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. Unam, and acclimatised with free access to food and. In vitro propagation of two antidiabetic species known as. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A a view from below the crown of a juvenile cecropia obtusifolia.
Gluconeogenesis inhibition and phytochemical composition. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2 diabetic patients. Plants profile for cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree. Cecropia is a neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. Cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae hear species info. However, its hypoglycemic action mechanism at pancreatic and liver level has been poorly explored. Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of hawaii. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia on streptozotocin.
Selection of chemical markers for the quality control of. 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. The tree reaches 10 to 20 m in height and 25 to 50 cm d. Sep 08, 2014 this page was last edited on 9 july 2018, at 10. Health, general biological sciences science and technology, general horehound health aspects research medicinal plants type 2 diabetes care and treatment. Cecropia obtusifolia and marrubium vulgare have been widely used in mexican traditional medicine for the control of type 2 diabetes. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Transmission of fungal partners to incipient cecropiatree. Embauba cecropia palmata database file in the tropical. It is easily recognized by its thin, whiteringed trunk and umbrellalike arrangement of large leaves at the branch tips. 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. 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. Antioquia, bolivia, ecuador, flora of panama, ipcn, mesoamericana, nicaragua, panama, vpa common names. Pdf ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia.
Seed dispersal by bats and birds in forest and disturbed habitats of chiapas, mexico1 article pdf available in biotropica 3. 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. Some myrmecophytes go a step further and produce special small growths rich in lipids, sugars and proteins on their leaves or elsewhere. Cecropia trees nearly 100 tropical species in south and latin america are propagated by the. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Cecropia obtusifolia is common in disturbed areas and along rivers in lowland wet habitats throughout costa rica. Cecropia leaf stock photos download 6 royalty free photos.
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Demography and allometry of cecropia obtusifolia, a. Insectes sociaux is is the journal of the international union for the study of social insects iussi. Cecropia is one of the most prominent and unique genera of pioneer plants in the neotropics. Population genetic structure of cecropia obtusifolia, a. 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. Pdf production of chlorogenic acid and isoorientin. Cecropia obtusifolia information from common forest trees of hawaii view info about adobe acrobat pdf format. Biological activities for extracts of embauba cecropia. A photographic overview of the azteca cecropia mutualism. 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. Cecropia obtusifolia is widely used in mexican traditional medicine due to its reputed hypoglycemic effect.
Cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree, guarumo hawaiian. Clinical trial of cecropia obtusifolia and marrubium vulgare leaf extracts on blood glucose and serum lipids in type 2 diabetics. 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. Common names include trumpet tree, popagun, treeoflaziness, and snakewood tree. Seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species of opossums in the selva lacandona, chiapas, mexico. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia urticaceae and its importance in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Effect of the aqueous extract of cecropia obtusifolia on the blood sugar of normal and pancreatectomized dogs. Embauba powder cecropia, palmata, peltata, obtusifolia. Selfanointing behavior in free ranging spider monkeys ateles geoffroyi in mexico.
The hypoglycemic effects of water and butanolic extracts prepared from leaves of cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae were examined in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Both plants contain cholorogenic acid, an inhibitor of glucose6phosphate translocase. In 1759, linnaeus described cecropia peltata which he applied to many species. Cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata are plants highly used by the mexican diabetic population to treat type 2 diabetes.
Isolation and identification of compounds from cecropia obtusifolia. Cecropia obtusifolia bertoloni, 1840 saplings from cuttings and air. The ants drive off herbivorous insects, attack herbivorous vertebrates, and remove epiphytes and competing plants. 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.
Media in category cecropia obtusifolia the following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia on streptozotocin diabetic rats article in journal of ethnopharmacology 7823. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia on streptozotocin diabetic rats. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous. There are many closelyrelated cecropia species includin g c. Pdf seed dispersal by bats and birds in forest and. Cecropia obtusifolia is a dioecious, myrmecophilous tree 2035 m high. It is found in colombia, costa rica, nicaragua, mexico and panama. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the neotropics, with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic.
Trompetenbaum notes on taxonomy and nomenclature cecropia peltata l. Seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species of opossums in the selva lacandona, chiapas, mexico article pdf available in biotropica 264. Mar 26, 2009 two cecropia species cecropia obtusifolia and c. Its leaves are used in folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2. A slender trunk with smooth, gray bark, open branching and huge leaves. The cecropia trees recruit ants to live in them and protect the tree. Images 52 synonyms 63 references 33 subordinate taxa. Plant species of the genus cecropia urticaceae are used as traditional medicine in. 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. A traditional manual search approach was used in which, by using. Antplant sociometry in the aztecacecropia mutualism.
Mechanism of the hypoglycemic activity and hepatoprotective. Media in category cecropia the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Pdf seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species. Cecropia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family urticaceae. Production of chlorogenic acid and isoorientin hypoglycemic compounds in cecropia obtusifolia calli and in cell suspension cultures with nitrate deficiency. Cecropia is a neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive. 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.
It has a monopodial trunk with tiers of firstorder branches morphologically identical to the trunk and with lateral flower buds. Cecropia obtusifolia has few major branch es and the young branches are very stout, minutely cinereous. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of four. It covers the various aspects of the biology and evolution of social insects and other presocial arthropods. Cecropiaceae is a tree that grows in secondary vegetation in the tropical rain forest along both coasts of mexico.
The demography of a resource specialist in the tropics. The cecropia tree is one of my new favorite species. One of the most interesting symbioses in the rainforest exists between the cecropia tree and the cecropia ant azteca sp. Two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. Growing plants from cuttings can be a more desirable alternative to gathering seeds or seedlings from the field for the following reasons. Previous studies have assessed their hypoglycemic effect in animal models and in type 2 diabetic patients. Influence of cecropia obtusifolia density on the population growth rate. Demography and allometry of cecropia obtusifolia, a neotropical pioneer tree an evaluation of the climaxpioneer paradigm for tropical rain forests.
In case you have any doubt about whether the maya smoke, note that the name of this tree in belize i. Clinical trial of cecropia obtusifolia and marrubium. 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. Pdf the cecropia genus consists of about 60 species distributed. Gluconeogenesis inhibition and phytochemical composition of. 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. Called food bodies they also bear various other names, like beltian bodies, beccarian bodies, etc.
Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia scielo. Download 6 cecropia leaf stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Cecropia definition of cecropia by the free dictionary. Guarumo, cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata, common. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of. The ohsouseful cecropia tree the survival gardener. Vegetative propagation of cecropia obtusifolia organization for. Common forest trees of hawaii, native and introduced.
Costa rica, cecropiaceae, cecropia obtusifolia, air layering, cuttings, vegetative propagation. 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. It has small inconspicuous flowers and 6 long pencillike seedpods, sometimes called snake fingers. Controls are water dip and auxinfree 50 % ethanol dip. Hypoglycemic effect and chlorogenic acid content in two cecropia species. Cecropia obtusifoliais a fastgrowing 2 to 3 m per year pioneer tree species. Guarumo, smoked instead of tobacco in alta verapaz standley and steyermark 1946. 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. 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. Pdf chemical and pharmacological aspects of the genus cecropia.
Cecropia pachystachya extract attenuated the renal lesion in 56 nephrectomized rats by reducing inflammation and renal arginase activity. Cecropia large genus of tropical american trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. Patches of foundress queens and established colonies were sampled at the same sites. The genus, variously placed in both the moraceae and urticaceae, has later been considered in the family cecropiaceae. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. This and other cecropia species are among the most abundant pioneers of other neotropical forests hartshorn 1978.