melastomataceae

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Summary: A plant family of the order Myrtales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida composed of tropical plants with parallel-nerved leaves.

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  1. ncbi Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties of Melastoma malabathricum leaves aqueous extract in experimental animals
    Z A Zakaria
    Faculty of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Universiti Industri Selangor, Jalan Zirkon A 7 A, Seksyen 7, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
    Can J Physiol Pharmacol 84:1291-9. 2006
  2. ncbi Response of stress indicators and growth parameters of Tibouchina pulchra Cogn. exposed to air and soil pollution near the industrial complex of Cubatão, Brazil
    G Klumpp
    Universitat Hohenheim, Institut für Landschafts und Pflanzenökologie, Stuttgart, Germany
    Sci Total Environ 246:79-91. 2000
  3. ncbi Antinociceptive effect of Melastoma malabathricum ethanolic extract in mice
    M R Sulaiman
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
    Fitoterapia 75:667-72. 2004
  4. ncbi Antimicrobial activity of Miconia species (Melastomataceae)
    Juliana Rodrigues
    Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Sao Paulo State University, Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Med Food 11:120-6. 2008
  5. ncbi Biomass allocation, growth, and photosynthesis of genotypes from native and introduced ranges of the tropical shrub Clidemia hirta
    Saara J DeWalt
    Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
    Oecologia 138:521-31. 2004
  6. ncbi Conostegia xalapensis (Melastomataceae): an aluminum accumulator plant
    Iris Hayde González-Santana
    Laboratorio de Alelopatía, Departamento de Ecologia Funcional, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM, Circuito exterior s n anexo al Jardín Botánico Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegacion Coyoacan, C P 04510, Mexico D F, Mexico
    Physiol Plant 144:134-45. 2012
  7. ncbi Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and wound healing activities of the leaves of Memecylon edule Roxb
    Somsak Nualkaew
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
    J Ethnopharmacol 121:278-81. 2009
  8. ncbi Aluminium accumulation in leaves of 127 species in Melastomataceae, with comments on the order Myrtales
    Steven Jansen
    Laboratory of Plant Systematics, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, K U Leuven, Belgium
    Ann Bot 90:53-64. 2002
  9. ncbi A study of the trypanocidal activity of triterpene acids isolated from Miconia species
    Wilson Roberto Cunha
    Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas da Universidade de Franca, Franca, SP, Brasil
    Phytother Res 20:474-8. 2006
  10. ncbi Determination of the ascorbic acid content of two medicinal plants in Nigeria
    Okeri H A
    Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
    Pak J Pharm Sci 19:44-8. 2006

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  1. ncbi Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties of Melastoma malabathricum leaves aqueous extract in experimental animals
    Z A Zakaria
    Faculty of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Universiti Industri Selangor, Jalan Zirkon A 7 A, Seksyen 7, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
    Can J Physiol Pharmacol 84:1291-9. 2006
    ..Our findings that the aqueous extract of M. malabathricum possesses antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic activities supports previous claims on its traditional uses to treat various ailments...
  2. ncbi Response of stress indicators and growth parameters of Tibouchina pulchra Cogn. exposed to air and soil pollution near the industrial complex of Cubatão, Brazil
    G Klumpp
    Universitat Hohenheim, Institut für Landschafts und Pflanzenökologie, Stuttgart, Germany
    Sci Total Environ 246:79-91. 2000
    ..b>Melastomataceae), a common species of secondary Atlantic Rain Forest vegetation, to the impact of complex air pollution...
  3. ncbi Antinociceptive effect of Melastoma malabathricum ethanolic extract in mice
    M R Sulaiman
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
    Fitoterapia 75:667-72. 2004
    ..Furthermore, the nonselective opioid receptor antagonist, naloxone blocked the antinociceptive effect of the extract in both tests, suggesting that M. malabathricum may act both at peripheral and central levels...
  4. ncbi Antimicrobial activity of Miconia species (Melastomataceae)
    Juliana Rodrigues
    Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Sao Paulo State University, Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Med Food 11:120-6. 2008
    ..The results obtained showed that the methanol extracts of the leaves of M. rubiginosa and M. stenostachya and the chloroform extract of the leaves of M. cabucu presented antimicrobial activity against the tested microorganisms...
  5. ncbi Biomass allocation, growth, and photosynthesis of genotypes from native and introduced ranges of the tropical shrub Clidemia hirta
    Saara J DeWalt
    Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
    Oecologia 138:521-31. 2004
    ..We conclude that genetic shifts in resource use, resource allocation, or plasticity do not contribute to differences in habitat distribution and abundance between the native and introduced ranges of C. hirta...
