Assessment of the validity of the sections in musa. The unripe fruits and flowers of wild and commercial banana are consumed by peoples after cooking only. However, the validation of this classification system is questioned due to the common occurrence of hybridizations across sections and the system not accommodating. Since the seeds of the plant have many traditional uses, the extracts and its constituents have been studied for various pharmacological activities. Pdf ensete superbum ameliorates renal dysfunction in. The seed viability, ex vitro germination, and percentage of in vitro zygotic embryo germination were found to be very low in ensete superbum roxb. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A page from william roxburghs plants of the coast of coromandel, vol. The plant is monocarpic, nonstoloniferous, unbranched herb that reproduces only through seeds with a life cycle of about four years. Ensete ventricosum, commonly known as enset or ensete, ethiopian banana, abyssinian banana, and false banana, is an herbaceous species of flowering plant in the banana family musaceae. Whilst wild enset grows over much of east and southern africa and the genus extends across asia to china, it has. The plant grows to 34 m high, and is nonstoloniferous with a stout pseudostem 1. Saroj kumar and others published ensete superbum roxb. Cheesman, cliff banana belonging to the family musaceae is a native to the western ghats, northeastern hills of india and northern thailand figs.
Ensete glaucum widespread in asia from india to papua new guinea. Pdf natural occurrence of banana bunchy top virus in ensete. Biological activity of seeds of wild banana ensete. This page was last edited on 10 december 2014, at 19. Pdf natural occurrence of banana bunchy top virus in. Antioxidant, antialphaglucosidase and pancreatic betacell. Ensete superbum cheesman, 1947 is a member of the musaceae family of the order zingiberales, and has the synonym musa superba. The morphogenetic potential of the shoot tip explants ofensete superbum roxb. Hence, the present study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the effect of pressure cooking on. Ensete lecongkietii is treated here as a synonym of e. General description of ensete superbum the genus ensete was first named by horaninow 1862 and later 25 species of ensete were included by cheesman 1947.
Influence of pressure cooking on antioxidant activity of. Jul 25, 2019 the seed viability, ex vitro germination, and percentage of in vitro zygotic embryo germination were found to be very low in ensete superbum roxb. Review ethnobotany and distribution status of article ensete. Article full text enhanced pdf format, 152331 bytes. Download fulltext pdf natural occurrence of banana bunchy top virus in ensete superbum in india article pdf available in indian journal of virology 241 june 20 with 5 reads. Media in category ensete ventricosum the following 56 files are in this category, out of 56 total. Bedecktsamer magnoliopsida monokotyledonen commeliniden ordnung. Sep 12, 2014 ensete glaucum ensete ensete superbum ventricosum var maurelii ensete perrieri 62. Shoot tip explants grown in modified ms medium containing 1. Musaceae, commonly known as wild banana is well recorded as popular ethnomedicine for medicinal and nutritional uses by different people and communities native to india, ethiopia, thailand, myanmar and vietnam. It is one of the three genera in the banana family, musaceae, and includes the false banana or enset e. Ensete wilsonii yunnan, china, but doubtfully distinct from e. The floral anatomy ofensete superbum is described in detail.
Musaceae commonly known as wild banana synbanakadli, cliff banana, rock banana and jungli kela, found as monocarpic, and nonstoloniferous perennial shrub cheesman, 1948. Cheesman is distributed in the congo kinshasa and zambia. Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological overview. Musa sikkimensis musella lasiocarpa musa chinichampa musa itinerant var. Apomictic seed development in ensete superbum induced by pollen of wild banana sp. Forest, categories, types, functions and institutional. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Anatomical and ontogenetical evidence has been discussed in regard to the appendicular nature of the inferior ovary.
Review ethnobotany and distribution status of article. Banana is a highly nutritious fruit crop consumed by many peoples worldwide while endangered species are consumed by limited peoples and their health benefits are not explored. A variety of in vitro assays including radical scavenging, reducing power potential, phenolic content determination, aglucosidase assay and pancreatic bcell 1. A rare medicinal plant in urgent need of conservation find, read and cite all the research you need. Enset ensete ventricosum, musaceae is an african crop that currently provides the staple food for approx. Author links open overlay panel neeraj kumar sethiya mohammad raeesh shekh pawan kumar singh. It has also been recorded from jhadol and ogna forest ranges in rajasthan, north india. Sep 08, 2014 this page was last edited on 9 july 2018, at 08. Musa velutina musa laterita musa coccinea musa siamensis musa rubinea musa x assamica musa ornata musa mannii 63. The protection of pancreatic cells from massive onslaught of hydrogen peroxide was far superior to that obtained for rutin. Effect of leaf harvesting on reproduction and natural. A comparative study on traditional herbal medicines of mannans tribal group in idukki, kerala for the treatment of diabetes prem jose vazhacharickal jiby john mathew sajeshkumar n. Leaves spirally arranged, 3 x m, oblong, entire with. The extension of the carpellary ventrals into the style is an important anatomical feature.
One such plant, a wild banana, ensete superbum cheesm, is an ornamental plant indigenous to northern india and the higher elevations of thailand. Thailand possibly a new species or a disjunct population of e. All intext references underlined in blue are added to the original document and are. The name ensete ventricosum was first published in 1948 in the kew. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. The genus was again revised by simmonds 1953 and 1960 1 which consists of ensete superbum. Ensete ventricosum welwitsch cheesman, represents perhaps 70 per cent of the ensete types cultivated in ethiopia. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical investigation of ensete. Its common names include banakadli hindi and wild banana english.
