Pdf biological and ethnobotanical characteristics of. Early work has shown that aqueous extract ae of npv exerts a potent antihyperglycemic effect. The characterization and properties of fiber from nypa. Four life stages were considered, based on the number of crown leaves. Particularly in areas where native red and white mangroves rhizophora sp. Nypa fruticans wurmb is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus nypa family arecaceae. This page was last edited on 27 january 2020, at 21. The young fruits are often eaten as a desert in singapore. Nypa fruticans is a mangrove species in the family arecaceae palm family and the only species in the genus nypa photos edit nipa stands in mangroves of maitum, sarangani, philippines.
This study aimed to determine the adaptations of n. In vitro germination and viability testing of nipa nypa. The aim of this study was to evaluate its antihyperglycaemic activity further using in vivo and in vitro approaches. Optimization of bacterial doses and incubation time on ethanol fermentation of nipah for biofuel energy 405 as a source of sweetener. Antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of nypa fruticans. Nipa litoralis blanco nypa arborescens wurmb nypa arborescens wurmb ex h. Nypa in world checklist of selected plant families. Pdf nypafruticans or known as nypa produces considerable amount of fruit.
Presently it grows in pattanam a rural hamlet located in the periyar delta, 2 km north of north paravur, 9 km south of kodungallur and 25 km north of kochi in. Seabean and drift seed info, identification, gifts, jewelry, folklore and contacts. Nypa fruticans in world checklist of selected plant families. Guidebook to the biodiversity of linting wetlands, 2015. In bangladesh, the natural distribution of nipa palm is restricted to the sundarbans, the largest single continuous tract of mangrove forest in the world 3,4. Nypa, consisting of frond, shell, husk, and leaf, was chemically characterised for cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, starch, protein, extractives, and inorganic constituents for its each part. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sapsugar production has been practiced. Nypa fruticans nypa palm is found in the upstream estuarine zone forming extensive stands along brackish to tidal freshwater creeks and rivers. Nypa fruticans on total vascular flora of singapore online. Paper open access optimization on pulp delignification. Its distribution area is known to be larger in ancient time than at present, as evidenced by its fossils found in north america, south america, egypt and europe. Responses of nipa palm nypa fruticans seedlings, a. Pdf potential pollinators of nipa palm nypa fruticans wurmb. Bailey homonyms nypa fruticans wurmb common names atappalme in german.
Nipa palms managed as plantations on four sites was chosen for this study with palms within 8100 years of age. Nipa nypa fruticans sap as a potential feedstock for. After having been thoroughly dried the thatch is secured to the framework of the roof by lashings of pandanus leaves split up the middle and deprived of their stiff keel. Farming techniques such as tapping were established over the times. An aqueous extract ae of vinegar made from nypa fruticans wurmb. Teo s, ang wf, lok afsl, kurukulasuriya br, tan htw.
It is marketed in the adjacent barangays and the barangay poblacion townshipvillage proper. Nypa fruticans husk biomass was characterized by sem and ftir methods. In addition to a host of local subsistence uses ranging. As a biofuel crop, the mangrove palm nypa fruticans has the distinction of being the only sugar palm that grows in saline environments, since it is the only mangrove species that is also a palm tree. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 6183 with original publication details.
An illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. Pdf nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sap collection in southern. It was intentionally introduced to nigeria, and has since spread to cameroon. This makes it suitable for areas where food crops would not be grown. Use and management of nipa palm nypa fruticans, arecaceae. This sap can be drunk as is, boiled to produce a brown sugar or fermented to form alcohol or vinegar. Nipa palm nypa fruticans is the only palm that grows in mangrove vegetation. The present report describes nypa palm, a mangrove palm so far not reported from kerala. Nipa arborescens wurmb nipa arborescens wurmb ex h. Nipah palm nypa fruticans on the shores of singapore. Nypa fruticans is a standout amongst the most broadly appropriated and helpful. Nipa nypa fruticans is one of the most widely distributed and useful palm in the mangrove forests in the south, southeast asia and oceania. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. In vitro germination test is a method to grow a sample of pollen grains in an appropriated culture medium.
