{"title":"Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach: An addition to the Flora of Eastern Ghats from Andhra Pradesh, India","authors":"M. Sumanth, M. Mitta, N. Dhatchanamoorthy","doi":"10.5281/APS.2020.9.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/APS.2020.9.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach is reported as a new distributional record for Eastern Ghats as well as in Andhra Pradesh which was hitherto not reported from this region. In this paper a brief description, distribution with photographs for supplementing their easy identification and ecological notes are provided.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"3707-3710"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89178688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anatomical features of Gynura lycopersicifolia DC.","authors":"V. Pushpalatha, V. Sailaja, P. Sujathamma","doi":"10.5281/APS.2020.9.7.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/APS.2020.9.7.2","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper deals with anatomical features of Gynura lycopersicifolia , a rare medicinal plant collected from Tirumala hills of Andhra Pradesh. Photographs of Habitat, live specimen, dried plant parts, stem and Transverse sections (T.S) and internal anatomy with cell measurements of Leaf, Stem and Root were provided for easy identification and authentication of the species were provided with note on diagnostic characters.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"11 1","pages":"3949-3956"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74658203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of three important medicinal plants of South India","authors":"B. Gopalakrishnaiah, O. Kumar","doi":"10.21746/APS.2018.8.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/APS.2018.8.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"India is found to be a country with rich biodiversity and enormous treasure of herbal plants and consequently called as medicinal garden of the world. Plants are the richest source of natural antimicrobial agents. In recent years drug resistance to human pathogenic bacteria has been commonly reported from all over the world. Therefore, there is a need to develop alternative antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases; one approach is to screen local medicinal plants for possible antimicrobial properties. The present study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of hexane, chloroform and methanol crude extracts of the leaves of three important medicinal plants viz., Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC , Bougainvillea spectabilis L. and Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming, collected from in and around Visakhapatnam District. The antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts was tested against three Gram Positive bacteria ( Bacillus subtilis MTCC 441, Enterococcus faecalis MTCC 439, Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 737), Three Gram Negative bacteria ( Escherichia coli MTCC 443, Proteus vulgaris MTCC 426 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 1688) and three Fungal strains ( Candida albicans MTCC 227, Epidermophyton floccosum MTCC 613 and Trichophyton mentagrophytes MTCC 7687) using agar well diffusion assay. Our results demonstrated that methanol extracts of these plants leaves have concentration dependent antibacterial activity against some of the tested organisms. Further studies should be undertaken to elucidate the exact mechanism of action of antimicrobial effect to identify the active ingredients which can be used for drug development program.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"317 1","pages":"3484-3488"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77974816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accepted names, relevant synonyms and typifications of Roxburgh names in Euphorbiaceae, s. l. with reference to Icones at Calcutta","authors":"T. Chakrabarty","doi":"10.21746/10.5281/ZENODO.3555426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/10.5281/ZENODO.3555426","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the accepted names, relevant synonyms and typifications of the 92 unpublished Flora Indica drawings drawn by local Indian artists for William Roxburgh in the Calcutta herbarium (CAL) belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, s. l., including Phyllanthaceae and Putranjivaceae. These drawings represent 33 genera and 79 species. Lectotypes are designated here for 18 accepted names (or their basionyms/ replaced names) and 16 synonyms. A new name, Macaranga williamroxburghii Chakrab. has been applied replacing the illegitimate name Urtica invloucrata Roxb.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"184 1","pages":"3621-3650"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78731514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Shaju, M. P. Rijuraj, M. Rajendraprasad, A. Beegam, M. Narayanan
{"title":"Occurrence of Lepidagathis clavata Dalzell (Acanthaceae) an endemic species of the Western Ghats, in the lateritic plateau of Northern Kerala","authors":"T. Shaju, M. P. Rijuraj, M. Rajendraprasad, A. Beegam, M. Narayanan","doi":"10.21746/APS.2019.8.9.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/APS.2019.8.9.2","url":null,"abstract":"Lepidagathis clavata Dalzell is not so far reported from Kerala. Studies in the lateritic plateau of Northern Kerala showed the occurrence of this Western Ghats endemic species.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"72 1","pages":"3616-3620"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73479805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incidence and identification of foliar fungal pathogens from tea gardens of Sikkim using foldscope as research tool","authors":"P. Wangdi, A. Pradhan, Srijana Mangar","doi":"10.21746/APS.2019.8.9.