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A REVIEW Abstract Ochna Schweinfurthiana(Os, Family
Review Article ETHNOBOTANY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF OCHNA SCHWEINFURTHIANA: A REVIEW Abstract Ochna schweinfurthiana(Os, Family: Ochnaceae) is a small evergreen tree used in ethnomedicine to treat different ailments; it is also used in agri-horticulture and as ornaments, dyes among others. Chemical investigations conducted on the different parts of the plant have been confined to phenolic compounds majorly bioflavonoids, glycosides, steroids and terpenes. The plant, Os have shown a wide spectrum of biological and pharmacological properties which include antimicrobial, cytotoxic/antiproliferative, genotoxicity, antinociceptive, anti- inflammatory, antioxidant and antiplasmodial. This review comprehensively summarize the potential effects of the plant Os chemically and pharmacologically (in vitro and in vivo). However, more researches in the aspect of phytochemical and biological studies are needed to exhaustively isolate bioactive compounds and evaluate their effects on other ailments as claimed by the traditional healers. Keywords: Ochnaceae, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, antiplasmodial, bioflavonoids, glycosides, steroids, toxicity 1. Introduction Ochna schweinfurthiana(Os)belonging to the Ochnaceaefamily is a small tree that was named after a German botanical collector and taxonomist Dr. Georg August Schweinfurth; it is an attractive tropical small tree that measures up to 4 m tall and the plant is commonly known as the brick-red Ochna in English, Jan-taru in Hausa language, Hiéké in Yoruba and Sa’aboule in Foufouldé (Burkill, 1985; Messi et al., 2016).The plant can be used as medicine, for agricultural, social and religious purposes (Burkill, 1985). This review will focus on the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Os. 2. Main text 2.1 Botanical Description Ochna originated from a Greek word “Ochnewhich means wild pear”. -
Method to Estimate Dry-Kiln Schedules and Species Groupings: Tropical and Temperate Hardwoods
United States Department of Agriculture Method to Estimate Forest Service Forest Dry-Kiln Schedules Products Laboratory Research and Species Groupings Paper FPL–RP–548 Tropical and Temperate Hardwoods William T. Simpson Abstract Contents Dry-kiln schedules have been developed for many wood Page species. However, one problem is that many, especially tropical species, have no recommended schedule. Another Introduction................................................................1 problem in drying tropical species is the lack of a way to Estimation of Kiln Schedules.........................................1 group them when it is impractical to fill a kiln with a single Background .............................................................1 species. This report investigates the possibility of estimating kiln schedules and grouping species for drying using basic Related Research...................................................1 specific gravity as the primary variable for prediction and grouping. In this study, kiln schedules were estimated by Current Kiln Schedules ..........................................1 establishing least squares relationships between schedule Method of Schedule Estimation...................................2 parameters and basic specific gravity. These relationships were then applied to estimate schedules for 3,237 species Estimation of Initial Conditions ..............................2 from Africa, Asia and Oceana, and Latin America. Nine drying groups were established, based on intervals of specific Estimation -
Taming the Wild Stewartia©
1 Boland-Tim-2019B-Taming-Stewartia Taming the Wild Stewartia© Timothy M. Boland and Todd J. Rounsaville Polly Hill Arboretum, 809 State Road, West Tisbury, Massachusetts 02575, USA [email protected] Keywords: Asexual propagation, native trees, plant collections, seeds, Stewartia SUMMARY The Polly Hill Arboretum (PHA) began working with native stewartia in 1967. Our founder, Polly Hill, was devoted to growing trees from seed. In 2006, the Polly Hill Arboretum was recognized as the Nationally Accredited Collection holder for stewartia. This status has guided our collection development, particularly on focused seed expeditions, which began in 2007. The PHA has been successful growing both species from seed, however, overwintering survival and transplanting of juvenile plants has proved more challenging. New insights into winter storage of seedlings is beginning to shed light on this problem. Experimentation with overwintering rooted cuttings has revealed that plants have preferred temperature and chilling requirements. These new overwintering protocols have thus far yielded positive results. Recent work with tissue culture has also shown promising results with both species. Future work includes grafting superior clones of our native stewartia onto Asiatic species in an effort to overcome the problematic issues of overwintering, transplantability, and better resistance to soil borne pathogens. Our Plant Collections Network (PCN) development plan outlines our next phase work with stewartia over the upcoming several years. The results of this work will be shared in future years as we continue to bring these exceptional small flowering trees into commercial production. 2 INTRODUCTION The commitment to building Polly Hill Arboretum’s (PHA) stewartia collection is based on our founder Polly Hill’s history with the genus and our own desire to encourage the cultivation of these superb small-flowering trees in home gardens. -