Crops for the future beyond food security nypa fruticans. The mangrove palm is an unusual palm with an underground horizontal trunk. Mangrove jenis nipah nypa fruticans merupakan salah satu spesies utama penyusun hutan mangrove dengan komposisi 30% dari total luas are mangrove agushoe, 2009 atau sekitar 973. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Studies on the population structure, growth dynamics and resource importance of nipa palm nypa fruticans wurmb. Natural production potency of nipa nypa fruticans sap as production commodity for bioethanol. The multiuses of nypa palm nypa fruticans which includes. Nypa fruticans nipa palm, mangrove palm pfaf plant database. Biological and ethnobotanical characteristics of nipa palm. It can grow up to 10 m tall, and differs from most palms in that it lacks an upright stem. When used for thatching, the leaflets are stripped from the rachis and formed into a thick fringe tagon on a reed. Thus, this study is conducted to evaluate the effect of ae on postprandial hyperglycemia in an attempt to understand its mechanism of. Nypa fruticans nypa palm inhabits estuarine habitats from sri lanka to the ganges. Nypa fruticans is an evergreen shrub growing to 5 m 16ft by 5 m 16ft at a medium rate.
Because of its usefulness, it has been introduced into west africa. Nypa fruticans wurmb arecaceae malaysia biodiversity. Nypa fruticans on carey island in malaysia was conducted for 16 months. Nipah nypa fruiticans family palmae ganges to australia. Biosorption of leadii and copperii from aqueous solution by nypa frutican husk sri rumiati, refilda, edison munaf and hermansyah aziz laboratory of environmental analytical chemistry, faculty of mathematics and natural sciences, andalas. Established in 1964, the iucn red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The process of scouring and the fiber non scouring to characterize the different types of fibers, the results found that 2 type of fiber through a process of scouring was reported the strength of fibers was 18. Farming techniques such as tapping were established over the times, however the variation of sapsugar production and its regulating factors are not yet fully recognized. Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm or simply nipa or mangrove palm, is a. Pdf the study of functional properties of nypa fruticans flour. This page was last edited on 24 november 2015, at 20. It is readily and spontaneously fermented resulting in the development of alcoholic fermentation products. Except for nypa australis pole et macphail 1996 which is different from the extant n. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sapsugar production has been practiced sustainably over a hundred years in southern thailand.
Antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of nypa fruticans wurmb. A demographic study of a mangrove palm, nypa fruticans. The current study was initiated to evaluate the potential of sugar saps from nipa nypa fruticans palm as sustainable feedstock for ethanol production. Download adobe acrobat reader free software to read pdf files. Mangrove species have evolved specialized structures, such as pneumatophores, to supply oxygen to the roots, but, in nypa fruticans, the only mangrove palm, no such structure has been reported. Pdf phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity from nypa fruticans. The flower stalk of nypa fruticans can be tapped, yielding a sweet sap. Ae was administered to streptozotocin stzinduced diabetic rats twice daily at three doses, 500, and 250 mgkg b. Information on genetic diversity, geographical differentiation, and phylogenetic relationships among the populations is important in order to develop conservation strategies for this species. The species ranges from sri lanka and the ganges delta to the west pacific. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. The characterization and properties of fibers from nypa fruticans wurmb to study of physical properties of the fiber. The characteristic study of nipa nypa fruticans kernel oil.
Therefore, although nypa invades the nigerian delta it provides services and goods that benefit poor local mangrove communities. Added to drinking water, npv is taken before meals and at bedtime. It grows up to 10 m tall and produces large buoyant propagules that are dispersed with ocean currents. Wurmb, potency, fruit, food and flour abstrak penelitian potensi dan sebaran nypa fruticans thunb. Nypa fruticans displaces native mangrove vegetation throughout the niger delta and in cameroon saenger and bellan 1995 and forms dense monospecific stands that outcompete native species. Chemical characterization of various parts of nipa palm. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The fronds grow upwards from the ground and can grow to nine metres tall. It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. Nypa fruits and seeds from the maastrichtiandanian sediments. Determination of volatile compounds in fresh and fermented. From the nipa fruit the local wine operators produced a local wine called in the locality as umbay wine.