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/APS.2019.8.9.1","url":null,"abstract":"Tea ( Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze), is a popular beverage worldwide and it is prone to many diseases during its long-life span. A number of the fungal pathogen causes foliar diseases of tea, some of which cause serious damage to the existence of the tea plantations and have an adverse effect on the quality of tea beverages. The survey and reporting of the diseases are important to achieve the target of disease-free and good quality tea production. In the current study, Foldscope the cost-effective paper microscope is used as a research tool for the very first time to study the incidence and identification of fungal leaf spots, leaf blight diseases of Tea plants from Sikkim. After isolation and characterization of the fungal isolates, the incidence of Phytopathogens like Cladosporium cladosporioides (Fresen) G.A. de Vries, Xylaria hypoxylon (L.) Grev ., Colletotrichum sp. aff. C. Musae (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Arx/, Colletotrichum coffeanum F. Noack., Colletotrichum Spp., Rhizosphaera oudemansii Maubl., Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl./ Fusarium sp. aff. F. fusarioides (Gonz. Frag. & Cif.) C. Booth, Exobasidium vexans Massee was found to be associated with the leaf spot and leaf blight disease in the tea garden of Sikkim. And it is the first incidence report of foliar fungal pathogens from Tea plants of Sikkim, India. The result of these findings will help in the formulation of an effective disease management plan by the planters. The foldscope microscope being handy and cost-effective, it was used as an alternative diagnostic research tool for the basic study of microbial pathogens associated with the tea plants. It was found to be a good optional diagnostic/research tool to be carried around in the field in remote and resource-constrained areas.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"181 1","pages":"3603-3615"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74382944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review on chemical composition and pharmacological properties of Cocos nucifera (L.) oil and water","authors":"Reetu Dubey, S. Rajhans, D. Pandya, A. Mankad","doi":"10.21746/APS.2019.8.8.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/APS.2019.8.8.2","url":null,"abstract":"Cocos nucifera (L.) (Coconut) is a palm tree belonging to the family Arecaceae, a native to Philippines and Malaysia. It is considered as one of the most useful plants for humankind because of its nutritive value and economic importance. Cocos nucifera oil and water contents are rich in a variety of chemical constituents and posses varied potent therapeutic and pharmacological properties such as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-malarial, anti-cardioprotective, anti-parasitical, analgesic activity, antineoplastic, cooling agent, etc. In this article, we review the chemical constituents and pharmacological properties of Cocos nucifera oil and water.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"3591-3596"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83059828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survey on folklore medicinal plants knowledge of inhabitants of Khammam District, Telangana, India.","authors":"E. Priyadarshini, A. Ragan","doi":"10.21746/APS.2019.8.8.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/APS.2019.8.8.1","url":null,"abstract":"The present folklore study was carried out to document and analyze traditional usage of medicinal plants by local communities reside in and around the forest patches of Khammam district of Telangana. The survey was conducted during 2014-2018 using questionnaire and face-to-face interviews and prescribed plants were collected, identified perusing standard literature and online e-floras. The survey reports that 78 plant taxa belonging to 73 genera and 42 families were prescribed as ethnobotanical drug formulations to treat various ailments. Among these, Fabaceae is the predominant family with 13 species of 11 genera, followed by Apocynaceae (8 spp.) and Acacanthaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Menispermaceae and Solanaceae are with 3 species each and 28 families are represented with single species. This report created scientific roots in the ethnomedicobotanical domain of the study area and recommends further pharmacological investigation which confers the potent phytochemical compounds.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"3 1","pages":"3583-3590"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85257924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phytochemical and Antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of Manilakara hexandra fruit","authors":"R. Ranjani, V. Mohan, K. Manipal","doi":"10.21746/APS.2019.8.8.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/APS.2019.8.8.3","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study was to investigate Phytochemical constituents and antioxidant capacity of aqueous extract of Manilakara hexandra mature fruits ( Mh .MF) to testify its ethnobotanical claim. Furthermore, estimation of Total Phenolic Content (TPC), Total Flavonoid Content (TFC), Total Flavonols (TF), Total Proanthocyanidins (TPA), Extraction Yield (EY) were done. Antioxidant capacity was done by calorimetric methods like DPPH assay, TAC and ABTS assay. Results showed high contents of TPC, TFC, TF, and TPA which exert antioxidant nature. Anti-oxidant assays and the quantification of phytoconstituents reveal anti-radical aptitude and naturally occurring therapeutic agent which prove the ethnobotanical claim.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"73 1","pages":"3597-3601"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87262264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomic revision and ethno-medicinal practices of wild species of Solanum L. in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India","authors":"Pooja Singh, P. Singh, M. Singh","doi":"10.21746/APS.2019.8.7.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21746/APS.2019.8.7.1","url":null,"abstract":"Solanum L., is a cosmopolitan genus, comprising 1,500 species, about 75 % of family Solanaceae, but in absence of a recent critical assessment these figures may well be too high. Present paper deals with 8 wild species of Solanum viz. S. diphyllum, S. incanum, S. nigrum, S. sisymbriifolium, S. surattense, S. torvum, S. verbascifolium & S. villosum, which are commonly occurring in study area. Beside detailed enumeration, local name, phenology, locality and ethnomedicinal uses are given along with detailed taxonomic descriptions, photo plates and a key to the identification of species are provided for easy identification.","PeriodicalId":8135,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant Sciences","volume":"16 1","pages":"3567-3582"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91332364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}