Avicennia africana, avicennia alba, avicennia bicolor, avicennia eucalyptifolia, avicennia germinans. It is found on soft recently consolidated mudbanks, banks of river meanders and at river mouths. Its range includes malaysia, the philippines, indonesia and papua new guinea. Avicennia, also called black mangrove, genus comprising at least eight species of trees or shrubs in the family acanthaceae. In the malay language it is known as api api putih, api meaning fire, referring to. Apiapi jambu avicennia marina family avicenniaceae eastern africa to india, southeast asia, china, japan, australia and western pacific islands. Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of avicennia marina leaf nymathullah sharief md. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Schaeffernovelli, in coastal plant communities of latin america, 1992. Avicennia alba blume is a synonym of avicennia marina forssk. Avicennia alba is a common species of mangrove plant that belongs to the family acanthaceae. It contains mangrove trees, which occur in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas and are characterized by its pencil roots which are aerial roots. When it matures, it forms a columnar tree up to 15 m and may grow up to 30 m. Quantitative analysis of the root system of avicennia alba based on the pipe model theory chadtip rodtassana, sasitorn poungparn department of botany, faculty of science, chulalongkorn university, 254 phayathai road, bangkok 10330 thailand corresponding author, email. Purification and characterization of albain 1, a triterpene with antimicrobial activity, from the wood extract of avicennia alba blume download download pdf. Pdf the genus avicennia, a pioneer group of dominant mangrove. The study concluded that the four heteroforms can be classified as two subspecies, a. The literature reveals its wide application in traditional system of medicine. In the malay language it is known as api api putih, api meaning fire, referring to the fact that this mangrove attracts fireflies, and putih meaning white, referring to the palecoloured underside of the leaves.
Pdf the genus avicennia comprises eight species of mangrove trees that occur in. Apiapi ludat avicennia officinalis on the shores of. Acanthaceae, sometimes alternatively placed in verbenaceae or with a more narrow interpretation of the. Avicennia definition is a small genus of tropical shrubs or trees family verbenaceae having opposite evergreen leaves and terminal clusters of small flowers with five sepals, four petals, and a capsular fruit. View of partial purification and characterization of albain 1, a. Avicennia rumphiana on nparks flora and fauna website. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in avicennia officinalis.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Quantitative analysis of the root system of avicennia alba. 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. It grows on the upper half of the foreshore preferring sandy or firm mud substrates. The genus avicennia was dedicated in honor of abu sina, latinized as avicennia 9801036 ad, of bokhara, arab physician and philosopher. It is threatened by the loss of mangrove habitat throughout its range, primarily due to extraction and coastal development, and there has been an estimated 24% decline in mangrove area within this species range since 1980. It is commonly included with the family verbenaceae. Obtain a leaf from the mangrove plant from each location 4. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Hysteresis is the degree to which the path of the restoration process is an exact reversal of the retrogression path. Avicennia is a genus of flowering plants currently placed in the bears breeches family, acanthaceae. The shiny green leaves, 10 cm long by 5 cm wide, have rounded apexes and goldenbrown under leaf and grow in opposites. Halophilic and salts tolerant protoplast cultures of. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and resin. Avicennia officinalis herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Avicennia alba is a common mangrove tree, widely distributed throught the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. In this study, one new flavonoid, 233hydroxymethyl oxiran2yl4methoxymethyl phenyl4hchromen4one, was isolated from the leaves of avicennia alba. The coir logs were installed between the shoreline and the breakwater in the form of grids divided into 7 plots as depicted in figure 3. In australasia including australia, new zealand, new guinea and other islands in the southwestern pacific the mangrove genus avicennia l.
We have identified 60 different compounds in the methanolic extract of a. Apiapi bulu avicennia rumphiana on the shores of singapore. Previous morphological analyses produced conflicting results regarding their affinity to other species of avicennia. A guide to the mangroves of singapore i plant diversity. Early growth and survival of avicennia alba seedlings. Bioactivity of marine mangrove plant avicennia alba on. List of various diseases cured by avicennia officinalis.
Mangrove guidebook for southeast asia pdf online downloadable. Avicennia alba is a species of tropical mangrove in the family acanthaceae. Avicennia definition of avicennia by the free dictionary. Giesen, wim and stephan wulffraat, max zieren and liesbeth scholten. Plants profile for avicennia germinans black mangrove. Locating and tagging 6 avicennia alba in different locations with varying soil ph 2. A systematic revision of the mangrove genus avicennia avicenniaceae in australia article pdf available in australian systematic botany 4. It grows in tropical and subtropical regions of the americas, on both the atlantic and pacific coasts, and on the atlantic coast of tropical africa, where it thrives on the sandy and muddy shores that seawater reaches. Avicennia alba subscribed to a channel 9 months ago le monde channel. Rap publication 200607 food and agriculture organization of the united nations regional office for asia. A survey on lepidopteran pests of mangrove was conducted in different islands of sunderban biosphere reserve within the district of south 24 parganas, west bengal, india, over a period of 4 years 20122016. In mangroves, several mechanisms regeneration from persistent trunk portions avicennia, laguncularia, the ability to occupy sites by reclining branches and distal.
