The bole is often stunted and twisted, it can be up to 25cm in diameter328. Maerua arenaria, niebhuria arenaria is a low woody bushy undershrub sometimes scandent to 23 meters high, with a thick root stock and thick leaves, and strongly scented flowers, occurring in india, pakistan, africa and saudi arabia. Information on topography and soils had been extracted using astr, digital elevation model dem, with 90 m horizontal resolution and sudan general soil map with scale 1. Maerua crassifolia leaf extract at doses of 100, 200 and 400 mgkg, and distilled water for 28 days.
Its byrsonima crassifolia, of the same family as the barbados cherry, the malpighiaceae. In the low rainfall savanna 300 500 mm the dominant trees are acacia spp. Melothria crassifolia small is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus melothria family cucurbitaceae. Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia. Golden spoon, nance, nancy tree byrsonima crassifolia. Coprosma crassifolia is a rigid, glossy, dark green, bushy shrub growing up to 4 m tall found in lowland forests of north and south islands. At first the flowers are yellow but with age they turn orangish. The treatment doses representing the pharmacological active dose which was the most effective dose observed in the evaluation of the analgesic, antiinflammatory and antipyretic. A lupane triterpenoid from maerua oblongifolia sciencedirect. Shrub with wideangled reddish branches and pairs of small thick round or oval glossy leaves that are white underneath. Though never common, it is widespread in tropical africa and arid regions, being absent from highrainfall regions. Maerua uniflora vahl small trees, 39 m tall, usually with rounded flattish crown.
Maerua crassifolia foliage is highly palatable to most classes of stock boudet et al. Information on maerua crassifolia is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. How maerua arenaria is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. The maerus plants of west tropical africa, 2nd edition. Lipids and triterpenes from maerua crassifolia growing in. Nance, golden spoon or nanche, byrsonima crassifolia. Maerua crassifolia is an evergreen tree with a spreading, muchbranched crown. Kunth show all show tabs maricao cimun general information. Names of maerua arenaria in various languages of the world are also given. Maerua crassifolia is a species of plant in the capparaceae family. Leaves 610mm long, with very small hairs around the. In vitro antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of maerua. Coprosma crassifolia new zealand plant conservation network. Foliage from this plant is used as fodder for animals, especially camels, during the dry season in parts of africa.
The plant sample 350 g was then ground to fine powder and soaked in absolute ethanol for 24 h with constant agitation. Maerua arenaria herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Known only from a few small and disjunct stands, not well conserved and potentially under threat iucn red list category vu. Maerua crassifolia plant biodiversity of southwestern. The daughter of eden farmer idi zaki from kadakato shows the maerua crassifolia leaves that they have harvested from their field. A web site containing information about the flora of zambia. Brief description grazyna paczkowska, wednesday 20 march 1996. A small tree to 10 m high of the dry savanna and desert, occurring in mauritania and senegal and eastwards across the northern sahel zone of the region to e africa, egypt and arabia. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about golden spoon, nance, nancy tree byrsonima crassifolia supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Its presence is not often mentioned seven times as a sacred tree, but it is rather widely attested in the egyptian toponymy in the southern as well as in the northern area. Gor det mojligt att sla ihop pdffiler med en enkel dra och slappgranssnitt. The present study was aimed to study the hydrological system in the arid areas of white nile state, sudan using remote sensing and gis tools. The leaves have been pounded into paste and the children dig into the mortar to eat what is left. Haematological and biochemical changes after exposure to.
Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of methanolic leaf extract of maerua crassifolia. 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. Plants profile for byrsonima crassifolia maricao cimun. Maerua crassifolia extends from mauritania and senegal east to somalia. This species is much planted throughout the new world tropics for its edible, marblesize, yellow fruits. Maerua crassifolia foliage is a good forage rich in protein and macro minerals that can be fed successfully to camels and goats to supplement grasses during the dry season rahim, 2003. Throughout its area of distribution, this species is used medicinally. Brassicaceae, maerua crassifolia and maerua oblongifolia from capparacea, cleome gynandra from cleomaceae and salvadora persica from salvadoraceae. The wood is whitish, very hard and is used to make handles for weapons, implements, ploughs and watertroughs in the northern part of the region 2, 4, chewsticks in ghana 4 and staves and toothpicks in morocco. Lipids and triterpenes from maerua crassifolia growing in egypt. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per aegyptum inferiorem et arabium felicem detexit, illustravit petrus forskal. Pdf objective to investigate the in vivo antiplasmodial effect of methanol leaf extract of maerua crassifolia in mice infected with chloroquine.
