Show all show tabs earleaf nightshade general information. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for. The viability and germination characteristics of exhumed solanum mauritianum seeds buried for different periods of time. Solanum mauritianum is a large shrub or small tree usually growing 1.
Transderm scop is indicated in adults for the prevention of. I have just modified 1 external links on solanum mauritianum. It is a native of south america, including northern argentina. It arrived here by 1880, and is now well established from taupo northward. Find patient medical information for transdermscop transdermal on webmd including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and. Its starshaped flowers have purple or violet coloured petals sometimes with a small white stripe and its leaves have entire margins.
All parts of solanum mauritianum plant are poisonous to humans, especially the berries. Tonga tongatapu group tongatapu island introduced invasive space, james c. This page was last edited on 9 december 2014, at 19. Solanum mauritianum is an exotic shrubtree commonly known in new zealand as woolly nightshade, and is classified as a national surveillance plant pest. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information.
Solanum mauritianum earleaf nightshade solanum melanocerasum garden huckleberry solanum melongena eggplant solanum mucronatum pepino solanum muricatum. Impact assessment tree tobacco solanum mauritianum in victoria back table feedback assessment of plant invasiveness is done by evaluating biological and ecological characteristics such as germination requirements, growth rate, competitive ability, reproduction methods and dispersal mechanisms. Leaves oblong to narrowovate, ovate or elliptic juvenile leaves of solanum furfuraceum broadovate, to 17 cm long and to 12 cm wide, mostly more than. Solanum mauritianum is a small tree or shrub native to south america. The optimum concentration of 2propanol for the extraction of crude glycosides was 70%. Solanum mauritianum earleaf nightshade solanum melanocerasum garden huckleberry solanum melongena eggplant solanum mucronatum pepino solanum muricatum pepino. Scopolamine, one of three main alkaloids found in a number of different plants among the solanaceae family has a medicinal history dating back several centuries and a recreational history dating back several millennia.
Antiproliferative effect of solanum nigrum on human. The potential toxicity of australian weeds to goats agrifutures. Solanum is a large, cosmopolitan genus of perhaps as many as 1 500 species. Scopolamine, derived from the plant, can produce dermatitis of the eyelids duke elder. Except for older stems, the entire plant is covered with soft, white hairs. Black pepper and also white pepper is derived from piper nigrum l. Solanum mauritianum morella delle isole mauritius flora. It has a dense covering of soft, white hairs on the stems, flower stalks and underside of the leaves. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Antiproliferative effect of solanum nigrum on human leukemic. Leaves usually alternate, sometimes paired, simple or pinnate, margins entire or lobed, petiolate. An update of therapeutic potential and bioanalytical aspects of steroidal. Solanum species show a wide range of growing habits, such as annual and perennials, vines. Flowers in clusters, corolla 5lobed, lavender to bluish.
Solanum species, bugweed, earleaf nightshade, tree tobacco. Its large oval leaves are greygreen in colour and covered with feltlike hairs. Solanum species solanum mauritianum name synonyms solanum auriculatum ait. Hello fellow editors, i have just modified 1 external links on solanum mauritianum. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
It has been declared a noxious weed in the united states. Solanum mauritianum is a lowland shrub that can grow to a tree of 8 10m. It has become a widespread invasive weed in azores islands, cook islands, fiji, hawaii, new caledonia, norfolk island, solomon islands, tonga, reunion island, mauritius, madagascar, australia, new zealand, india, sri lanka and several southern african. Pure solasodine from both fruits and leaves of solanum laciniatum ait. Leaves are alternate and vary in morphology, often ovate to elliptic with an acute tip and rounded to oblique base.
Stems are covered with short, dense hairs that are often armed with thorns. Solanum pseudocapsicum is native to mexico, central america, the caribbean and south america and become naturalised in southern africa, north america, hawaii, new zealand and australia. Solanum mauritianum is a widespread invasive weed belonging to the nightshade family. By solvent evaporation methodology, transdermal patches of isolated. Shrubs or small trees 24 m tall, branched above to form a rounded canopy, unarmed, all parts densely pubescent with sessile to longstalked stellate hairs, loose and floccose on young growth. Leaves paler on lower surface, simple, alternate, elliptic, up to 30 cm long and 12 cm wide on young vigorous growth, usually ca 18 cm long and ca 7 cm wide, on.
