Cecropia definition of cecropia by the free dictionary. Growth performance was assessed for a diverse suite of canopy and emergent. Type 2 diabetes, hypoglycemic agent, medicinal plant, alphaglucosidase inhibitors. Cecropia is a neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of. The cecropia trees recruit ants to live in them and protect the tree.
Myrmecophytes that offer ants dwellings to live in are the ones we most readily recognize as ant plants and the ones that most strike our imagination. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia scielo. Antioquia, bolivia, ecuador, flora of panama, ipcn, mesoamericana, nicaragua, panama, vpa common names. Clark1 department of biology, university of missourist. Pentacyclic triterpenes are a large family of plant metabolites that exhibit a wide array of biological activities. The ants drive off herbivorous insects, attack herbivorous vertebrates, and remove epiphytes and competing plants. Cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree, guarumo hawaiian. Request pdf cecropia obtusifolia bertol and its active compound, chlorogenic acid, stimulate 2nbdglucose uptake in both insulinsensitive and. Prcecropia schereberiana in the luquillo mountains of puerto rico cesc9 raintree tropical plant database medicinal. Common names guaramo in spanish guarumbo in spanish guarumo in english guarumo in spanish trumpet in english trumpet. Raw data files acquired from the hplcqtofms analysis were processed. Media in category cecropia obtusifoliathe following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page.
This diversification is in agreement with the phytochemical. The genus is now in the family cecropiaceae, but has been formerly. Isolation and identification of compounds from cecropia obtusifolia. The trees of this species grow very quickly, up to 3 m per year gouey et al. Cecropia obtusifoliabegins to flower and fruit when the trees are 5 to 6 years old. Embauba is native to central and south america and the west indies. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia urticaceae and its. Abundant in open areas and in forests, both virgin and cutover, often forming almost pure stands. Guarumo, cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata, common. Common names include trumpet tree, popagun, treeoflaziness, and snakewood tree.
By ac cumulating height growth records from many individ uals, from many years and thus from varied climatic conditions, and over a broad range of microsite con ditions, we have a robust estimate of the maximum potential of these species for height growth up to the subcanopy in the oldgrowth forest. Very showy tree with spreading crown and large leaves up to 24 inches wide with silverwhite lower surfaces. The ohsouseful cecropia tree the survival gardener. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. A pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extract article in journal of ethnopharmacology 763. To test the inhibition of gluconeogenesis in vivo, a pyruvate tolerance test 2gkg was performed in 18h fasted n5stz rats. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
The tree reaches 10 to 20 m in height and 25 to 50 cm d. The plant list includes a further 23 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus cecropia. A pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Cecropia is one of the most prominent and unique genera of pioneer plants in the neotropics. The effects of cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia polyphlebia on lung capacity in relation to alkaloid concentration mai lee xiong department of microbiology, university of wisconsin a madison abstract for centuries, people have depended on nature t o alleviate their ailments. It is easily recognized by its thin, whiteringed trunk and umbrellalike arrangement of large leaves at the branch tips. Pdf seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species.
The plant list includes 200 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus cecropia. Novi commentarii academiae scientiarum instituti bononiensis. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol moraceae is a typical pioneer tree, very abundant in light gaps and young secondary vegetation in the lowland tropical rain forest of southeastern mexico, central america and northern south america. Posts about cecropia obtusifolia written by laidback gardener. Pentacyclic triterpenes from cecropia telenitida with. Cecropia obtusifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. With over 60 species ranging from southern mexico to northern argentina 1, the plants unrivaled success is due to a number of specialized adaptations most notably its intimate symbiosis with azteca ants. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol and its active compound, chlorogenic. Many other species of the genus cecropia share the folk reputation of curing heart failure, cough, asthma and bronchitis. Request pdf a pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extract cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae is a species from tropical america. Clark department of biology, university of missouri, 8001 natural bridge road, st. Plant species of the genus cecropia urticaceae are used as traditional medicine in latinamerica, and are commercially available as food supplements. Eddmaps distribution this map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature.
Cecropia, genus cecropia, several species of tropical tree of the family cecropiaceae common to the understory layer of disturbed forest habitats of central and south america. Does ontogeny cause changes in the defensive strategies of the. Pharmacopeia, 1978 and cecropia obtusifolia herbal pharmacopeia of the. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous. Gluconeogenesis inhibition and phytochemical composition of.
