Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Check other web resources for lophira alata banks ex c. Plants are a potential source for drug discovery and development. Azobe tree, lophira alata, with its red new leaves in the canopy. The timber is used for heavy construction, an edible oil can be extracted from the seeds and various parts of the plant are used in. This page was last edited on 27 february 2020, at 14. The timber is extremely hard and used for railroad tiesgroynes and bridge planking. Lophira lanceolata is widely distributed in the sudanoguinean savanna zone from senegal through the central african republic and northernmost dr congo to uganda. Harvesting methods with little destructive impact are sometimes used, but so far only in concessions engaged in certified production. Pdf isoflavonoid derivatives from lophira alata stem heartwood. Mansfelds world databas of agricultural and horticultural crops epic. Minor biflavonoids from lophira alata leaves journal of natural. Pdf isoflavonoid derivatives from lophira alata stem.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Toxicity of lophira alata, a plant commonly used in parts of west and east africa was evaluated in this study. Francuski repetytorium pdf buy jezyk francuski az repetytorium 6 by piotr wrzosek isbn. The other two, named azobechalcone a and isolophirachalcone, were a new biflavonoid and a tetraflavonoid, respectively. Safety and toxicity profiles of the ethanol extract of. Mechanical properties of azobe lophira alata springerlink. This species is widely used not only in the netherlands, but also in belgium, the uk, and germany. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Lophira alata eindhoven university of technology research portal.
The timber is used for heavy construction, an edible oil can be extracted from the seeds and various parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine. The oil and other products of the tree are traded on a local scale 299. Growth response of pterocarpus soyauxii and lophira alata. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, arkive. Mechanical properties of azobe lophira alata, european. Subacute toxicity in murine models using 2502000 mgkg of the ethanol extract of the plant was carried out. Lophira alata azobe and tetraberlinea bifoliata ekop. Animals were treated with 50800 mgkg of the ethanol extract for four weeks after which. Ochnaceae have been used traditionally for their antipsychotic, anticonvulsant and anxiolytic properties. The samples were sequenced using an ion torrent pgmtm system. Menstrual pain relief the roots can be decocted and the aqueous solution taken by. The extract and lophirones b and c significantly p free audiobook. Minor biflavonoids from lophira alata leaves journal of. The use of tropical hardwoods in structural applications requires knowledge of the mechanical properties.
The plant list includes 10 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus lophira. Growth response of pterocarpus soyauxii and lophira alata seedlings to host. Testing company 1983 greenheart chlorocardium rodiei 54, 694 unknown. Request pdf mechanical properties of azobe lophira alata the use of tropical hardwoods in structural applications requires knowledge of the mechanical. Young plants respond well to initial light shade, e. Sep 28, 2019 lophira alata pdf posted on september 28, 2019 by admin this species has been listed as vulnerable in the iucn red list because of the large scale destruction of wet evergreen forest throughout its range. The genus lophira is in the family ochnaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. Lophira lanceolata is a multipurpose tree, valued especially for its oil, timber and many medicinal applications. Durability very resistant to decay and marine borers. This material is available free of charge via the internet at. Lophira alata, commonly known as azobe, ekki or the red ironwood tree, is a species of plant in the family ochnaceae. Descriptions and articles about the azobe, scientifically known as lophira alata in the encyclopedia of life.
Isoflavonoid derivatives from lophira alata stem heartwood article pdf available in zeitschrift fur naturforschung c 6634. The leaves of the cameroonian medicinal plant lophira alata afforded two new biflavonoids. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. Though lophira alata is used in ethnomedicine for the management of a host of central nervous and systemic diseases, the toxicity profile has not been investigated. The names lophira africana and lophira alata have also been applied to lophira lanceolata. The leaves of lophira alata afforded two new alaalophirone l 1 and lophirone m 2and the known luteolin and lithospermoside.