Solanum mauritianum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Media in category solanum mauritianum the following 87 files are in this category, out of 87 total. Isolated solasodine from solanum plants exploits its medicinal properties such as. Solanum mauritianum scientific name solanum mauritianum scop. This is a perennial shrub or small tree which is greygreen with open canopy. Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record view all images 10 photo. It invades pastoral land, native forest margins and urban areas. Hairs are starshaped with radiating branches to densely interwined hairs. The species epithet aculeastrum refers to the sharppointed prickles on most parts of this plant the solanaceae is an economically important family of. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Acnistus, atropa, browallia, brugmansia, capsicum, cestrum. The plants database includes the following 104 species of solanum. The suitable hydrolysis condition of solasodine from crude glycosides was by 1 n hydrochloric acid in 2propanol. Impact assessment tree tobacco solanum mauritianum in. Deliciae florae et faunae insubricae seu novae, aut minus cognitae species plantarum et animalium quas in insubria austriaca tam spontaneas, quam exoticas vidit, descriptit, et aeri incidi curavit joannes antonius scopoli. Berries when ripe yellow, to 12 mm diameter, seeds numerous. It can form dense stands, crowding out and suppressing all other plants. Medicinal significance, pharmacological activities, and analytical. Its common names include woolly nightshade,earleaf nightshade, flannel weed, bugweed, tobacco weed, and kerosene plant. Tonga tongatapu group eua island bishop museum honolulu 1953 voucher id.
Pdf phytochemical analysis and invitro antioxidant and. Family solanaceae common names bug berry, bug tree, bugtree, bugweed, earleaf nightshade, flannel leaf, kerosene plant, tobacco bush, tobacco weed, tree tobacco, wild tobacco, wild tobacco bush, wild tobacco plant, wild tobacco tree, woolly. The origins and history of scopolamine scopolamine. Solanum nigrum l and solanum macrocarpon l ameliorate scopolamine. Family solanaceae common names bug berry, bug tree, bugtree, bugweed, earleaf nightshade, flannel leaf, kerosene plant, tobacco bush, tobacco weed, tree tobacco, wild tobacco, wild tobacco bush, wild tobacco. Solanum species, bugweed, earleaf nightshade, tree. Fastgrowing, foetid, densely stellatetomentose, unarmed, shrub or small tree to 4 m. Solanaceae family comprises of a number of plants with variety of natural. Solanum nigrum is used in various traditional medical systems for antiproliferative, antiinflammatory, antiseizure and hepatoprotective activities. Nasa has mixed scopolamine with dexedrine to form a substance called scopdex and then administered the drug to trainees during the reduced gravity program. It has the ability to crowd out native plants if growing densely, but, if occurring sparsely, it may act as a nursery crop. Solanum mauritianum is a small tree or shrub native to south america, including northern argentina, southern brazil, paraguay and uruguay. Black nightshade solanum nigrum and similar species. Woolly nightshade solanum mauritianum introduction woolly nightshade, also known as tobacco weed.
We have evaluated organic solvent and aqueous extracts obtained from berries of solanum nigrum for antiproliferative activity on leukemic cell lines, jurkat and hl60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells. Solanum carterianum rock solanum pulverulentum salisb. Solanum mauritianum wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 29600120 with original publication details. A shrub or small tree which tends to invade bushland areas. The oval 1035 x 315 cm grey, green leaves are velvety to touch. Dec 23, 2015 interestingly, scopolamine is used in alzheimers research, and is also used in very low doses to treat motion sickness via a transdermal patch. Shrub or small tree to 4 m high, greygreen, stellatetomentose. The effects of locality, season and year of seed collection on the germination of bugweed solanum mauritianum scop. We also determined if seed retention time would differ for seeds of s. It also contains the nightshades and horse nettles, as well as numerous plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruit.
Woolly nightshade is extremely invasive outcompeting surrounding flora due to its fast growth and large annual seed mass. Many gardeners mow the patch to accentuate the flower heads. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Solasodine expressed a significant antiamnesic activity against scopolamine. It was suspected of causing dermatitis in a woman who handled. Solanum species ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. Brugmansia is rich in scopolamine hyoscine, hyoscyamine, and several other. A perspective on their roles in health and disease rjpt. The leaves are a dullish green, about 250 mm long and 100 mm wide i, and are pungent when crushed. In 1754, giovanni antonio scopoli was accepted as a physician in the mercury mines of idrija in carniola located in modern day. We have evaluated organic solvent and aqueous extracts obtained from berries of solanum nigrum for antiproliferative activity on leukemic cell lines, jurkat and hl60 human promyelocytic leukemia. Bugweed solanum mauritianum a shrub or small tree which tends to invade bushland areas. This shrub or small tree bears densely hairy leaves.
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