For example, an analysis of flower, fruit and leaf data 6 showed a. Avicennia germinans, the black mangrove, is a shrub in the acanthus family, acanthaceae. This tree with pencil roots and glossy spoonshaped leaves sometimes seen in our mangroves, but is not as commonly encountered as avicennia alba. The relationship between sediment burial height and mortality of avicennia alba seedlings at reforestation site. Measure ambient conditions to soil ph temperature soil salinity photographic evidence 3. Alba from nguling district, pasuruan, east java as an antioxidant. Avicennia alba and avicennia marina and avicennia officinalis and avicennia rumphiana on nparks flora and fauna website. It has been reported to tolerate extreme weather conditions, high winds, and various pests and diseases. This species is widespread, is fastgrowing and can be locally common.
This page was last edited on 4 december 2019, at 07. During the survey, a severe lepidopteran infestation was observed on the avicennia alba blume, which is one of the major mangrove species of sunderbans. Avicennia small genus of tropical shrubs or trees genus avicennia asterid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and. Pdf will avicennia alba thrive in climate change induced. Branches and leaves of the plants were cleaned with tap. Pdf the potential of mangrove avicennia marina and a. Bark reddish brown and smooth when young and greybrown when older. Apiapi ludat avicennia officials family avicenniaceae western india to philippines and new guinea. 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. Avicennia rumphiana is a fastgrowing species and one of the first to colonize new areas. Survival rate of avicennia alba seedlings at two different sites. Bioactivity of marine mangrove plant avicennia alba on selected plant and oral pathogens varahalarao vadlapudi and k chandrasekhar naidu 1phytochemical lab, department of botany, andhra university, visakhapatnam. Avicennia germinans black mangrove aggie horticulture.
Plants of these two species naturally grow at the seaward side of a mangrove forest. Investigating the effect of soil ph levels on levels of. Names of avicennia officinalis in various languages of the world are also given. Vierh the record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as a synonym record 18435 with original publication details. Avicennia synonyms, avicennia pronunciation, avicennia translation, english dictionary definition of avicennia. How avicennia officinalis is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Avicennia marina, commonly known as grey mangrove or white mangrove, is a species of mangrove tree classified in the plant family acanthaceae formerly in the verbenaceae or avicenniaceae. Avicenniaceae apiapi putih by tay ying ling jessica, 2014, on taxo4254. As with other mangroves, it occurs in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas. Avicennia has a wide geographical distribution, with members found in intertidal estuaries along many of the worlds tropical and warm temperate coasts. Analgesic and antipyretic activities of the methanolic. Growth, crown architecture and leaf dynamics of saplings of five. A nearby mangrove natural habitat has been selected as a control plot for monitoring the performance of a.
Avicennia definition of avicennia by merriamwebster. Black mangrove avicennia africana, avicennia elliptica, avicennia floridana, avicennia nitida, avicennia oblongifolia, avicennia officinalis var. A taxonomic genus within the family acanthaceae some trees called mangroves. In addition, forms iii and iv considered as phenotypes from i. Apiapi ludat avicennia officinalis family acanthaceae updated jan 20.
Apiapi putih avicennia alba on the shores of singapore. The effects of sea salts, nacl, kcl, mgcl2, mgso4, and cacl2, on the growth of protoplast cultures of two mangrove species, sonneratia alba and avicennia alba, were investigated using 96well culture plates. Avicenniaceae verbenaceae black mangrove the genus avicennia contains about 15 species which grow along tropical and subtropical shores. Rap publication 200607 food and agriculture organization of the united nations regional office for asia and the pacific bangkok. Pages in category avicennia the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. It is common throughout coastal areas of texas and florida, and ranges as far north as. Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of avicennia marina. It is found growing in coastal and estuarine locations in india, south east asia, australia and oceania. College, kakinada 2department of microbiology, acharya nagarjuna university, guntur. Phytochemical screening of methanolic extract of mangrove. Their fleshy, leathery leaves are opposite and entire and feature saltexuding glands on the upper and lower surfaces. World register of marine species avicennia alba blume worms. Aufbau essay deutsch beispiel andhashraddha nirmulan marathi essay on funeral nanyang mba essays 2016 nascar art and artifice and other essays of illusion pdf creator essay about republic day in kannada teachers write essay my mother avicennia alba descriptive essay what should my common app essay be about lab research paper. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license.
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