The composition and characteristics of calabash, crescentia cujete l. Various parts of the plant have been used as a purgative, diuretic. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and respiratory system disorders. Small tree with flowers on the trunk or larger branches. The species are moderatesize trees growing to 10 m 35 ft tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to. Volatile constituents of crescentia cujete l semantic. The record derives from iplants which reports it as an accepted name record 320517 with original publication details. Katakataka bryophyllum pinnatum is referred to as miralce plant, among other names. Phenotypic differentiation between wild and domesticated. Aprovechamiento integral del totumo crescentia cujete como. Nectar glands are described for the first time on the developing fruits ofcrescentia cujete l. Native to the tropical and subtropical regions of america, the place of origin of crescentia cujete is unknown because the species has been cultivated in the. In vitro acaricidal activity of crescentia cujete l.
Bignoniaceae or calabash tree figure 1 is a species of flowering plants native to south and central america, but has become widely distributed in some parts of africa and southeast asia arbonier 2004. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A key to the species, nomenclatural citation of each species, their synonyms, type details, taxonomic description, phenology, distribution in india and worldwide, exsiccata, ecological and taxonomical notes if any, have been provided. Proximate, phytochemical screening and mineral analysis of. They attract ants which are postulated to function in an antiherbivore role. Flowercloseup of a flower growing from the trunk photograph by. Crescentia cujete is a bignoniaceae and it is characteristic of tropical climates. In this study, the leaf extract of an important medicinal plant crescentia cujete l. Treegourd crescentia cujete has fruits with ancient utilitarian and symbolic value in the neotropics. The chemical constituents of calabash crescentia cujete. The calabash crescentia cujete l bignoniaceae is a small tree with multiple uses, originating from tropical america and now widely distributed in the tropics burger and gentry 2000. Bignonaceae tree known in colombia as totumo, is a characteristic species of tropical climates. Collecting this multipurpose tree was guided by the indigenous knowledge of.
In folklore medicine leaves are used to treat hematomas, tumors and hypertension. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region. In these areas, the fruit from the plant has gained an extraordinary repute as a remedy for respiratory ailments. The aim of the study was to investigate the chemical composition of c.
Pdf proximate, phytochemical screening and mineral analysis of. The oil was found to have the following composition calculated from the iodine and thiocyanogen values, and saturated acid content of mixed fatty acids. It is a typical component of homegardens not only in mexico e. Crescentia cujete l this species is accepted, and its native range is mexico to venezuela, caribbean. Micropropagation of calabash tree crescentia cujete l springerlink. Mass propagation of elite trees for commercial use as well as for the extraction of chemically consistent medicinal preparations requires that the plants be grown. In colombia, the crescentia cujete is present almost all around the country in the departments of. This page was last edited on 26 november 2014, at 03. Antioxidant properties and toxicity assessment of the.
Crescentia cujete is one of the philippine plants refered to as miracle fruit. Pdf germplasm of the calabash tree crescentia cujete l. Crescentia cujete, commonly known as the calabash tree, is a flowering plant and native to central and south america. Pdf proximate, phytochemical screening and mineral.
Crescentia calabash tree, huingo, krabasi, or kalebas is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family bignoniaceae, native to southern north america, the caribbean, central america northern south america, west africa and south africa. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Its most distinctive feature is the fruit, which is a spherical. Calabash tree crescentia cujete l, is a small tree of the family bignoniaceae, 6 to 12 m tall that grows as an ornamental plant. Diversity of the calabash tree crescentia cujete l. Sri rahmaningsih et al international journal of chemtech research, 2017,103.
The various parts of cresecentia cujete have some important biological activities. Volatile constituents of crescentia cujete l american journal of. Pdf nutritive values of the leaves of crescentia cujete ugbuba. The use and dispersal of domesticated plants may reflect patterns of early human diffusion of technologies and lifestyles. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them.