This page was last edited on 23 november 2014, at 01. Raw data files acquired from the hplcqtofms analysis were processed with. Mulberry family moraceae postcook introduction the trumpettree, introduced as watershed cover, is easily recognized by the very open crown of few stout hollow branches and few very large longstalked umbrellalike leaves deeply divided into 915 oblong lobes, whitish beneath. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Yagrumo cuba, venezuela, guarumo mexico, colombia, boessi papaja surinam, imbauba brazil, cetico, tacuna peru, ambahu argentina. When i visited the tropics a few years ago, i saw a large cecropia tree growing in my friends pastureland and asked what in the world it was.
Cecropia obtusifolia pier species information pier home click on any image below to see a larger picture. The effect of the extracts cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata 150 mgkg on glucose6phosphatase activity was assayed in vitro with intact rat liver microsomes. Plant species of the genus cecropia urticaceae are used as traditional medicine in. All of these plants have been tested previously 6, 7, 8, and 9 for their hypoglycemic activity and the type of extract and tested doses for this study were selected from those works. A pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol. The genus, variously placed in both the moraceae and urticaceae, has later been considered in the family cecropiaceae. The cecropiaazteca association is a well studied and perhaps the best known mutualistic system in the neotropics. Plants profile for cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree. Cecropia peltata, also called trumpettree, is a fast growing tropical tree. Cecropia obtusifolia information from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands information about cecropia obtusifolia in hawaii is available from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands.
Cecropia obtusifolia is used in traditional amerindian medicine. In this study we assessed the ultrastructure of the parenchymal tissue of the septum inside the internodes of two cecropia species, cecropia obtusifolia a myrmecophytic species and c. Clinical trial of cecropia obtusifolia and marrubium vulgare leaf. Cecropia obtusifolia has few major branch es and the young branches are very stout, minutely cinereous. View photographs and a description of the plant cecropia obtusifolia, commonly known as trumpet tree or guarumo. During a period of 32 weeks, aqueous extracts of the leaves of this plant were administrated daily to 12 recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients, controlled only with diet and exercise. Common forest trees of hawaii, native and introduced. The effect of the extracts cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata 150 mgkg on glucose6phosphatase activity was assayed in. It is found in colombia, costa rica, nicaragua, mexico and panama.
Cecropia obtusifolia is widely used in mexican traditional medicine due to its reputed hypoglycemic effect. Cecropia species cecropia obtusifolia name synonyms ambaiba costaricensis kuntze cecropia mexicana f. Cylindrical, softflesh fruit are drooping in clusters resembling octopus. One of the most interesting symbioses in the rainforest exists between the cecropia tree and the cecropia ant azteca sp.
Selection of chemical markers for the quality control of medicinal. This study was based on previous research on four cecropia species c. It blooms throughout most of the year pennington and sarukhan 1968. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Pdf ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia. The cecropia tree is one of my new favorite species.
Leaf blades usually 2030 cm long, usually divided more than 12 to the center, 915lobed, the lobes occasionally with 1 to several lateral lobes, upper surface scabridulous and sparsely arachnoid pubescent, lower surface very pale to nearly white, minutely and usually densely puberulent, petioles usually 2330 cm long, stipules 711 cm long. It is a fastgrowing, shortlived tree that springs up along riverbanks where its seeds are deposited after annual flooding. Furthermore, cecropia obtusifolia, bromelia plumieri and rhizophora mangle showed in vitro an inhibitory effect over the enzyme. Review mexican plants with hypoglycaemic effect used in the. The genus cecropia, which encompasses many plant species, has been used as traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and. An cecropia in nahilalakip ha familia nga urticaceae. Cecropia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family urticaceae. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of four. All of the tested plants showed hypoglycemic activity after 90 minutes. A traditional manual search approach was used in which, by using keywords.
Seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species of opossums in the selva lacandona, chiapas, mexico article pdf available in biotropica 264. Cecropia obtusifoliais a fastgrowing 2 to 3 m per year pioneer tree species. Guarumo, smoked instead of tobacco in alta verapaz standley and steyermark 1946. Jul 06, 2010 to test the inhibition of gluconeogenesis in vivo, a pyruvate tolerance test 2gkg was performed in 18h fasted n5stz rats. Cecropia large genus of tropical american trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning. The trees of this species grow very quickly, up to 3. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae hear species info. All of these plants have been tested previously 6, 7, 8, and 9 for their hypoglycemic activity and the type of extract and. Cecropia obtusifolia name synonyms ambaiba costaricensis kuntze cecropia mexicana f.
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