  6. ncbi Conostegia xalapensis (Melastomataceae): an aluminum accumulator plant
    Iris Hayde González-Santana
    Laboratorio de Alelopatía, Departamento de Ecologia Funcional, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM, Circuito exterior s n anexo al Jardín Botánico Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegacion Coyoacan, C P 04510, Mexico D F, Mexico
    Physiol Plant 144:134-45. 2012
    In acidic soils, an excess of Al³⁺ is toxic to most plants. The Melastomataceae family includes Al-accumulator genera that tolerate high Al³⁺ by accumulating it in their tissues...
  7. ncbi Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and wound healing activities of the leaves of Memecylon edule Roxb
    Somsak Nualkaew
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
    J Ethnopharmacol 121:278-81. 2009
    ..To determine the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antioxidant activities of the leaves of Memecylon edule Roxb. used traditionally in Thailand...
  8. ncbi Aluminium accumulation in leaves of 127 species in Melastomataceae, with comments on the order Myrtales
    Steven Jansen
    Laboratory of Plant Systematics, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, K U Leuven, Belgium
    Ann Bot 90:53-64. 2002
    ..is surveyed based on semi-quantitative tests of 166 species, representing all tribes and subfamilies of the Melastomataceae as well as a few members of related families within the Myrtales...
  9. ncbi A study of the trypanocidal activity of triterpene acids isolated from Miconia species
    Wilson Roberto Cunha
    Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas da Universidade de Franca, Franca, SP, Brasil
    Phytother Res 20:474-8. 2006
    ..The most significant reduction in parasite number in the parasitemic peak were obtained for compound 1 and its salt derivative 1a (75.7% and 70.4%, respectively). Moreover, the survival time was increased for all the treated animals...
  10. ncbi Determination of the ascorbic acid content of two medicinal plants in Nigeria
    Okeri H A
    Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
    Pak J Pharm Sci 19:44-8. 2006
    ..05). However, there was significant difference between ascorbic acid content of the fresh and dried leaves of the same plant, obviously indicating that the fresh leaves contain more ascorbic acid than the dried leaves...
  11. ncbi In vivo analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of ursolic acid and oleanoic acid from Miconia albicans (Melastomataceae)
    Maria Anita L Vasconcelos
    Universidade de Franca, Av. Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, , Franca-SP, Brazil
    Z Naturforsch [C] 61:477-82. 2006
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  12. ncbi Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems
    Guang You Hao
    Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, 666303, Mengla, Yunnan Province, China
    Oecologia 155:405-15. 2008
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  13. ncbi In vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by crude plant extracts from Colombian flora
    Jaime Niño
    Grupo de Biotecnología Productos Naturales, Escuela de Tecnología Química, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:783-5. 2006
    The methanol extracts from five different plant families (Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Melastomataceae, Rubiaceae, and Solanaceae) collected at Regional Natural Park Ucumarí (Colombia), were screened for their acetylcholinesterase ..
  14. ncbi Effects of initial climatic conditions on growth and accumulation of fluoride and nitrogen in leaves of two tropical tree species exposed to industrial air pollution
    Cláudia Maria Furlan
    Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 11461, 05422 970, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Sci Total Environ 374:399-407. 2007
    ..The results suggested that seasonal conditions of the first months of sapling exposure (summer or winter) modulate the intensity of responses to pollution stress...
  15. ncbi Foliar growth of Eriocnema fulva Naudin (Melastomataceae) in a forest fragment in southeastern Brazil
    P M Andrade
    Instituto Estadual de Florestas, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30160 030, Brazil
    Braz J Biol 68:1-10. 2008
    ..The relationships among size measures were significant, reinforcing the great contribution of leaf size for plant size. The age of the largest individual was estimated as 36 years based on the median annual leaf production rate...
  16. ncbi Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn., a native Atlantic Forest species, as a bio-indicator of ozone: visible injury
    Cláudia M Furlan
    Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 11461, 05422 970 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Environ Pollut 152:361-5. 2008
    ..2% within the NF treatment. The extent of leaf area injured (leaf injury index) was mostly explained by the accumulated exposure of ozone (r2=0.89; p<0.05)...
  17. ncbi Effect of Mouriri pusa extracts on experimentally induced gastric lesions in rodents: role of endogenous sulfhydryls compounds and nitric oxide in gastroprotection
    Marcio Adriano Andreo
    , , CP 355, CEP 14801-970, UNESP, , Araraquara, SP, Brasil
    J Ethnopharmacol 107:431-41. 2006
    Several plants are used in folk medicine to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Mouriri pusa Gardn. (Melastomataceae) is a medicinal plant commonly used in the central region of Brazil against gastric ulcer...
  18. ncbi Flavanone glycosides from Miconia trailii
    Zhizhen Zhang
    National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
    J Nat Prod 66:39-41. 2003
    ..The structures of 1-8 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 2D NMR...