Line drawing of the habit and dissected parts of each species have been given. Crescentia cujete calabash tree seed extract and fruit. An in vitro and in silico evaluation of the antibacterial. Fresh, mature leaves were harvested from the herbal garden, forestry research institute of nigeria, jericho hill, ibadan, nigeria. The nectaries are tiny, nonvascularized, patelliform structures of epidermal origin. In that area, we previously studied the nomenclature of varieties recognized by local people, their frequency in wild and. Frontiers diversity of treegourd crescentia cujete. Menyatakan dengan sesungguhnya dan penuh kesadaran bahwa skripsi ini benar adanya hasil karya sendiri. Jika dikemudian hari terbukti bahwa ia merupakan duplikat, tiruan, plagiat.
Crescentia fasciculata miers crescentia latifolia raf. The 426 part iispecies descriptions crescentia cujete l. The fruit is a globose, spherical, or ovoidelliptic capsule. Evaluation of in vitro antiinflammatory and antibacterial. Pdf diversity of the calabash tree crescentia cujete l. Some of the most popular uses for this herb include the treatment of respiratory illnesses, stomach ailments, and intestinal disturbances. British india has not included the genus crescentia l. Later, the genus has been dealt with one species c. Leaves simple, clustered at ends of branches, sessile. One of the uses of crescentia cujete leaves is in the treatment of. Cc was employed as a green reducing agent to synthesise highlystable c. Its wild geographic distribution is unknown, but it is found in many areas in the neotropics in close contact with.
Columbian times, especially as drinking cups and storage vessels. Chloroplast sequence of treegourd crescentia cujete. Germplasm of the calabash tree crescentia cujete l. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network.
Crescentia cujete calabash tree pfaf plant database. Evaluation of pulp of totumo crescentia cujete l ensilada in two states of maduration. Calabash tree, krabasi, kalebas, huingo totumo in spanish parts used. We assessed diversity based on chloroplast snps, nuclear ssr markers, and fruit shapes of cultivated treegourds and wild relatives across amazonia and. Crescentia cujete is a deciduous tree growing to 10 m 32ft by 10 m 32ft at a slow rate. Dengan menggunakan metode brine shirmp lethalty,test bslt. Selection of fruit roundness and volume has allowed for the differentiation between the wild variety and the three domesticated ones, counteracting gene flow among them. Its wild geographic distribution is unknown, but it is found in many areas in the neotropics in close contact with wild. Suyou liu, lijun long, duoduo xie, lijun liu, dayou ma. Bignoniaceae is a diploid species 2n 40 that produces nonedible fruits that have been of great importance to many indigenous and traditional communities of tropical america since precolumbian times, especially as drinking cups and storage vessels. The parts of the plant, especially fruit, leaves and bark, are usually boiled in water or alcohol before being used to treat diseases. Some of them in central america and others in the amazon. This study primarily aimed to present preliminary characterization of the fruit extracts and.
Crescentia spathulata miers homonyms crescentia cujete l. Untargeted metabolite profiling of philippinegrown. Fruit decoction is used to treat diarrhea, stomachaches, cold, bronchitis, cough, asthma, and urethritis. When time and funding permit, each flower each plant species will have its own page, and its own pdf, and eventually its own ppt so that professors and students have plenty of material on guatemala and honduras, etc to study. It is an evergreen tropical tree belonging to the bignoniaceae family, which can grow up to a height of 7. Bignoniaceae is a diploid species 2n 40 that produces non. Terhadap vibrio alginolyticus dengan metode difusi zona yang terbentuk pada aktivitas antibakteri dengan metode difusi menunjukkan adanya pengaruh ekstrak tumbuhan crescentia cujete konsentrasi 100% terhadap pertumbuhan bakteri vibrio alginolyticus tabel 4. Its most distinctive feature is the fruit, which is a spherical pumpkin with hard and woody peel, and a gelatinous pulp having a lot of seeds.
The present study was designed to explore the antiinflammatory and antibacterial potential of c. Uji toksisitas ekstrak metanol daun majapahit crescentia, cujete l. Pdf mineral and proximate analysis of crescentia cujete ugbugba leaves were examined. The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial. Diversity and use of the calabash tree crescentia cujete. Crescentia cujete in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Crescentia cujete has a hpwra hawaii pacific weed risk assessment score of 8 low risk. One of the uses of crescentia cujete leaves is in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which necessitated the evaluation of its chemical composition. The essential oil was analysed by using gas chromatography gc and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry gcms.
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