Investigation into the pharmacognostical and phytochemical features of seeds of ensete superbum roxb. Forest cover of india as per the state of forest report 20, forest cover of country is 6,97,898 sq. Whilst wild enset grows over much of east and southern africa and the genus extends across asia to china, it has only ever been domesticated in the ethiopian highlands. Also theres a basjoo clump right next to them which offers a bit of protection. Ensete is a genus of monocarpic flowering plants native to tropical regions of africa and asia. Thanks lynn the plants in my second pic are quite close to the garden fence,so they get a fair bit of shelter from any westerly winds which are the ones that do the damage here. Ensete superbum is a species of banana found only in india and probably in thailand.
There are also reports of a similar species in thailand, but it is yet to be formally described disease. Introduction ensete is a unique genus characterized by its nonstoloniferous. The domesticated form of the plant is only cultivated in ethiopia, where it provides the staple food for approximately 20 million people 3. The journal covers all branches of pureapplied science and technology such as physics, chemistry, life sciences, medicine, earth sciences, engineering and technology. The plant is wellknown from the western ghats, anaimalai hills, some other south indian hills in dindigul and other parts of the peninsular india. The species prefers to grow on moist mossladen rock edges, rock crevices and rocky barren. Natural occurrence of banana bunchy top virus in ensete superbum. Preliminary screening of different phytochemicals from ensete superbum roxb. Ensete simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Their small molecular weight coupled with high nonpolar nature make them the most abundant components of essential oils which are often considered to have some general antioxidant and antimicrobial effects at fairly high concentrations. Ensete is a genus of flowering plants native to tropical regions of africa and asia. Figure 1 indicates the reported distribution of wild musaceae in relation to vegetation zones in the core of india.
Glucose, hba1c, total protein, albumin, renal function markers urea, uric acid and creatinine, and lipid peroxidation levels were evaluated. Jan 31, 2019 ensete superbum pdf posted on january 31, 2019 by admin erect shrubs with unbranched globose leafsheaths formed into a pseudostem of cm diam. Cheesman, a wild banana species endemic to the western ghats, northeastern hills of india and northern thailand. It is nonstoloneferous and does not produce suckers. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of ethanolic extract of ensete superbum seeds esse on renal dysfunction and oxidative stress in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Ravishankar kv, rekha ak, malarvizhi m, ambika dms. This article is within the scope of wikiproject plants, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of plants and botany on wikipedia. K nijamol varghese scientific study biology botany publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay.
K nijamol varghese scientific study biology botany publish your bachelors or. In view of the ethnomedicinal importance of the ensete superbum, an endemic. Fruits and seeds of the middle eocene nut beds flora, clarno formation. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Effect of leaf harvesting on reproduction and natural populations of indian wild banana ensete superbum roxb. An annotated list of the species of ensete, musa and musella.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Download download ensete superbum pdf files read online read online ensete superbum pdf files abstract. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. Pages in category ensete the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of ethanolic extract of ensete superbum seeds esse on renal dysfunction and oxidative stress in. Somatic embryogenesis experiments produced competent callus on. It is one of the two genera in the banana family, musaceae, and includes the false banana or enset e. Natural occurrence of banana bunchy top virus in ensete.
Ethnobotany and distribution status of ensete superbum roxb. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. It is sporadically distributed on high altitude slopes and rocky cliffs in the western ghats. Biological activity of seeds of wild banana ensete superbum. Ventricosum but this is a slower grower with a much shorter, squatter habit, with a darker pseudostem. Somatic embryogenesis experiments produced competent callus on murashige and. Cheesman, a wild relative of the cultivated bananas, was investigated and an effective clonal propagation method devised. Sea stallion helicopter lifts an m the m, which while under development was called the xm, will replace the current mm m towed howitzer which weighs 7, kg.
Antioxidant, antialphaglucosidase and pancreatic beta. The seeds are known for their medicinal value and are widely used by indigenous healers as remedy for human disorders. Ensete in world checklist of selected plant families. Monoterpenes belong to the terpenoids class of natural products and are biosynthesized through the mevalonic acid pathway. It is monocarpic, 1 nonstoloniferous perennial shrub. Regeneration by seeds is the only natural means for propagation. Pdf investigation into the pharmacognostical and phytochemical.
Media in category ensete superbum the following 46 files are in this category, out of 46 total. Ensete glaucum ensete ensete superbum ventricosum var maurelii ensete perrieri 62. The domesticated form of the plant is only cultivated in ethiopia, where it provides the staple food for approximately 20 million people. Musaceae is currently separated into five sections musa, rhodochlamys, callimusa, australimusa and ingentimusa based on chromosome numbers and morphological characters. A comparative study on traditional herbal medicines of. Geographically, it is found in the dindigul and anaimalai hills, western ghats, and some parts of peninsular, india. Banana ensete superbum ensete superbum similar at first glance to e. A rare medicinal plant in urgent need of conservation find. The plant is a very hardy plant and prefers rocky barren areas. R f value of tlc of chloroform extract of ensete superbum.
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