Chemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract of corynespora cassiicola, isolated from leaf tissues of the chinese mangrove medicinal plant laguncularia racemosa, yielded four new secondary metabolites, including three decalactones, xestodecalactones df as well as corynesidone c 4, in addition to four known compounds. The pneumathodes distinguish themselves by the absence of an epidermis. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. It is native to the coasts of western africa from senegal to cameroon, the atlantic coast of the americas from bermuda, florida, the bahamas, mexico, the caribbean and south to brazil.
Mangroves are distributed among tropical and subtropical coastlines of all oceans, and. Decalactone derivatives from corynespora cassiicola, an. Is laguncularia racemosa more invasive than sonneratia. Laguncularia racemosa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The litterbag method and the olson exponential model were applied to estimate the decomposition rates. Laguncularia racemosa, white mangrove edis university of florida. Assessing fine beam radarsat1 backscatter from a white mangrove laguncularia racemosa gaertner canopy kovacs et al, 2006 download kovacs et al, 2006.
Smithsonian tropical research institutelaguncularia racemosa. Bactericidal effect of bark extract from laguncularia. Laguncularia racemosa white mangrove discover life. Pdf the phytochemical and proximate composition of white. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and this. Assessing fine beam radarsat1 backscatter from a white. Studies exploring leaf decomposition in mangroves in the brazilian northeast are scarce. The present study provided an opportunity to increase our knowl. Laguncularia racemosa combretaceae, popularly known as white mangrove, is a species that greatly contributes to the community structure of neotropical and west african mangrove forests. Wood anatomy of laguncularia racemosa combretaceae. Laguncularia racemosa name synonyms bucida buceras vell. Two types of negatively geotropic aerial roots may be observed on the root system of laguncularia racemosa. Laguncularia racemosa, the white mangrove, is a species of flowering plant in the leadwood.
Trapping organic debris before it enters aquatic systems and building up humus. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. White buttonwood is an evergreen that ranges widely in size from a shrub 3 metres tall or less, up to a moderately large, multistemmed tree. Applications commercialpractical the hard and strong wood of white mangrove has been used for many purposes, from lumber and planks to fence posts and tools. Pdf the mangrove leave laguncularia racemosa also known as white mangrove obtained at the deep forest. Heumann department of geography, university of north carolina, chapel hill, nc 27599, usa department of marine sciences, university of north carolina, chapel hill, nc 28599, usa. Species include rhizophora mangle, avicennia germinans, laguncularia racemosa, and conocarpus erectus. The loci were developed from a sample collected in baja california sur, mexico, and were screened for polymorphism in 108 individuals from the pacific coast of mexico and costa rica. Development of microsatellite markers for the white.
Is laguncularia racemosa more invasive than sonneratia apetala in northern fujian. Mangrove is the dominant vegetation along most of the lagoons shore. We developed nine new microsatellite markers for the white mangrove laguncularia racemosa c. View of wood anatomy of laguncularia racemosa combretaceae. Conocarpus racemosa leslie landrum open interactive map.
However, to our knowledge, no investigation of secretory phospholipase a2 spla2 inhibition by casu has been performed yet. Small, pale green occurring on a slender spike from the leaf axils. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of laguncularia racemosa white mangrove discover life. Laguncularia racemosa florida native plant society. We compared structural and physiological traits and energyuse related traits between l. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. However, the invasiveness of the two exotic species is still unclear. Media in category laguncularia racemosa the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Laguncularia racemosa, the white mangrove, is a species of flowering plant in the leadwood tree family, combretaceae.
Laguncularia racemosa is a typical tree species in mangroves and transitional zones. Laguncularia racemosa shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western africa and tropical america. Laguncularia racemosa is the wrst to recruit into newly opened florida coastal marshes chen and twilley 1998. Fiddler crab burrowing avects growth and production of the. Their studies dealt with comparisons between riverine mangroves boca chica versus fringing. Laguncularia racemosa synonyms, laguncularia racemosa pronunciation, laguncularia racemosa translation, english dictionary definition of laguncularia racemosa. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Laguncularia stems from the latin word laguncul, which means a little flask, and refers to the shape of the white mangroves fruit. Rhizophora mangle and white laguncularia racemosa mangroves on galapagos islands conghe song, brian l. Laguncularia racemosa may flower and produce fruit when less than 2 years old and 1. Evaluation of potential thrombin inhibitors from the white.
