Antialzheimers flavanolignans from ceiba pentandra. Comparative phytochemical and proximate analyses on ceiba. Ceiba pentandra also known as kapok or kekabu is an oleaginous species native to southeast asia, india, and sri lanka, well as tropical regions in the americas. We examined the pattern of floss release, seed fall postdispersal and influences of watering frequency on germination. The one i know best is the sacred tree of the maya and the national tree of guatemala, namely ceiba pentandra. Cover seeds with 12 welldrained soil mix, keep warm and in bright light. We recently showed that extracts from ceiba pentandra mitigate hyperglycemia in dexamethasone and high dietstreptozotocininduced diabetes. Ceiba samauma is a deciduous tree with an open, longish crown. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to the cottonlike fluff. Model raux batang berstruktur monopodial dengan pertumbuhan kontinu. Physical and chemical properties of kapok ceiba pentandra and balsa ochroma pyramidale fibers article pdf available in journal of the korean wood.
Characterization and thermal decomposition kinetics of. Ceiba pentandra metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Ceiba pentandra at national center for biotechnology information. The tree these flowers came from has a green trunk and thorns. Proximate and phytochemical composition of leaves of ceiba pentandra, manihot esculentus and abelmoschus esculentus in southwestern nigeria. Historically it has been most important as a source of kapok fibre, the floss derived from the inner fruit wall. The ceiba tree not only played a significant role in the physical world of the mayas, as a multipurpose tree, but it also was a pillar in their spiritual world. Sep 28, 2015 more than one species of ceiba has spines. Its natural distribution has been obscured by its widespread introduction after about 1500. Ceiba pentandra, a nondurable hardwood, is greatly patronized for plywood production. Due to its extreme height, the kapok, or ceiba tree, towers over the other rainforest vegetation. Ceiba insignis and ceiba speciosa are added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca. Although it has been described as introduced by humans in tropical africa, there is no historical evidence of such introduction, and there is strong ecological, botanical and cytological evidence that the tree is native to western and central africa.
Floss release, seed fall and germination of kapok seeds ceiba pentandra. Physical and chemical properties of kapok ceiba pentandra and balsa ochroma pyramidale fibers article pdf available in journal of the korean wood science and technology 464 august 2018. The normal colours are white and pink flowers it takes 4 weeks to grow. Pdf flowering phenology and pollination biology of ceiba. Pdf the ceiba pentandra plant wood was collected from different regions for proximate composition using tappi procedure, canadian standard method. Airticles in category ceiba this categerie contains the ae follaein page.
Vijayan2 school of mechanical and building sciences, vit university, vellore, tamilnadu, india. Physicochemical and antioxidant characteristics of kapok. Some varieties of the ceiba tree are characterized by spines or conical thorns, giving the tree a menacing appearance. Floss release, seed fall and germination of kapok seeds ceiba pentandra in an urban environment. This suggests that it interferes with the effects which inhibit the release o f mediators involved in these phases of inflammation. Investigation of the antialzheimers activities of the isolated compounds assessment of their inhibitory effect on amyloid. Ceiba pentandra, diospyros sp, dan myristica fragrans.
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. Isolation of two new and two known flavanolignans from ceiba pentandra. Federated states of micronesia chuuk islands dublon tonowas island bishop museum honolulu 1935 voucher id. Fromager, enia ivory coast, ngwe, banda sierra leone, ghe liberia, araba, okha nigeria, doum, bouma, odouma cameroon, gabon, fuma congo. Bat pollination of kapok tree, ceiba pentandra article pdf available in current science 8810 may 2005 with 1,031 reads how we measure reads.
West african plants a photo guide ceiba pentandra l. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Jun 18, 2010 ceiba species, kapok, mapajo, silk cottontree ceiba pentandra by kalpavriksha jun 18, 2010 3. Kapok fibre is used for stuffing cushions, pillows and mattresses, and for insulation, absorbent material and tinder. Effective conversion of kapok seed ceiba pentandra oil.
Ureaformaldehyde uf adhesivejoints of plies are filled with toxic preservativechemicals to extend their servicelives. Bombacaceae ceiba silkcottontree other common names. Young trees have notably verticillate branches, with large conical thorns on the trunk standley 1931. It has worldwide tropical distribution growing scattered with no large concentrations of trees. Pdf the flowering and fruiting phenology, floral biology, pollination ecology, and breeding system of the emergent tree ceiba pentandra were studied. May 25, 2005 bat pollination of kapok tree, ceiba pentandra article pdf available in current science 8810 may 2005 with 1,031 reads how we measure reads. This work and the related pdf file are licensed under a creative commons attribution 4. Ceiba pentandra on integrated taxonomic information system. A very important, multipurpose tree with a wide range of uses for the local population. Phenology and pollination biology of ceiba pentandra bombacaceae in the wet forest of southeastern costa rica by. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. It is difficult to spin, but is used as an alternative to down as filling.