The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 9201104 with. Maerua angolensis dc family capparidaceae is a medicinal plant used traditionally in the treatment of various painful conditions in nigeria and some west african countries 10, 11. If you are looking for a way to combine two or more pdfs into a single file, try pdfchef for free. The main use of maerua crassifolia by the touareg of the sahel is as a veterinary drug. Maerua species maerua oblongifolia name synonyms capparis heteroclita roxb. Traditional medicinal uses and biological activities of some plant. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including pharmacognostical studies on the roots of maerua oblongifolia forsk. In english its often called nance or golden spoon and in spanish nanche. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Ars germplasm resources information network macr6 wildlife. The developing solvent which is a mixture of toluene chlorophorm acetone. Chemtaxonomic relationship of roots phenolic compounds. It is native to africa, tropical arabia, and israel, but is disappearing from egypt.
The plant grows commonly in yemen, where it is called meru. General information golden spoon is a slowgrowing, very ornamental, semideciduous shrub or small tree with a rounded, generally sparse crown. Its habitat is coastal, lowland and lower montane shrubland, scrub and forest with an altitude range up to 610 meters. Pdf antimalarial potency of the methanol leaf extract of maerua. Leaves oblongovate, variable in shape and size, usually 515 mm long and 28 mm broad, somewhat fleshy, glabrous or minutely hairy, shortly petioled. It is found in bush and rocky areas of the savannah in tropical africa. Maerua is a genus of plants in the family capparaceae, with its centre of diversity in africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the levant, and. Leaves are oblong and ovate, variable in shape and size, usually 515 mm long and 28 mm broad, somewhat fleshy, glabrous and almost sessile. Maerua angolensis is a 10m tall, occasionally deciduous tree of the capparaceae or caper family, often growing on termitaria and in thickets fringing seasonal watercourses, up to 1800m. The phytochemical screening of methanol extract of m. A macerate of crushed fresh leaves is mixed with butter and is given as.
It is in leaf all year, in flower from march to april. Accedit tabula arabiae felicis geographicobotanica. Maerua crassifolia, the ima tree of the ancient egyptians, is a shrub or small tree, which has no vernacular name in our languages. Phytochemical and antidiarrhoeal properties of methanolic leaf. The bole is often stunted and twisted, it can be up to 25cm in diameter. Iron and magnesium levels were intermediate and levels of copper, manganese and phosphorus were low. Antimalarial potency of the methanol leaf extract of maerua. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs. All the samples of the plant leaves were rinsed thoroughly in distilled water and airdried at room temperature. Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen perennial growing to 0. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in maerua arenaria. Unique among the other related leguminous plants formerly known as acacias in the chihuahuan desert region with two large, paired bipinnate leaflets, much like those of the genus bauhinia.
In the low rainfall savanna 300 500 mm the dominant trees are acacia spp such as a. Title african flowering plants database publication author website. There are no indications that albizia versicolor is threatened by genetic erosion, although it is locally uncommon within its wide area of distribution, e. Methods collection and identification of plant specimens plant specimens were collected from february to may 2012 from algazira state. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe. Maerua species maerua crassifolia name synonyms maerua hirtella chiov. Throughout its area of distribution maerua crassifolia has medicinal uses. Lipids and triterpenes from maerua crassifolia growing in egypt article in saudi pharmaceutical journal 161. Phenolic compounds were separated using thin layer chromatography tlc technique. This simple webbased tool lets you merge pdf files in batches. Team wild, an elite squadron of science superheroes, needs your help. Macrozamia crassifolia is a species of plant in the zamiaceae family.
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