Images 52 synonyms 63 references 33 subordinate taxa. Hypoglycemic effect and chlorogenic acid content in two cecropia species. Plant species of the genus cecropia urticaceae are used as traditional medicine in. Pdf seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species. Cecropia species are deciduous annual shedding of leaves.
Selfanointing behavior in free ranging spider monkeys ateles geoffroyi in mexico. Cecropia obtusifoliais a fastgrowing 2 to 3 m per year pioneer tree species. During a period of 32 weeks, aqueous extracts of the leaves of this plant were administrated daily to 12 recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients, controlled only with diet and exercise. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of four. Patches of foundress queens and established colonies were sampled at the same sites. The tree reaches 10 to 20 m in height and 25 to 50 cm d. Guarumo, smoked instead of tobacco in alta verapaz standley and steyermark 1946. The genus, variously placed in both the moraceae and urticaceae, has later been considered in the family cecropiaceae. Production of chlorogenic acid and isoorientin hypoglycemic compounds in cecropia obtusifolia calli and in cell suspension cultures with nitrate deficiency. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia urticaceae and its importance in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia scielo.
A photographic overview of the azteca cecropia mutualism. In order to evaluate the clinical effect produced by the aqueous extract from these species on type 2 noncontrolled diabetes mellitus, a total of 43 outpatients were included. It is found in colombia, costa rica, nicaragua, mexico and panama. Embauba powder cecropia, palmata, peltata, obtusifolia. Controls are water dip and auxinfree 50 % ethanol dip. Plants profile for cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree. Common forest trees of hawaii, native and introduced. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of. Pdf seed dispersal by bats and birds in forest and. Cecropia leaf stock photos download 6 royalty free photos. Mechanism of the hypoglycemic activity and hepatoprotective. Cecropia is a neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive. Gluconeogenesis inhibition and phytochemical composition.
Transmission of fungal partners to incipient cecropiatree. Growing plants from cuttings can be a more desirable alternative to gathering seeds or seedlings from the field for the following reasons. Influence of cecropia obtusifolia density on the population growth rate. Biological activities for extracts of embauba cecropia. Pdf the cecropia genus consists of about 60 species distributed.
Cecropia obtusifolia is a dioecious, myrmecophilous tree 2035 m high. The cecropia trees recruit ants to live in them and protect the tree. A traditional manual search approach was used in which, by using. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia on streptozotocin diabetic rats. Two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. Cecropia definition of cecropia by the free dictionary. Pdf chemical and pharmacological aspects of the genus cecropia.
Antplant sociometry in the aztecacecropia mutualism. Cecropiaceae is a tree that grows in secondary vegetation in the tropical rain forest along both coasts of mexico. Cecropia definition is a large genus of tropical american trees family moraceae that have stems hollow between the nodes and peltate deeply lobed rough leaves usually whitish beneath and clustered at the ends of the branches and that yield a bast fiber used for cordage, a bark used in tanning, and caoutchouc from their milky juice. Embauba cecropia palmata database file in the tropical. It covers the various aspects of the biology and evolution of social insects and other presocial arthropods. In this study only 40% of the seeds reached the soil. Vegetative propagation of cecropia obtusifolia organization for. Previous studies have assessed their hypoglycemic effect in animal models and in type 2 diabetic patients. A slender trunk with smooth, gray bark, open branching and huge leaves. All discussion content within the forum reflects the views of individual participants only and do not necessarily represent the views held by the tropical fruit forum as an organization. Media in category cecropia obtusifolia the following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Antioquia, bolivia, ecuador, flora of panama, ipcn, mesoamericana, nicaragua, panama, vpa common names. The tropical forest pioneer trees cecropia obtusifolia and piper auritum germinate and become established in large light gaps of the forest canopy in the rain forest of south.
It is easily recognized by its thin, whiteringed trunk and umbrellalike arrangement of large leaves at the branch tips. There are many closelyrelated cecropia species includin g c. Cecropia obtusifolia is widely used in mexican traditional medicine due to its reputed hypoglycemic effect. Mar 26, 2009 two cecropia species cecropia obtusifolia and c. Cecropia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family urticaceae. Cecropia pachystachya extract attenuated the renal lesion in 56 nephrectomized rats by reducing inflammation and renal arginase activity. Since the leafcutters are responsible for considerable herbivory in their range, if the azteca ants only ran off the leafcutters and allowed other herbivores free reign then they would still benefit the cecropia trees in areas with leafcutter. Seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species of opossums in the selva lacandona, chiapas, mexico.