After 15 years, we benefited to 88,700 people but ceiba pentandra will benefit to 52000 persons by year, more people will be changing their lifestyles, from childhood learning the importance of respecting our grandmother earth, additional documentation. Ceiba pentandra grows in the dry, humid, and very humid tropics. Kapok tree, silk cotton tree a majestic tropical tree. It can become a very large tree, capable of reaching a height of 70 metres, though it is more likely to be 10. Fairchild tropical botanical gardens, miami, winter young tree. It produces rosecoloured or white flowers followed by a. Kapok is considered native to the bahamas and the caribbean, northern mexico to. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Open journal of ecology floss release, seed fall and germination of kapok seeds ceiba pentandra. Antialzheimers flavanolignans from ceiba pentandra aerial. Misalnya cananga odorata, durio zibethinus, phyllanthus discoideus, coffea arabica, dan celtis integrifolia. Herein, we evaluated the postprandial regulatory properties and the antioxidant e.
Growth and physiological attribute of ceiba pentandra l. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order malvales and the family malvaceae native to. Kapok is the maist uised common name for the tree an mey an aa refer tae the cotton. Pdf proximate and phytochemical composition of leaves of. Phenology and pollination biology of ceiba pentandra. Because of wide range of uses of ceiba pentandra l. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. Federated states of micronesia chuuk islands fefan island introduced. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Malvaceae, the hibiscus, or mallow, family order malvales containing some 243 genera and at least 4,225 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees.
The process of harvesting and separating the fibre is labourintensive and manual. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree o the order malvales an the faimily malvaceae previously separated in the faimily bombacaceae, native tae mexico, central americae an the caribbean, northren sooth americae, an as the variety c. Ceiba pentandra metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to. I captured green trunk of kapok but that time all flowers were gone and only open cotton pods were there. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order malvales and the family malvaceae previously separated in the family bombacaceae, native to mexico, central america and the caribbean, northern south america, and as the variety c. However, its seedlings are rarely seen around human settlements, raising questions on what factorsmight be limiting its recruitment.
Ceiba pentandra flowers with a live oak leaf for size comparison. Characterization and thermal decomposition kinetics of kapok ceiba pentandra l. Widely distributed in west africa, more or less scattered in secondary forest formations. The normal colours are white and pink flowers it takes 4 weeks to grow a bud. A somewhat smaller variety is found throughout southern asia and the east indies. Antiinflammatory and analgesic effects of aqueous extract. Ceiba pentandra is the central theme in the book titled, the great kapok tree by lynne cherry. A large tree to 200 ft with a straight, cylindrical bole 40 to 60 ft long.
Pdf physical and chemical properties of kapok ceiba. Ceiba pentandra is amply distributed in the intertropical regions of the world. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to the cottonlike fluff obtained from its seed pods. The kapok seeds contained an appreciable amount of oil 27.
Sep, 2012 a giant in the rainforests, the kapok tree can reach up to 200 feet in height, sometimes growing as much as feet per year. In view of the growing demand for vegetable oils and fats, currently exploration of some underutilized and nonconventional oil seed crops is of great concern. Buttress like structures on the upper part of the trunk of. Antiinflammatory and analgesic effects of aqueous extract of. The tropical forest kapok tree occurs widely in urban environments, dispersing thousands of floss during the fruiting season.
Ceiba pentandra has two main uses, being an important source of fibre and of timber. This work presents data on the detailed physicochemical and antioxidant attributes of kapok ceiba pentandra gaertn. General information kapok is a deciduous tree with a pagodashaped, thin crown. Ceiba pentandra or the kapok is a species of tropical trees of the order malvales and the family malvaceae previously separated in the family bombacaceae, native to mexico, central america and the caribbean, northern south america, and as the variety ceiba pentandra var. The aqueous extract of ceiba pentandra 400 and 800 mgkg inhibits the progression of edema to varying degrees. Ceiba pentandra, is a lofty tropical deciduous tree with a very straight buttressed trunk up to 3 m in diameter that usually grows to an average of 1820 meters, with old trees up to 6570 meters in very favourable wet tropical weather and is said to be the largest tree of the west african region and occurs throughout. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. It has a straight, cylindrical shaft, with commercial lengths of 20 m and diameters of up to 2 m benitez and montesinos 1988, salas 1993. Ceiba pentandra originated in the american tropics. Ceiba pentandra belongs to the malvaceae family yunus khan et al. Annotated content of articles, pdfs, and web sites on the sacred tree, ceiba pentandra. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 17 38c, but can tolerate 12 40c. Ceiba pentandraa unique environmental theme park globalgiving.
An ceiba pentandra in nahilalakip ha genus nga ceiba, ngan familia nga malvaceae. The ceiba continues to be commercialized in asia, especially in java, malaysia, indonesia and the philippines. Pdf studies on growth and floss yield of ceiba pentandra l. Thus, to study the salt tolerance of ceiba pentandra, the effect of salinity on germination, vigour index of germinated seedlings, growth. Biodiesel production from calophyllum inophyllumceiba. Ceiba pentandra at germplasm resources information network. Representatives occur in all except the coldest parts of the world but are most numerous in the tropics. Eduardo sacayon has pointed out to me that there are two major species of ceiba in guatemala. Ceiba pentandra, bombax buonopozense, phytochemicals, proximate analysis. Isolation of two new and two known flavanolignans from ceiba pentandra investigation of the antialzheimers activities of the isolated compounds assessment of their inhibitory effect on amyloid. The silk cotton or ceiba tree ceiba pentandra is one of the largest trees in the american tropics. Buttress like structures on the upper part of the trunk of ceiba pentandra l. The ancient maya of central america believed that a great ceiba tree stood at the center of the earth.
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