Laguncularia in kew science plants of the world online. Insect visitation rates to avicennia germinans and laguncularia racemosa were estimated from 522 observation intervals of 10 min during three phenological time periods, when each species flowered alone and when they coflowered. Rhizophora mangle is a small to mediumsized tree of 10 to 20 m in height and 10 to 30 cm d. Pdf wood anatomy of laguncularia racemosa combretaceae in. Laguncularia racemosa, popularly known as white mangrove, manso mangrove or tinteiro, has intermediate salt tolerance and commonly presents as a small tree with a trunk diameter of about 30 cm, with potential to reach 12 m tall. Ellagitannins constitute the largest group of hydrolyzable tannins of plants, and, from this group, casuarictin casu was identified in some plant species. Pollinator observations were recorded between 0900 h and 1700 h during june and july, 20082010. General information white buttonwood is an evergreen that ranges widely in size from a shrub 3 metres tall or less, up to a moderately large, multistemmed tree with a rounded, irregular crown, that can grow up to 25 metres tall with a bole up to 70 cm in diameter. Propagules of laguncularia racemosa, rhizophora harrisonii and pelliciera rhizophorae floated for 23, 20100 and 1.
Among the extracts and phases tested, only the ethyl acetate and butanolic partitions significantly inhibited human thrombin activity and the coagulation. The number of timed intervals varied between years due to. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Opposite, simple, elliptical, 1 12 to 3 inches long, evergreen, thickened, yellow green above and below, petiole often reddish with salt excreting glands at the base of leaf blade. Lessmann, personal observation and may often dominate the marsh plain for the wrst several years of site development lessmann, personal observation. Bactericidal effect of bark extract from laguncularia racemosa l. Pollinatormediated competition between two coflowering. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Pronunciation of laguncularia racemosa found 2 audio voices, 1 meaning and 4 synonyms for laguncularia racemosa. Laguncularia racemosa has been described as functionally dioecious, with trees having male only or both male and perfect flowers tomlinson 1980. Laguncularia martii colla laguncularia obovata miq. Species the species name, racemosa, comes from the latin root racemus, or a cluster in reference to the growth pattern of the fruits. Rhizophora mangle may also be native to western pacific islands from new caledonia to american samoa, but the taxonomic status of these populations is not completely clear and they have been treated both as a variety of r. Assessing decomposition rates of rhizophora mangle and. This page was last edited on 19 january 2015, at 06. Laguncularia racemosa occur on all islands of the bahamas as well as the caribbean, florida, mexico, central america and tropical regions of west africa. Laguncularia racemosa noun the noun laguncularia racemosa has 1 sense 1. Laguncularia racemosa definition of laguncularia racemosa.
It is stated that brazilian tanneries use a million and a half kilos of mangrove leaves e. Laguncularia is a monotypic genus in a moderately large, trop ical, woody family consisting of about 20 genera and 500 species tomlinson 1986. Pdf influence of chromium in laguncularia racemosa l. Universitat dusseldorf, universitatsstrasse 1, geb.
In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any information on the fann webite. Casuarictin was isolated by chromatography nbutanol nbuoh partition of laguncularia racemosa leaves. Laguncularia racemosa and sonneratia apetala are fastgrowing exotic mangrove species in southern china and widely used for afforestation. Corteza exterior gris o negra y con fisuras verticales. Details wood anatomy of laguncularia racemosa combretaceae in mangrove and transitional forest, southern brazil download download pdf. Evergreen tree to 12 m tall and 30 cm diameter, with rounded or irregular spreading crown. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Laguncularia racemosa an overview sciencedirect topics. Laguncularia racemosa as with all mangrove species are builders of land. The aim of this work was to verify the effects of methanol meoh and hydroalcoholic ha extracts and their respective partition phases obtained from white mangrove laguncularia racemosa l. Plants profile for laguncularia racemosa white mangrove. Laguncularia racemosa, white mangrove 2 storm tolerance white mangrove is very salt tolerant and acts as a protective barrier along coastal environments, preventing erosion and damage.
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