Antimalarial Biflavonoids from the Roots of Ochna Serrulata (Hochst.) Walp
International Research Journal of Pure & Applied Chemistry 16(4): 1-9, 2018; Article no.IRJPAC.42440 ISSN: 2231-3443, NLM ID: 101647669 Antimalarial Biflavonoids from the Roots of Ochna serrulata (Hochst.) Walp Monica M. Ndoile1* and Fanie R. Van Heerden2 1Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O.Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2School of Chemistry and Physics, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Author FRVH designed the study and mobilized the resources. Author MMN engaged in laboratory activities and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Data analyses, reading and approving the manuscript were done by both authors. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IRJPAC/2018/42440 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Richard Sawadogo, Group Cell death & Natural Compounds, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et -Cellulaire du Cancer Hôpital Kirchberg, Luxembourg. Reviewers: (1) S. Murugesan, Pachaiyappa’s College, India. (2) Busari Musa Bola, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/25281 Received 9th April 2018 th Original Research Article Accepted 18 June 2018 Published 27th June 2018 ABSTRACT Aims: To isolate and evaluate the biological activities of the compounds present in the roots of Ochna serrulata. Study Design: Laboratory isolation of compounds by using various chromatographic methods, and cytotoxicity and antimalarial evaluations of the isolated compounds. Place and Duration of Study: School of Chemistry and Physics, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), from September 2009 to June 2012. -
An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Franklinia Alatamaha and Gordonia
HORTSCIENCE 41(6):1386–1388. 2006. hybrids using F. alatamaha. Ackerman and Williams (1982) conducted extensive crosses · between F. alatamaha and Camellia L. spp. Gordlinia grandiflora (Theaceae): and produced two intergeneric hybrids, but their growth was weak and extremely slow. An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Ranney and colleagues (2003) reported suc- cessful hybridization between F. alatamaha Franklinia alatamaha and and Schima argentea Pritz. In 1974, Dr. Elwin Orton, Jr. successfully crossed G. lasianthus with F. alatamaha and produced 33 hybrids Gordonia lasianthus (Orton, 1977). Orton (1977) further reported Thomas G. Ranney1,2 that the seedlings grew vigorously during the Department of Horticultural Science, Mountain Horticultural Crops first growing season and that a number of them flowered the following year; however, Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, 455 all the plants eventually died, possibly be- Research Dr., Fletcher, NC 28732-9244 cause of some type of genetic incompatibility 1 or a pathogen (e.g., Phytophthora). Although Paul R. Fantz Orton’s report was somewhat discouraging, Department of Horticultural Science, Box 7603, North Carolina State hybridization between F. alatamaha and University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 G. lasianthus could potentially combine the cold hardiness of F. alatamaha with the ever- Additional index words. Gordonia alatamaha, Gordonia pubescens, distant hybridization, green foliage of G. lasianthus and broaden intergeneric hybridization, plant breeding, wide hybridization the genetic base for further breeding among Abstract. Franklinia alatamaha Bartr. ex Marshall represents a monotypic genus that was these genera. The objective of this report is originally discovered in Georgia, USA, but is now considered extinct in the wild and is to describe the history of and to validate new maintained only in cultivation. -
Camellia Debaoensis (Theaceae), a New Species of Yellow Camellia from Limestone Karsts in Southwestern China
A peer-reviewed open-access journal PhytoKeysCamellia 135: 49–58 debaoensis (2019) (Theaceae), a new species of yellow camellia from limestone karsts... 49 doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.135.38756 RESEARCH ARTICLE http://phytokeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Camellia debaoensis (Theaceae), a new species of yellow camellia from limestone karsts in southwestern China Renchuan Hu1, Sujuan Wei2, Yongqing Liufu3, Yunkai Nong1, Wei Fang4 1 Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, Guangxi 530022, China 2 Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China 3 Guangxi Museum of Natural History, Nanning, Guangxi 530012, China 4 Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China Corresponding author: Yongqing Liufu ([email protected]) Academic editor: C. Morden | Received 8 August 2019 | Accepted 1 October 2019 | Published 28 November 2019 Citation: Hu R, Wei S, Liufu Y, Nong Y, Fang W (2019) Camellia debaoensis (Theaceae), a new species of yellow camellia from limestone karsts in southwestern China. PhytoKeys 135: 49–58. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.135.38756 Abstract Camellia debaoensis R.C.Hu & Y.Q.Liufu, sp. nov. is described and illustrated as a new species from southwestern Guangxi, China. It is morphologically similar to Camellia pubipetala Y. Wan & S. Z. Huang, C. mingii S.X. Yang and C. tuyenquangensis D.V. Luong, N.N.H. Le & N. Tran, but it differs from these species in having glabrous young branches, glabrous petiole, glabrous sepals, glabrous petals, glabrous stamens and glabrous ovary, 10 petals, cylindrical ovary and style 3-lobed to 1/6 style length. -
