Ardisia escallonioides Marlberry
EDIS, 2018 This document provides an overview of the marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides), a shrub native to Florida and the Caribbean. It describes the plant’s physical characteristics, including its height, leaf arrangement, and flower and fruit features.
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Biochar Effectively Promoted Growth of Ardisia crenata by Affecting the Soil Physicochemical Properties [PDF]
PlantsBiochar is regarded as a soil improvement material possessing superior physical and chemical properties that can effectively enhance plant growth. However, there exists a paucity of research examining the efficacy of biochar in supplanting traditional ...
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Fruit Traits Reflect Adaptation to Dispersers Along a Tropical Elevational Gradient. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study investigates how fruit traits related to frugivore dispersal—specifically diameter, colour and presentation—vary along an elevation gradient in Papua New Guinea. Results showed that fruit diameter decreases with elevation, bird‐attracting colours are more common at higher elevations, and branch‐borne (ramiflorous) fruits increase with ...
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PLoS ONE, 2022 The genus Ardisia (Myrsinoideae, Primulaceae) has 16 subgenera and over 700 accepted names, mainly distributed in tropical Asia and America. The circumscription of Ardisia is not well-defined and sometimes confounded with the separation of some small ...
Chen-Jui Yang, Jer-Ming Hu
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Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analyses revealed regulatory mechanisms of flavonoid biosynthesis in Radix Ardisia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Radix Ardisia (Jab Bik Lik Jib) is a common Miao medicine and is widely distributed in the Guizhou region of southern China. The botanical origin of Radix Ardisia includes the dry root and rhizome of Ardisia Crenata Sims (ACS) or Ardisia ...
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In Vitro Investigation of the Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of <i>Ardisia polycephala, Iresine herbstii,</i> and <i>Oenanthe javanica</i> Extracts With Potential Applications in Breast Cancer Therapy. [PDF]
Adv Pharmacol Pharm SciArdisia polycephala, Iresine herbstii, and Oenanthe javanica are commonly used to nourish women’s blood and treat reproductive system diseases, according to Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) scriptures. This study explores the biological activities of these herbs as documented in TTMs.
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Two new species of Ardisia subgenus Tetrardisia (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae) from Borneo [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2020 Ardisia argentiana and A. nagaensis from subgenus Tetrardisia are herein described and illustrated as new species. They are endemic to Borneo and the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan and to the Malaysian state of Sarawak, respectively.
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Pharmaceuticals, 2022 Japanese Ardisia is widely used as a hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory agent in China. However, the active ingredients in Japanese Ardisia and their potential mechanisms of action in the treatment of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are unknown.
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Comparative genomic study on the complete plastomes of four officinal Ardisia species in China
Scientific Reports, 2021 Ardisia Sw. (Primulaceae) is naturally distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. Most of them possess edible and medicinal values and are popular in clinical and daily use in China.
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Evaluation of Four Commonly Used DNA Barcoding Loci for Ardisia Species Identification
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Ardisia plants have been used as medicinal plants for a long time in China. Traditional techniques such as morphological, microscopic, and chemical identification methods all have limitations in the species identification of Ardisia. For the sake of drug
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