An outline of a classification scheme for extant flowering plants. Flowers often showy, solitary or in racemes, spikes, panicles, cymes or corymbs, bisexual unisexual in withania sp. Table 3 phytochemical analysis of various extracts of ardisia solanaceae. It is known by a variety of names such as christmas berry, australian holly, coral ardisia, coral bush, coralberry, coralberry tree, henseyes, and spiceberry. Ardisia crenata sims is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus ardisia family primulaceae.
Ardisia solanacea is an evergreen shrub, sometimes becoming a small tree. Solanaceae source a global taxonomic resource for the. The name solanaceae derives from the genus solanum, the nightshade plant. Coral ardisia limited information on herbicide effectiveness standard foliar herbicides triclopyr amine and ester new triclopyr formulations unknown effect on ardisia free acid and choline foliar and soil active herbicides imazamox has worked for other invasive species in natural areas flumioxazin preemergent. Many species, including belladonna, scopelia, henbane, and jimsonweed, yield alkaloids and other substances that are widely used in medicine. The name may come from a perceived resemblance of certain solanaceous flowers to the sun and its rays.
This plant is also known by the names coral bush, coralberry, hens eyes, spiceberry, and red berries. These include potato solanum tuberosum, tomato lycopersicon. The family is informally known as the nightshade or potato family. This will keep the tree at a reasonable size and allow the foliage to become a nice rounded full shape. The faimily ranges frae yerbs tae trees, an includes a nummer o important agricultural craps, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, an ornamentals.
Ardisia elliptica is a medicinal plant traditionally used for alleviating chest pains, treatment of fever. The nightshade solanaceae are widespread family of plants containing tropane alkaloids or glycoalkaloids. The solanaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are edible, while others are considered poisonous. Solanaceae the potato family 94 genera 2,950 species distribution. Presentation of solanaceae collections held by ecpgr partners. Complete plastid genome sequence of the basal asterid ardisia. The solanaceae, or nichtshades, are an economically important faimily o flouerin plants. Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by maonan. Ardisia crenata is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family, primulaceae, that is native to east asia. Phylogeny and provisional classification of the solanaceae.
Solanaceae nightshade family the solanaceae family has been highly cultivated over the years it includes potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, chili peppers but not black pepper, tobacco and petunias. Almost 500 species of ardisia are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Two of the families are large and contain some of the most highly cultivated plants. I would advise growers to prune the ardisia crenata during spring before the flowers begin budding. Coral ardisia is an evergreen shrub that was introduced to florida in 1982. A cosmopolitan family, but main areas of distribution occur in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in central and south america. Called the nightshade family or the potato family, solanaceae has more than 90 genera and nearly 3,000 species distributed throughout the world. Ardisia species are distributed in india, indonesia. Ardisia crenata is a member of the family myrsinaceae, which is mostly found in the warm climates of tropical and subtropical regions.
Chemical constituents and bioactivity studies of ardisia elliptica. Pronunciation of solanaceae with 1 audio pronunciation, 3 synonyms, 1 meaning, 6 translations and more for solanaceae. Year 2002 isbn 0881925276 description excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of nepal. Ardisia group is the famous herbs in china, which have been used as medicinal plants for more than 900 years. Pdf phytochemical and pharmacological properties of the. There are no related plants for species ardisia colorata. Our recent study on the antioxidant potential of methanolic and aqueous extract of ardisia solonacea leaf exhibited. Sepals 35or 6, free or connate into a tube, sometimes bilabiate, rarely reduced or obsolete. Nightshade family, solanaceae the nightshade family sometimes named as potato family includes over 100 genera and 2,000 species that grow around the world, with 6 genera and species in finland. Im cataloging the comics in pdf form here in hopes of easier. The solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology. Solanaceae source aims to provide a worldwide taxonomic monograph of the nightshade family, solanaceae. Potato, tomato, eggplant, chili pepper, paprika, wolfberry and tomatillo, are a few family members of solanaceae family of foods. Ardisia species are distributed in india, indonesia, malaysia, thailand, vietnam, and taiwan 1.
Taxonomy navigation solanales all lower taxonomy nodes 2,373 common name isynonym iother names i nolanaceae. The nightshade family has about 2600 species worldwide and includes herbs, shrubs, trees, and vines. It contains some of the worlds most important food plants, such as the potato, tomato, all peppers, ground cherries tomatillo, and eggplant. Solanaceae, also known as nightshade or potato family, is a family of flowering plants and agriculture crops. The chapters contained on this page are the main story, with the epilogue being a visual novel and the prologue being a comic. The glabrous leaves are inversely lanceolate, obovateelliptical or elongated, they are 7.
