Serial no: 1324
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ຕົ້ນກົ້ນໝໍ້
Malabar gooseberry
Melastoma malabathricum L.


Plants
Woody plants

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Local name:
Thai: ຕົ້ນໂຄງເຄງ Eng: Malabar gooseberry, Malabar melastome, Melastoma, Indian rhododendron, Singapore rhododendron, Straits rhododendron
Synonyms :
Melastoma affine D. Don
Melastoma candidum D. Don
Melastoma cavaleriei H. Lév. & Vaniot
Melastoma esquirolii H. Lév.
Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum
Melastoma malabathricum var. normale (D. Don) R.C. Srivast.
Melastoma malabathricum subsp. normale (D. Don) Karst. Mey.
Melastoma normale D. Don
Melastoma polyanthum Blume
Family:
Melastomataceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
Northern Mekong Corridor
Southern Mekong Corridor
Landscape units :
Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
N/A
Lao official status :
N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Comments on use types:
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
Medthai. 2017. ໂຄງເຄງ ສັບພະຄຸນ ແລະ ປະໂຫຍດຕົ້ນໂຄງເຄງ 24 ຂໍ້.
Vineet Kumar Mishra, Garima Sing, Ajit Kumar Passari, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Bhim Pratap Singh. 2016. Distribution and antimicrobial potential of endophytic fungi associated with ethnomedicinal plant Melastoma malabathricum L. vironmental Biology Journal of Environmental Biology. Volume 37 Number 2. Page 229-237. ISSN 0254-8704 (Print) ISSN 2394-0379 (Online).
Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Deepa Nath, Anupam Das Talukdar. 2011. Antimicrobial Activity of Melastoma malabathricum L. Assam University Journal of Science and Technology. Biological and Environmental Sciences Vol. 7 Number 1. Pages 76-78. ISSN 0975-2773.
Keng-Chong Wong, Dafaalla Mohamed Hag Ali, Peng-Lim Boey. 2012. Chemical constituents and antibacterial activity of Melastoma malabathricum L. Natural Product Research. Formerly Natural Product Letters. Volume 26. Issue 7.
Deny Susanti, Hasnah M. Sirat, Farediah Ahmad, Rasadah Mat Ali. 2008. BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS FROM THE LEAVES OF MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM L. Jurnal Ilmiah Farmasi Vol.5 No.1.
Deny Susanti, Hasnah M. Sirat, Farediah, Rasadah Mat Ali, Norio Aimi, Mariko Kitajima. 2007. Antioxidant and cytotoxic flavonoids from the flowers of Melastoma malabathricum L. Food Chemistry. Volume 103. Issue 3. Pages 710-716.
Toshihiro Watanabe, Mitsuru Osaki, Teruhiko Yoshihara, Toshiaki Tadano. 1998. Distribution and chemical speciation of aluminum in the Al accumulator plant, Melastoma malabathricum L. Plant and Soil. Volume 201. Issue 2. Pages 165-173.
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