Identification of Vietnamese Ochna Integerrima&Nbsp
International Letters of Natural Sciences Submitted: 2017-10-09 ISSN: 2300-9675, Vol. 68, pp 9-18 Revised: 2017-12-15 doi:10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILNS.68.9 Accepted: 2018-01-31 CC BY 4.0. Published by SciPress Ltd, Switzerland, 2018 Online: 2018-04-12 Identification of Vietnamese Ochna integerrima (Lour.) Merr Species Based on Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequence Dang Hoang Trang1, Dang Van Dong2, Bui Huu Chung2, Dong Huy Gioi1, 3* Tran Dang Khanh 1Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam; 2Centre for Flower and Ornamental Research and Development, Institute of Fruit and Vegetable, Hanoi Vietnam; 3Genetic Engineering Department, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam. [email protected] Keywords: Ochna integerrima, ITS, gene sequence, flower, species Abstract. Ochna integerrima is a medicinal and ornamental plant, is widely distributed in Southeast Asia areas. In Vietnam, it has been ranked as the rare and endangered species due to its high demand trade of the beautiful species. In this study, total 21 Ochna samples, collected from the northern and southern areas, were used to characterize the morphological traits using morphological analyses and molecular tool. The results have revealed that the morphological characterization of flower and its quality of Yen Tu Ochna samples showed differences in comparison with the common Ochna and southern Ochna samples. To accurately distinguish genetic traits of the samples, we have sequenced the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (including ITS1, 5.8S) of 21 species. The results have disclosed the genetic correlations of the samples ranging from 96.25% to 100% among the studied Ochna samples, of which 5 samples include B1, B2, B3, B6 and N3.1 were divided into the separate groups. -
Seeds and Plants Imported
' y Issued February 14,1923. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. INVENTORY OF SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION DURING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1920. (No. 62; Nos. 49124 TO 49796.) WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFIC& Issued February 14,1923. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. INVENTORY OF SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION DURING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1920. (No. 62; Nos. 49124 TO 49796.) WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1923. CONTENTS. Tage. Introductory statement \ 1 Inventory . 5 Index of common and scientific names 87 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE I. The fire-lily of Victoria Falls. (Buphane disticha (L. f.) Her- bert, S. P. I. No. 49256) 16 II. The m'bulu, an East African shrub allied to the mock orange. (Cardiogyne africana Bureau, S. P. I. No. 49319) 16 III. A latex-producing shrub from Mozambique. (Conopharyngia elegans Stapf, S. P. I. No. 49322) 24 IV. An East African relative of the mangosteen. (Garcinia living- stonei T. Anders., S. P. I. No. 49462) 24 V. A drought-resistant ornamental from Northern Rhodesia. (Ochna polyncura Gilg., S. P. I. No. 49595) 58 VI. A new relative of the Kafir orange. (Strychnos sp., S. P. I. No. 49599) 58 VII. Fruits of the maululu from the Zambezi Basin. (Canthium Ian- cifloruin Hiern, S. P. I. No. 49608) 58 VIII. A fruiting tree of the maululu. (Canthium landflorum Hiern, S. P. I. No. 49608) 58 in INVENTORY OF SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT IN- TRODUCTION DURING THE PERIOD FROM JAN- UARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1920 (NO. -
TNP SOK 2011 Internet
GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK : THE TSITSIKAMMA SANP ARKS SECTION STATE OF KNOWLEDGE Contributors: N. Hanekom 1, R.M. Randall 1, D. Bower, A. Riley 2 and N. Kruger 1 1 SANParks Scientific Services, Garden Route (Rondevlei Office), PO Box 176, Sedgefield, 6573 2 Knysna National Lakes Area, P.O. Box 314, Knysna, 6570 Most recent update: 10 May 2012 Disclaimer This report has been produced by SANParks to summarise information available on a specific conservation area. Production of the report, in either hard copy or electronic format, does not signify that: the referenced information necessarily reflect the views and policies of SANParks; the referenced information is either correct or accurate; SANParks retains copies of the referenced documents; SANParks will provide second parties with copies of the referenced documents. This standpoint has the premise that (i) reproduction of copywrited material is illegal, (ii) copying of unpublished reports and data produced by an external scientist without the author’s permission is unethical, and (iii) dissemination of unreviewed data or draft documentation is potentially misleading and hence illogical. This report should be cited as: Hanekom N., Randall R.M., Bower, D., Riley, A. & Kruger, N. 2012. Garden Route National Park: The Tsitsikamma Section – State of Knowledge. South African National Parks. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................2 2. ACCOUNT OF AREA........................................................................................................2 -