Ardisia fiche didentite, varietes, plantation, culture, entretien et. A study on ardisia solanacea for evaluation of phytochemical and pharmacological properties article pdf available in international journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemical research 71. They have solitary, bisexual, regular flowers with 5 rarely 3, 4 or 6 separate or united sepals and 5 united petals. Plants of the nightshade family stop and study the next tomato, potato or pepper flower you come across and you will quickly learn the nightshade family. The synonyms of ardisia solanacea are ardisia polycephala wall. Keywords ardisia humilis, cytotoxic, antioxidant, dpph freeradical scavenging, thrombolytic, streptokinase. Its members are characterized by flowers with five petals, sepals, and stamens and typically bear alternate leaves. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. Solanaceae, liliaceae and fabaceae family an overview. Among them, around two lakh species are angiosperms flowering plants, while others include gymnosperms, bryophytes, hydrophytes and other vascular and nonvascular plants. Solanaceae is an ongoing story i produce with the help of my lovely supporters via my patreon. Solanaceae definition of solanaceae by medical dictionary.
Pdf a study on ardisia solanacea for evaluation of. The distribution and origin of the family solanaceae within the lomas formations. The total free amino acid content was found to be 26. Pdf nutritional and antinutritional properties of the leaf of ardisia. Invasive plants in southern forests southern research station. Diversity medium sized family with 90 genera and 30004000 species, with great variation in. Some species of solanaceae are known in china only by plants cultivated in ornamental or specialty gardens. Solanaceae source a worldwide taxonomic monograph of all species in the genus solanum.
Coral berry, christmas berry, coral ardisia common. The solanaceae is also known as the nightshade family. Some plants have great medicinal value, some are quite poisonous. The family solanaceae includes such important cultivated plants as potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, and wild tobacco. Petunia hybrida with showy flowers, and many poisonous genera and species rich in alkaloids e. These include important vegetables tomato, potato, bell pepper, largeflowered ornamental plants, and a lot of socalled useless plants which. The calyx and corolla are 5lobed, and usually there are 5 stamens. The solanaceae, also known as the potato or deadly nightshade family is one of humankinds most utilized and important plant families. Ardisia is a basal asterid genus well known for its medicinal values and has the. Leaves usually simple and alternate, exstipulate, entire to lobed.
It is a very large group of plants, one of the largest of the plant families. While many are highly poisonous deadly nightshade, jimson weed others are major food crops such as potatoes, tomatoes, and chile peppers. Nutritional and antinutritional properties of the leaf of. On the other hand, most of the species of solanaceae family have been used by human since several centuries.
Ardisia solanacea is a species of the genus ardisia 5. Diversity medium sized family with 90 genera and 30004000 species, with great variation in habit, morphology and ecology. This ornamental shrub has been widely introduced around the tropics and subtropics from it native southeast asia, and has since escaped from cultivation, becoming a particular problem weed in southern florida and the everglades, also hawaii, and has naturalized in. These are herbs with alternate leaves and colorless juice. The family is of considerable economic importance and contains species that are used as food potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants, medicines henbane and deadly nightshades and in horticulture petunias. The solanaceae are an important family, containing many plants of major economic importance, such as solanum tuberosum potato, and lycopersicon esculentum tomato. The story is currently updating in two different ways. Pharmacognostical standardization, preliminary phytochemical.
Solanales, potato order of flowering plants, including five families with 165 genera and more than 4,080 species. Food, spice and medicine are produced by this family in a large quantity. However, even in asterid plastomes where a continuous region homologous to the nicotiana ycf15 occurs, frameshift indels are found in the ycf15 3. Apc up the presence of a free radical generator 2, 2. We documented 368 species belonging to 295 genera and 115 families of medicinal plants used by the maonans in huanjiang maonan autonomous county, northern guangxi, southwest china. The nightshade family has plants with many different habits.
Solanaceae nightshades and convolvulaceae morning glories. Petals 05or 6, usually isomerous with sepals, seldom fewer or none, imbricate or valvate, distinct and often highly differentiated into papilionaceous corolla. Solanaceae article about solanaceae by the free dictionary. Title plants and people of nepal publication author manandhar. This family contains many species of great economic importance. Both of them are naturally produced, as a defense mechanism against insects, predator and disease. The incredible morphological and chemical diversity, fundamental economic importance and worldwide distribution make the solanaceae one of the most fascinating groups of flowering plants. Family description according to the plant taxonomists, it has been estimated that a total of 2 to 3 million plant species exists on our planet.