  19. ncbi Photoperiodic induction of synchronous flowering near the Equator
    Rolf Borchert
    Biology Division, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 7534, USA
    Nature 433:627-9. 2005
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  20. ncbi Antibacterial activity of triterpene acids and semi-synthetic derivatives against oral pathogens
    Luis C Scalon Cunha
    Universidade de Franca, Av Dr Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201 Parque Universitário, Franca SP, CEP 14404 600, Brazil
    Z Naturforsch C 62:668-72. 2007
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  21. ncbi Dispersal, environment, and floristic variation of western Amazonian forests
    Hanna Tuomisto
    Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN 20014 Turku, Finland
    Science 299:241-4. 2003
    ..Consequently, it is important that management planning for conservation and resource use take into account both habitat heterogeneity and biogeographic differences...
  22. ncbi Galls and gall makers in plants from the Pé-de-Gigante Cerrado Reserve, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, SP, Brazil
    M V Urso-Guimarães
    UFSCar, CEP 18085 850, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
    Braz J Biol 66:357-69. 2006
    ..Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Asteraceae, Bignoniaceae, Caryocaraceae, Erythroxylaceae, Fabaceae, Malpighiaceae, Melastomataceae, Myrtaceae, Ochnaceae, Polygalaceae, Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, and Smilacaceae...
  23. ncbi Anti-hemorrhagic activity of four Brazilian vegetable species against Bothrops jararaca venom
    Catarine Massucato Nishijima Nishijima
    Department of Physiology, Sao Paulo State University, UNESP Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    Molecules 14:1072-80. 2009
    ..In this study, we investigated the anti-hemorrhagic effects of Mouriri pusa Gardn. (Melastomataceae), Byrsonima crassa Niedenzu (Malpighiaceae), Davilla elliptica St. Hill...
  24. ncbi Contrasting structure and composition of the understory in species-rich tropical rain forests
    James V LaFrankie
    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, c o National Institute of Education, 1 Nanyang Walk, 637616 Singapore
    Ecology 87:2298-305. 2006
    ..g., Melastomataceae sensu stricto, Piperaceae, and Malvaceae [Bombacacoidea]) were predominantly species of small classes...
  25. ncbi Novel hosts of the Eucalyptus canker pathogen Chrysoporthe cubensis and a new Chrysoporthe species from Colombia
    Marieka Gryzenhout
    Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Tree Protection Co operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
    Mycol Res 110:833-45. 2006
    ..Furthermore, C. cubensis has been found on Miconia spp. native to South America and residing in Melastomataceae. Recent surveys have yielded C...
  26. ncbi Pollen sources of the orchid bee Euglossa annectans Dressler 1982 (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini) analyzed from larval provisions
    M Cortopassi-Laurino
    Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Abelhas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
    Genet Mol Res 8:546-56. 2009
    ..Among the 26 pollen types that reached more than 10% in monthly means, the families Melastomataceae, Bromeliaceae, Ochnaceae, Fabaceae, and Myrtaceae were most frequently represented...
  27. ncbi Connecting fruit production to seedling establishment in two co-occurring Miconia species: consequences of seed dispersal by birds in upper Amazonia
    Pedro G Blendinger
    Department of Biology, University of Missouri at Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63121 4499, USA
    Oecologia 167:61-73. 2011
    This study investigated links between seed production by two species of Miconia (Melastomataceae), whose seeds are dispersed by birds, and later stages of recruitment in lowland forests of eastern Ecuador...
  28. ncbi Antiviral and cytotoxic activities of some Indonesian plants
    F Lohezic-Le Devehat
    Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et de Mycologie, UPRES 2234, avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, 35043, Rennes Cedex, France
    Fitoterapia 73:400-5. 2002
    ..Besides Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae), the Indonesian Loranthaceae species among which Elytranthe tubaeflora, E. maingayi, E...
  29. ncbi Diversity of bees and their floral resources at altitudinal areas in the Southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    Vinícius A Araújo
    Lab Histofisiologia Reprodutiva e Digestiva Pós Graduação em Entomologia Univ Federal de Viçosa, 36570 000 Vicosa, MG
    Neotrop Entomol 35:30-40. 2006
    ..plant species; the most visited plants were the Asteraceae (n = 220), the Malpighiaceae (n = 95), the Melastomataceae (n = 94), the Fabaceae (n = 78), and the Solanaceae (n = 63). Diversity was higher in Ouro Branco (H = 1...
  30. ncbi Predation and aggressiveness in host plant protection: a generalization using ants from the genus Azteca
    Alain Dejean
    Écologie des Forêts de Guyane UMR CNRS 8172, Campus agronomique, 97379, Kourou Cedex, France
    Naturwissenschaften 96:57-63. 2009
    ..their colonies shelter in its hollow branches; whereas Azteca bequaerti is associated with Tococa guianensis (Melastomataceae) and its colonies shelter in leaf pouches situated at the base of the laminas. Whereas A...
