However, it is as the main component of palm savannas for which it is best known. Traditionally the different parts of the plant such as root, leaves, fruit, and seeds are utilized in management of a variety of human ailments. In this study, an attempt was made to introduce a new. Antimitotic activity of borassus flabellifer seed coat. Borassus flabellifer is distributed from india through southeast asia to new guinea and north australia. Once flowered, it vigorously and continuously produces flowers and fruits through its lifespan. Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala palm, toddy palm, wine palm, or ice apple is native to the indian subcontinent and southeast asia, including nepal, india, bangladesh, sri lanka, cambodia, laos, burma, thailand, vietnam, malaysia, indonesia and the philippines. Palmira, borassus flabellifer, palmira palm, shan ye zi herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. The sugar palm tree borassus flabellifer is a source of material for producing a variety of product among that, 2048 most important product of sugar palm is the sap or juice. Borassus aethiopum is well adapted to fire and herbivory and prospers in areas with frequent burning and browsing.
Asian palmyra palm, cambodian palm, toddy palm, sugar palm. Sugar cake or patali is basically prepared from the watery sweet sap of borassus flabellifer l. Data source and references for borassus flabellifer toddy palm from the usda plants database. Biomolecule reports an international enewsletter br0418 21. It is palm tree, ane o the succar palm group, foond frae indonesie tae pakistan description. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of asian palmyra palm. Vengaiah pc, murthy gn, sattiraju m, maheswarappa hp 2017 value added food products from palmyrah palm borassus flabellifer l j nutr health sci 41. The role of palmyra palm trees borassus flabellifer and sand fly distribution in northeastern india. Overview of biology, uses, and cultivation find, read and cite all the research you need on. An updated overview on phytochemical screening and.
General information the palmyra palm is a very tall, singlestemmed evergreen palm tree that can eventually reach a height of 30 metres. Towards sex identification of asian palmyra palm borassus. Sdoped activated mesoporous carbon derived from the. In both the ftir spectra, the very strong broad bands at 3316 and 3342. The root parts rhizomes are used for phytochemical analysis and. The cytotoxic activity of borassus flabellifer was done by using hela cell and it was evaluated by the mtt assay. Borassus flabellifer, also called palmyra palm, is a popular material used. The unbranched stem can be up to 1 metre wide at the base, narrowing to 40 50cm at around 4 metres and thereafter cylindrical. Nungu fruit nutrition factsnungu fruit health benefits. In the initial stage, the young palmyra palm grows slowly, but grows faster. The abundance of products extracted from it will effectively ensure its continued survival. Plants plays a major role in health as medicine since the human era began. Borassus flabellifer name synonyms borassus flabelliformis l. Borassus aethiopum is well adapted to fire and herbivory and prospers in.
All of its parts could be used for medicinal properties. Sustainability free fulltext sustainable processes. Borassus flabellifer were administered and found that the growth of the hela cells was significantly inhibited. Borassus aethiopum can form dense almost monospecific forest stands or is a component of more diverse riverine forest. The palmyra tree is the official tree of tamil nadu state in india.
Current utilization and further development of the palmyra palm. This palm is found widespread in south and southeast asia and provides essential food. Investigation of mechanical properties of borassus. Borassus flabellifer is an doub palm tree, different parts of it have been using as food and in traditional medicine. Borassus flabellifer, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Borassus flabellifer in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. One such plant, borassus flabellifer l, belongs to family arecaceae.
Borassus flabellifer petiole fibre reinforced polyester composites. Antimicrobial, antitumor approach yarla, nagendra sastry, duddukuri, govinda rao, allam, bharath kumar on. Cultivated for its edible fruits and for its sap, which can be fermented into palm wine toddy. It seems almost every part of the toddy palm or palmyra palm is used in potpourri. Pdf the role of palmyra palm trees borassus flabellifer and sand. We investigated the changes in the nutritional composition, antioxidant properties, and biological. It is to this latter species that the lontar belongs. Presence of functional groups in the crude extract of borassus flabellifer dust prepared by methanol bfdme and water solution bfdwe was evaluated by ftir spectroscopy.
Vernacular kerigi soqotra, mak tan kok lao, pannamaram tamil, sri lanka, taan, than or t. Manufacturing and characterization of long palmyra palm. Male flowers are used for antiinflammatory activity 2, the juice from flowering stalks used for diabetes 3. These massive palms can grow up to 30 m 98 ft high and have robust trunks with distinct leaf scars.