The palms are maintained as a plantation next to a river estuary and believed to be from 20 to 50 years of age. Nypa grows abundantly in malaysia and can be found throughout the year. Mangrove palm, nypa fruticans biofuels and bioenergy. Nypa fruticans is a palm species commonly found inhabiting the. Pdf crystallization and biological studies of nypa fruticans wurmb. We investigated the effect of salt stress on the growth and physiology of 6monthold seedlings of nipa palm exposed to different degrees of salt stress as nacl in pot culture. It is a mangrove palm that grows well in sundarbans mangrove forest of bangladesh. The nipah or mangrove palm forms extensive pure stands in the coastal mangrove swamps of southeast asia and provides many useful. Fossil nypa pollen has been found throughout the world. School of science and food technology, centre for fundamental and liberal education, universiti malaysia terengganu, 21030 kuala terengganu, terengganu, malaysia. Nipa sap or air nira is a sweet natural beverage obtained from a type of palm tree, nypa fruticans. Its distribution area is known to be larger in ancient.
Plants with a creeping, horizontal stem from which branches with erect tips arise. Nypa fruticans is one of the few palm species which is recognisable in the fossil record, with specimens considered attributable to it dating back to the paleocene and possibly earlier, some 60 to 70 million years old. Stem mostly subterranean, 45 cm diameter, with curved leaf scars evident above and roots borne along the lower side. Survival and growth performance of golpata nypa fruticans in the newly accreted sites of the sundarbans of bangladesh.
The nipa palm nypa fruticans used in this study was collected from balobo village, infanta, philippines. Sonneratia caseolaris dan nypa fruticans rusila et al. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about nypa species, mangrove palm nypa fruticans supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Barangayvillage of tago, in caraga region of the philippines where nipa nypa fruticans is in abundance was the site of the study. Optimization on pulp delignification from nypa palm nypa fruticans petioles fibre of chemical and microbiological methods to cite this article. Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm or simply nipa or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the indian and pacific oceans. This species is the only member of the genus nypa and the subfamily nypoideae, forming monotypic taxa.
The status and distribution of the nipah palm, nypa fruticans wurmb arecaceae, in singapore. Stems creeping, seldom visible above mud in which they grow, rooting from. Arecaceae is native to southeast asia in the indopacific mangrove block including bangladesh, india. Pdf the characteristic study of nipa nypa fruticans. Pdf natural production potency of nipa nypa fruticans. In addition to a host of local subsistence uses ranging from medicines to hats and raincoats, some important commercial uses have led to management efforts and are initiating a new interest in. Adobe pdf pdf laporan kajian penilaian outcome program penanaman pokok bakau dan spesiesspesies yang sesuai di pesisiran pantai negara, 2014. Nypa fruticans nypa palm inhabits estuarine habitats from sri lanka to the ganges delta to the west pacific.
Nipa palm nypa fruticans, is a useful, versatile, and fairly common component of mangrove forests of asia and oceania. Kementerian sumber asli dan alam sekitar, putrajaya, malaysia. A potential plant species as a source of economic growth for malaysia acta. Nipah merupakan jenis mangrove yang banyak didapati di rawarawa air.
The absence of leaf litter and stilt roots, result in reduced estuarine habitat and has had impacts on fisheries including reduced catches. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Nipa palm is locally called golpata used for multipurpose such as roof thatching, partitioning, foods, medicinal purposes and as a source of fuel wood. Pdf genetic diversity and geographical differentiation. Ishs ii international symposium on underutilized plant species.
Autonyms not in current use, synonyms and invalid designations. Total phenolics, flavonoid content, and antioxidant capacities from endosperm extracts of nypa fruticans unripe and ripe fruits were evaluated. Nypa fruticans, known as rola, is a dreaming or totemic plant for some tiwi people. Nypa fruticans belongs to the family palmae or arecaceae. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis.
The contribution of indigenous nipa nypa fruticans wine. In this study, we employed aflp markers to assess the genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of nipa populations in. Murphy3 nipa palm nypa fruticans is a useful, versatile, and fairly common component of mangrove forests of asia and oceania. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sap collection in southern. We are always open monday saturday, 9 am to 4 pm excluding major holidays or very inclement weather. Palm for saleavailability for nypa fruticans the following is a listing of palms recently in stock, but availability changes quite quickly. Objective of this study is to determine the volatile compounds vocs responsible for the aroma in fresh and fermented nipa sap. Nypa fruticans on the nparks flora and fauna website. Flour of nypa fruits contained nine amino acids essential, namely histidine, arginine, threonin, valin, methionin, isoleucine, leucine, phenil alanine, and lysin.