Pdf production of chlorogenic acid and isoorientin. Cecropia obtusifolia information from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands information about cecropia obtusifolia in hawaii is available from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands. Effect of the aqueous extract of cecropia obtusifolia on the blood sugar of normal and pancreatectomized dogs. The ants drive off herbivorous insects, attack herbivorous vertebrates, and remove epiphytes and competing plants. Its leaves are used in folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2. Costa rica, cecropiaceae, cecropia obtusifolia, air layering, cuttings, vegetative propagation. Demography and allometry of cecropia obtusifolia, a neotropical pioneer tree an evaluation of the climaxpioneer paradigm for tropical rain forests. Nov, 2019 in central and south american traditional medicine, people use cecropia obtusifolia bertol cecropiaceae for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. However, its hypoglycemic action mechanism at pancreatic and liver level has been poorly explored. Clinical trial of cecropia obtusifolia and marrubium. Cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree, guarumo hawaiian. Cecropia obtusifolia and marrubium vulgare have been widely used in mexican traditional medicine for the control of type 2 diabetes. The internets finest tropical fruit discussion forum. Cecropia obtusifolia has few major branch es and the young branches are very stout, minutely cinereous.
This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from usda plants database. Gluconeogenesis inhibition and phytochemical composition of. Called food bodies they also bear various other names, like beltian bodies, beccarian bodies, etc. In 1759, linnaeus described cecropia peltata which he applied to many species. Cecropia, genus cecropia, several species of tropical tree of the family cecropiaceae common to the understory layer of disturbed forest habitats of central and south america. In case you have any doubt about whether the maya smoke, note that the name of this tree in belize i. The cecropia trees with colony founding azteca queens were c.
Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of hawaii. Common names include trumpet tree, popagun, treeoflaziness, and snakewood tree. Download 6 cecropia leaf stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. One of the most interesting symbioses in the rainforest exists between the cecropia tree and the cecropia ant azteca sp. Cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata are plants highly used by the mexican diabetic population to treat type 2 diabetes. It has a monopodial trunk with tiers of firstorder branches morphologically identical to the trunk and with lateral flower buds. This and other cecropia species are among the most abundant pioneers of other neotropical forests hartshorn 1978. Cecropia obtusifolia is common in disturbed areas and along rivers in lowland wet habitats throughout costa rica.
The cecropia tree is one of my new favorite species. Cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae hear species info. Some studies suggest that the principle contribution of the azteca ants to the defense of the tree is to reduce herbivory by leafcutter ants atta sp. Germination of the seeds of both species is under photocontrol and is triggered when the red. Berg and rosselli state that the genus is characterized by some unusual traits. Isolation and identification of compounds from cecropia obtusifolia. Cecropia large genus of tropical american trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Population genetic structure of cecropia obtusifolia, a.
Cecropia obtusifolia bertoloni, 1840 saplings from cuttings and air. A a view from below the crown of a juvenile cecropia obtusifolia. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia on streptozotocin. Some myrmecophytes go a step further and produce special small growths rich in lipids, sugars and proteins on their leaves or elsewhere.
Demography and allometry of cecropia obtusifolia, a. Health, general biological sciences science and technology, general horehound health aspects research medicinal plants type 2 diabetes care and treatment. Cecropia obtusifolia information from common forest trees of hawaii view info about adobe acrobat pdf format. In vitro propagation of two antidiabetic species known as. Cecropia is one of the most prominent and unique genera of pioneer plants in the neotropics. Seed dispersal by bats and birds in forest and disturbed habitats of chiapas, mexico1 article pdf available in biotropica 3. Guarumo, cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata, common. The ohsouseful cecropia tree the survival gardener. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2 diabetic patients. Selection of chemical markers for the quality control of. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.
Seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species of opossums in the selva lacandona, chiapas, mexico article pdf available in biotropica 264. With over 60 species ranging from southern mexico to northern argentina 1, the plants unrivaled success is due to a number of specialized adaptations most notably its intimate symbiosis with azteca ants. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous. The hypoglycemic effects of water and butanolic extracts prepared from leaves of cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae were examined in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Sep 08, 2014 this page was last edited on 9 july 2018, at 10. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. It has small inconspicuous flowers and 6 long pencillike seedpods, sometimes called snake fingers.
Unam, and acclimatised with free access to food and. When i visited the tropics a few years ago, i saw a large cecropia tree growing in my friends pastureland and asked what in the world it was. Leaf blades usually 2030 cm long, usually divided more than 12 to the center, 915lobed, the lobes occasionally with 1 to several lateral lobes, upper surface scabridulous and sparsely arachnoid pubescent, lower surface very pale to nearly white, minutely and usually densely puberulent, petioles usually 2330 cm long, stipules 711 cm long. Trompetenbaum notes on taxonomy and nomenclature cecropia peltata l.
The effects of cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia polyphlebia on lung capacity in relation to alkaloid concentration mai lee xiong department of microbiology, university of wisconsin a madison abstract for centuries, people have depended on nature t o alleviate their ailments. Mulberry family moraceae postcook introduction the trumpettree, introduced as watershed cover, is easily recognized by the very open crown of few stout hollow branches and few very large longstalked umbrellalike leaves deeply divided into 915 oblong lobes, whitish beneath. Cecropia trees nearly 100 tropical species in south and latin america are propagated by the. The demography of a resource specialist in the tropics. Cecropia is a neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. Media in category cecropia the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Both plants contain cholorogenic acid, an inhibitor of glucose6phosphate translocase. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the neotropics, with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic. Insectes sociaux is is the journal of the international union for the study of social insects iussi. Pdf ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia.