations regional office for asia and the pacific bangkok. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in avicennia officinalis. Apiapi ludat avicennia officinalis on the shores of. Giesen, wim and stephan wulffraat, max zieren and liesbeth scholten. Avicennia officinalis a small to mediumsized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern pacific white.
Some parts of this plant such as barks, leaves, and fruits of a. Avicennia officinalis synonyms, avicennia officinalis pronunciation, avicennia officinalis translation, english dictionary definition of avicennia officinalis. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 18473 with original publication details. Distribution and morphological adaptations of avicennia. The purpose of this research was to study the translocation of heavy metal cu, and its elimination using the mangrove plant, avicennia marina. The zone of mangrove can be divided into two areas. Phytochemical characterization and antimicrobial efficiency of. Propagule morphology and viability of avicennia officinalis. Avicennia officinalis is a medicinally important mangrove plant and used in traditional medicinal practices to treat various ailments like rheumatism, paralysis, asthma, dyspepsia, tumors etc. The indian mangrove almost looks like avicennia marina, especially the seeds look very similar, but they have completely differnet leaves and the indian mangrove becomes much lager than the grey mangrove, although they have almost the same attitutes. Avicennia officinalis is an obligate halophyte that has evolved both morphologically and physiologically to thrive in saline conditions 1.
This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 01. Oxidation of oleanolic acid of avicennia officinalis leaves to oleanonic acid in the natural environment of sunderban mangrove ecosystem springerlink. Abstractavicennia marinain gazi bay, kenya, displays a disjunct zonation pattern across the intertidal zone with a seaward and a landward a. First, the avicennia area that is located near the inland water and the second region was found more. Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of avicennia marina. Avicennia, genus comprising at least eight species of trees or shrubs in the family acanthaceae. Aboveground biomass estimation of avicennia marina scientific. Uses the wood, used to construct boats, houses, and wharves has been studied as a pulp source, and the bark and roots are used for tanning. The distrbution of avicennia officinalis was restricted towards inland water whereas excoecaria agallocha and avicennia marina were found along the entire regains of estuaries. A taxonomic genus within the family acanthaceae some trees called mangroves. Research article open access identification of salt gland. Abstract of a new flavonoid from leaves of avicennia. Avicennia marina definition of avicennia marina by the. The shiny green leaves, 10 cm long by 5 cm wide, have rounded apexes and goldenbrown under leaf and grow in opposites.
The extracts of avicennia marina from leaves and aerial parts have been reported to possess antiviral zandi et al. Title handbook of energy crops publication author duke. Mangrove guidebook for southeast asia pdf online downloadable. Avicennia officinalis herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Avicennia marina a mangrove of the west indies and the southern florida coast. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word avicennia officinalis. Apiapi, avicennia officinalis, indian mangrove 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. Buy avicennia officinalis indian mangrove, select amount and size and put your mangrove to the shopping basket. Adaptive phenotypic plasticity of avicennia officinalis l. Detection of epibenthic predation in such a high intertidal zone would indicate that. Avicennia marina l is a member of avicenniaceae family and this family includes many plants that are rich source. List of various diseases cured by avicennia officinalis. Adaptive phenotypic plasticity of avicennia officinalis across the salinity gradient in the sundarbans of bangladesh was studied. Names of avicennia officinalis in various languages of the world are also given.
Pdf phytochemical investigation on the aerial roots of avicennia officinalis of. Information about avicennia officinalis in the dictionary, synonyms and. Avicennia marina synonyms, avicennia marina pronunciation, avicennia marina translation, english dictionary definition of avicennia marina. Leaf blades shiny dark green above and white waxy below latin alba, white, as well as the malay, putih refer to this feature, usually eggshaped, elliptic or lanceshaped with a pointed tip but can be very variable even within the same branch. The species of rhizophoraceae are well known for their long torpedoshaped.
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