Geographically, the member of borassus most closely connected with b. Borassus palmyra palm is a genus of five species of fan palms, native to tropical regions of africa, asia and new guinea description. It is reportedly naturalized in pakistan, socotra, and parts of china. Borassus palmyra palm is a genus of five species of fan palms, native to tropical regions of africa, asia and new guinea. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 23006 with. Borassus flabelliformis famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana.
Pdf jaggery from palmyrah palm borassus flabellifer l. Borassus flabelliformis famine foods purdue university. Pdf on nov 14, 2018, ankita aman and others published the palmyrah palm borassus flabellifer l. Value added food products from palmyrah palm borassus.
C college of engineering, chowdavaram, guntur, andhra pradesh, india abstract. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 23006 with original publication details. This magnanimous tree is found with gums, albuminoids, steroidal glycosides, fats, and carbohydrate like sucrose, spirostane type steroids like borassosides and dioscin. Tall erect palm with fanshaped leaves and a black stem, usually 1520 m but sometimes 30 m tall. It is particularly abundant in india, burma myanmar and cambodia, where it is frequently planted. Biological activities of leaves of ethnomedicinal plant, borassus. The sap toddy is made into a fermented beverage arrack or processed into sugar jaggery. Borassus flabellifer, the asie palmyra palm, toddy palm, succar palm, or cambodie palm, is native tae sooth an sootheast asie, in the indomalaya ecozone. They contain essential minerals, vitamins, and biological compounds. Borassus flabellifer basfloverview eppo global database. The bracts 410 cm in diameter when whole are called palm caps, the immature fruit cm in diameter is called tal fruit, the mature fruit 57 cm in diameter is called talami or palm cup halves.
Borassus flabellifer is widely distributed and is common in cultivation. Investigation of mechanical properties of borassus flabellifer fibre reinforced polymer composites sneha. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Biological activities of leaves of ethnomedicinal plant. Borassus flabellifer commonly known as nungu is a robust tree which is identified universally for its growing feature. Most modern technologies coping with ecological aspects have grabbed the sprit of current. Medicinal properties of borassus flabellifer seed coat. The fruit and seed is eaten raw or cook, the sap are highly drink able and use to make in to palm sugar use for cooking. The palmyra palm borassus flabellifer, a multipurpose tree of great utility, occurs extensively in tamil nadu state, india. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Heres a strange looking fruit that comes from a tree widespread in malaysia, cambodia and bangladesh and of course all over southern and southeast asia. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them. Asian palmyra palm borassus flabellifer l, 2n 36 is a dioecious and slowgrowing perennial tree, requiring 1215 years to reach its maturity and produce the first inflorescence kovoor, 1983.
The drink is a rich nutrient medium containing sugars, protein, amino acids, alcohol and minerals 8. Borassus flabellifer is a robust tree and can live more than 100 years and reach a height of 30 m 98 ft, with a canopy of greenbluish, leaves several dozen fronds spreading 3 meters 9. Evaluation of extracts of borassus flabellifer dust as. Borassus flabellifer palmyra palm tree as shelter belts. Introduction of nungu fruit scientific name borassus flabellifer. Biomolecule reports an international enewsletter br041821. The very large trunk resembles that of the coconut tree and is ringed with leaf scars. General information about borassus flabellifer basfl indian peninsula, sri lanka, bangladesh, indochina, malesia. The fruit and seed is eaten raw or cook, the sap are highly drink able. General information african fan palm is a robust to massive, singlestemmed, evergreen palm with an unbranched stem that can ultimately reach 20 30 metres long by 40 50cm diameter, swollen at the base to 85cm, and in old age at about 50 years also swollen above the midpoint to about 80cm diameter. Borassus flabellifer l, belongs to family arecaceae, commonly known as palmyra palm is a native of tropical africa but cultivated and naturalized throughout india 1. Accepted name palmyra palm plantae tracheophyta liliopsida arecales arecaceae borassus borassus flabellifer l. Sdoped activated mesoporous carbon derived from the borassus flabellifer flower as active electrodes for supercapacitors. Data source and references for borassus flabellifer toddy.
The tree reaches to a height of 30 metres 98 ft and lives more than 100 years. Borassus flabellifer is a robust tree an can live mair nor 100 years an reach a heicht o 30 m 98 ft, wi a canopy o greenbluish, leaves several. The inhibitory effect of extract obtained from destructive distillation of palmyra palm borassus flabellifer linn. Gopal rao department of pharmaceutics, college of pharmacy, sri ramakrishna institute of paramedical sciences, coimbatore 641044, tamil nadu, india. Pdf antimitotic activity of borassus flabellifer seed coat. Borassus in world checklist of selected plant families.