A distinctive new species, Sesuvium curassavicum Sukhor. (Aizoaceae: Sesuvioideae), restricted to the Caribbean Basin (Kingdom of Netherlands: Curaçao and Bonaire Islands, North Colombia: La Guajira Department, Venezuela: Falcón State), is described illustrated. It differs from all other perennial species growing in West Indies by its papillate stems wrinkled seeds. Based on molecular phylogene...

Jaundice is not a disease but rather a sign that can occur in many different diseases. Jaundice may result from various diseases or conditions that affect the liver, like hepatitis and others. This paper is based on data recorded from various literatures pertaining to ethnophytomedicinal recipes used against jaundice and hepatitis in Indo-Pak subcontinent (India and Pakistan). In total 134 usef...

Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC. (Aizoaceae) is a Malian medicinal plant used against various types of illnesses related to the immune response, like joint pains, inflammations, fever, malaria and wounds. Two pectin type polysaccharides, GOA1 and GOA2, being isolated from a 50 degrees C water extract from the aerial parts of Glinus oppositifolius were investigated for their activity towards ...

The prevalence of sodium (Na)-'hyperaccumulator' species, which exhibit abnormally large shoot sodium concentrations ([Na]shoot ) when grown in nonsaline environments, was investigated among angiosperms in general and within the Caryophyllales order in particular. Shoot Na concentrations were determined in 334 angiosperm species, representing 35 orders, grown hydroponically in a nonsaline solut...

Many herbal remedies individually or in combination have been recommended in various medical treatises for the cure of different diseases. Trianthema decandra Linn., (Family: Aizoaceae) commonly known as gadabani (Hindi) and vellai sharuni (Tamil) is a prostrate herb distributed in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world, and also found abundantly in India. It has been recognized in ...

Increasing evidence of fungicide-resistant toxinogenic and pathogenic fungal species is obvious. Looking for new possibilities of antifungal treatment or sources of antifungal substances is a major problem. Some medicinal plants exert strong antifungal properties and could be conveniently used as a promising alternative source for presently problematic antifungal treatment in many areas with re...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing commercial demand for nanoparticles due to their wide applicability in various markets, including medicine, catalysis, electronics, chemistry, and energy. In this report, a simple and ecofriendly chemical reaction for the synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles from Trianthema decandra (Aizoaceae) has been developed. METHODS AND RESULTS On treatment of aqu...

Petals, defined as the showy laminar floral organs in the second floral whorl, have been shown to be under similar genetic control in distantly related core eudicot model organisms. On the basis of these findings, it is commonly assumed that the petal identity program regulated by B-class MADS-box gene homologs is invariant across the core eudicot clade. However, the core eudicots, which compri...