Pierre Huyghe (Paris, 1962)
ENGLISH OTHER PLANTS IN THE VARIOUS BIOTOPES La Saison des Fêtes is a ‘living artwork’ by also spread out across the garden. There the French artist Pierre Huyghe (Paris, 1962). are also plants that keep the soil covered Huyghe is fascinated by the ambiguous way and that reinforce the atmosphere in that people relate to nature. He works in various places. many different media and creates, among other things, large-scale installations in La Saison des Fêtes reveals the connection between humans and nature in a stylized A. Tussock grass A. Tussock grass A. Wavy Hair-grass A. Sand sedge which animals or plants play a role. Deschampsia Deschampsia Deschampsia Carex arenaria manner. Here, art has forced nature into cespitosa cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ flexuosa In La Saison des Fêtes it involves plants: a certain order. Humans, in this case the a colourful collection of trees, shrubs, Kröller-Müller Museum, will have to continue perennials, annuals and bulbs, arranged in intervening in the natural development to a circular garden. The plants are related to maintain the artwork in its intended form. festivals and memorial days from all around the world, twenty in total and all selected With the flowering of the different plants by Pierre Huyghe. From the large, visually and the reference to the festivals, seasons A. Common rush A. Hairawn muhly B. Sweet woodruff B. Cinquefoils dominant palm tree to the tiny clover, all and months, La Saison des Fêtes remains constantly topical. The work is an important Juncus effusus Muhlenbergia Galium odoratum Potentilla tridentata the plants play a role in a celebration or capillaris ‘Nuuk’ commemoration, somewhere in the world. -
Biomass Structure Relationships for Characteristic Species of the Western Kalahari, Botswana
UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Previously Published Works Title An analysis of structure: Biomass structure relationships for characteristic species of the western Kalahari, Botswana Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2mh197t1 Journal African Journal of Ecology, 52(1) ISSN 0141-6707 Authors Meyer, T D'Odorico, P Okin, GS et al. Publication Date 2014-03-01 DOI 10.1111/aje.12086 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California An analysis of structure: biomass structure relationships for characteristic species of the western Kalahari, Botswana Thoralf Meyer1,2*, Paolo D’Odorico1, Greg S. Okin3, Herman H. Shugart1, Kelly K. Caylor4, Frances C. O’Donnell4, Abi Bhattachan1 and Kebonyethata Dintwe3 1Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, U.S.A, 2Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78758, U.S.A, 3Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, U.S.A and 4Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, U.S.A Abstract Resume Savannah ecosystems are important carbon stocks on the Les ecosystemes de savane sont d’importants stocks de Earth, and their quantification is crucial for understand- carbone terrestres, et leur quantification est cruciale pour ing the global impact of climate and land-use changes in comprendre l’impact global des changements du climat et de savannahs. The estimation of aboveground/belowground l’utilisation des sols en savane. L’estimation de la biomasse plant biomass requires tested allometric relationships that vegetale au-dessus et en dessous de la surface exige des can be used to determine total plant biomass as a relations d’allometrie eprouvees qui puissent servir ad eter- function of easy-to-measure morphological indicators. -
A Revision of Perissocarpa STEYERM. & MAGUIRE (Ochnaceae)
©Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 100 B 683 - 707 Wien, Dezember 1998 A revision of Perissocarpa STEYERM. & MAGUIRE (Ochnaceae) B. Wallnöfer* With contributions by B. Kartusch (wood anatomy) and H. Halbritter (pollen morphology). Abstract The genus Perissocarpa (Ochnaceae) is revised. It comprises 3 species: P. ondox sp.n. from Peru, P. steyermarkii and P. umbellifera, both from northern Brazil and Venezuela. New observations concerning floral biology and ecology, fruits and epigeous germination are presented: The petals are found to remain tightly and permanently connate, forming a cap, which protects the poricidal anthers from moisture and is shed as a whole in the course of buzz pollination. Full descriptions, including illustrations of species, a key for identification, a distribution map and a list of exsiccatae are provided. A new key for distinguishing between Perissocarpa and Elvasia is also presented. Chapters on wood anatomy and pollen morphology are contributed by B. Kartusch and H. Halbritter, respectively. Key words: Ochnaceae, Perissocarpa, Elvasia, floral biology and ecology, buzz pollination, South America, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, wood anatomy, pollen morphology, growth form. Zusammenfassung Die Gattung Perissocarpa (Ochnaceae) wird einer Revision unterzogen und umfaßt nunmehr 3 Arten (P. ondox sp.n. aus Peru, P. steyermarkii und P. umbellifera, beide aus Nord-Brasilien und Venezuela). Neue Beobachtungen zur Biologie und Ökologie der Blüten, den Früchten und zur epigäischen Keimung werden vorgestellt: Beispielsweise bleiben die Kronblätter andauernd eng verbunden und bilden eine kappen-ähnliche Struktur, die die poriziden Antheren vor Nässe schützt und im Verlaufe der "buzz pollination" als Ganzes abgeworfen wird.