Even though long experience is available with the species azobe lophira alata, much of the current knowledge is based on tests performed on small clear specimens for bending, compression and shear. Pdf download all download jpeg 2000 download text azobe, bongossi, ekki. Apr 27, 2020 lophira alata pdf this species has been listed as vulnerable in the iucn red list because of the large scale destruction of wet evergreen forest throughout its range. This study evaluated the toxicological profile of the ethanol extract of lophira alata stem bark in rats. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Both biflavonoids were obtained in small quantities, and their structures show some new and unusual biflavonoid diversity. The tree grows to the height of 3046 meters 100150 ft and the well grown tree will have a trunk diameter of 1. Azobe wood or otherwise called ekki or iron wood is a very strong wood species from the west africa. The heartwood is dark red, chocolate brown, or purple brown with conspicuous white deposits in the vessels. Methanol, hexane, and ethyl acetate leaf extracts of ficus thonningii and lophira alata. Chalcone tetramers, lophirachalcone and alatachalcone, from lophira alata as possible antitumor alatq. Brian harrington spier general information dwarf red ironwood is a small to mediumsized deciduous tree growing up to 16 metres tall with exceptional specimens to 24 metres title protabase plant resources of tropical africa. Behaviour of azobe lophira alata hardwood in compression perpendicular to grain. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of. Since tropical hardwoods are used in structures with high economic value, a sound. Lophira is restricted to tropical africa and comprises 2 species with an ecologically distinct distribution. Two plants that used to treat febrile illnesses in nigeria were tested for in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity in cancer cell lines.
Mechanical properties of azobe lophira alata request pdf. Undoubtedly, an accurate knowledge of the mechanical. Ekki lophira alata also known as azobe, bongossi and red. Karri eucalyptus diversicilar 32 mm 695 hpma 1977 jarrah eucalyptus marginata 516 hpma 1977 maple acer sp.
Drug resistance in plasmodium falciparum requires that new drugs must be developed. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. The average dry density would be 1,065 kgm 3 colorappearance of azobe wood. Methanol, hexane, and ethyl acetate leaf extracts of ficus thonningii and lophira alata were active in in vitro assays against p. Apr 26, 2020 home lophira alata pdf april 26, 2020 by admin literature this species has been listed as vulnerable in the iucn red list because of the large scale destruction of wet evergreen forest throughout its range. Lophira lanceolata, commonly known as the dwarf red ironwood, is a species of tree in the family ochnaceae which is native to tropical west and central africa. Growth response of pterocarpus soyauxii and lophira alata seedlings to host soil mycorrhizal inocula in relation to land use types. Pdf a growth model for azobe, lophira alata, in gabon. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Media in category lophira alata the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Mar 20, 2020 lophira lanceolata is widely distributed in the sudanoguinean savanna zone from senegal through the central african republic and northernmost dr congo to uganda. The plant list includes a further 1 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus lophira.
The leaves of the cameroonian medicinal plant lophira alata afforded two new biflavonoids, lophirone l 1 and lophirone m 2, and the known luteolin and lithospermoside. This book is the first volume of astadhyayi of panini translated into english by. Lophiroflavans b and c, tetraflavonoids of lophira alata. Toxicological evaluation of the ethanol extract of lophira. Three possible flavonoidtype antitumour promoters were isolated from the bark of lophira alata using an in vitro shortterm assay, epsteinbarr virus ebv early antigen ea induction test. Aug 03, 2019 mahabhasya of patanjali pdf the title is not mahabhasya and the author is not patanjali. Wildscreen s arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. The leaves of the azobe are up to 25 centimetres long and are tough, fairly narrow and elongated, with a rounded or slightly indented tip, and.
Jul 15, 2006 the leaves of the cameroonian medicinal plant lophira alata afforded two new biflavonoids, lophirone l 1 and lophirone m 2, and the known luteolin and lithospermoside. Since no existing data was found on the neurobehavioural properties, this study was carried out to evaluate some neurobehavioural properties of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of l. Since tropical hardwoods are used in structures with high economic value, a. The cytotoxic, antimutagenic, and antioxidant activities of methanolic extract and lophirones b and c derived from lophira alata stem bark were evaluated. Cytotoxic, antimutagenic, and antioxidant activities of. One of the flavonoids was identified as lophirone f.
The extract and lophirones b and c significantly p lophira alata extract 200, 400 and 800 mgkg, p. Mahabhasya of patanjali pdf the title is not mahabhasya and the author is not patanjali. The tree can grow to a height of 40 50 metres with a maximum diameter of 1. Dec 23, 2004 the use of tropical hardwoods in structural applications requires knowledge of the mechanical properties. Menstrual pain relief the roots can be decocted and the aqueous solution taken by women to relieve menstrual pain during monthly period. Fob free on board focac forum on china africa cooperation.
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