  31. ncbi Insect galls from Serra de São José (Tiradentes, MG, Brazil)
    V C Maia
    Departamento de Entomologia, Muscu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao Cristovao, CEP 209940 040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Braz J Biol 64:423-45. 2004
    ..Fabaceae, Myrtaceae, Asteraceae, and Melastomataceae were the plant families that supported most of the galls (49.6% of the total)...
  32. ncbi Plant Vigor Hypothesis refuted: preference-performance linkage of a gall-inducing weevil on small-sized host plant resources
    J C Santos
    Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
    Braz J Biol 71:65-9. 2011
    ..We tested the PVH predictions by investigating the effects of leaf size of Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC. (Melastomataceae) on the oviposition preference and on the offspring survival of the gall-inducing weevil Prospoliata ..
  33. ncbi Multiple Miocene Melastomataceae dispersal between Madagascar, Africa and India
    Susanne S Renner
    Systematic Botany, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Menzinger Strasse 67, D 80638 Munich, Germany
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 359:1485-94. 2004
    b>Melastomataceae sensu stricto (excluding Memecylaceae) comprise some 3000 species in the neotropics, 1000 in Asia, 240 in Africa, and 230 in Madagascar...
  34. ncbi Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers from the velvet tree, Miconia calvescens DC. (Melastomataceae)
    Johannes J Le Roux
    Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3190 Maile Way, St John 102, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
    Mol Ecol Resour 8:961-4. 2008
    ..The expected and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.0367 to 0.5053 and from 0.0370 to 0.2473, respectively. These markers should be useful to study dispersal and the invasion genetics of the velvet tree...
  35. ncbi The limited importance of size-asymmetric light competition and growth of pioneer species in early secondary forest succession in Vietnam
    Marijke van Kuijk
    Department of Plant Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, P O Box 80084, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Oecologia 157:1-12. 2008
    ..We conclude, therefore, that in slow-growing regenerating vegetation stands, the importance of asymmetric competition for light and growth can be much less than is often assumed...
  36. ncbi Short dry spells in the wet season increase mortality of tropical pioneer seedlings
    Bettina M J Engelbrecht
    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Gamboa, P O Box 0843 03092, Panama, Republica de Panama
    Oecologia 148:258-69. 2006
    ..Our data provide strong evidence that short dry spells in the wet season differentially affect seedling survivorship of pioneer species, and may therefore have important implications to seedling demography and community dynamics...
  37. ncbi Oligomeric hydrolysable tannins from Tibouchina multiflora
    T Yoshida
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan
    Phytochemistry 52:1661-6. 1999
    ..tannins, nobotanin O and nobotanin P, were isolated from the leaf extract of Tibouchina multiflora (Melastomataceae) and their dimeric and tetrameric structures elucidated on the basis of spectral data and chemical ..
  38. ncbi Two thrush species as dispersers of Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC. (Melastomataceae): an experimental approach
    M A S Alves
    Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Braz J Biol 68:397-401. 2008
    ..At the end of the first 30 minutes both species had already defecated approximately 50% of the seeds ingested Our results suggest that both species could act as disperser agents of M. prasina...
  39. ncbi Do herbivores eavesdrop on ant chemical communication to avoid predation?
    David J Gonthier
    Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 7:e28703. 2012
    ..Furthermore, it supports the hypothesis that herbivores use ant chemical communication to avoid predation or confrontation with ants...
  40. ncbi Chemical constituents and antibacterial activity of Melastoma malabathricum L
    Keng Chong Wong
    School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
    Nat Prod Res 26:609-18. 2012
    ..Compounds 2-5, 7 and 9-12 are reported for the first time from M. malabathricum. Compound 10 is rare, being reported only once before from a plant, without assignment of the double bond geometry in the p-coumaryl moiety...
  41. ncbi Acute toxicity evaluation, antibacterial, antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects of Melastoma malabathricum
    Zahra A Amin Alnajar
    Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Molecules 17:3547-59. 2012
    ..These findings suggest the excellent medicinal bioactivity of MM and explain the popularity of this plant in the folk medicine as a remedy for different illnesses...
  42. ncbi Lepidopterans as potential agents for the biological control of the invasive plant, Miconia calvescens
    Elisangela G F Morais
    Embrapa Roraima Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation s, Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
    J Insect Sci 12:63. 2012
    This work investigated eight species of Lepidoptera associated with Miconia calvescens DC. (Myrtales: Melastomataceae) in Brazil, including six defoliators, Salbia lotanalis Druce (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Druentia inscita Schaus (..
  43. ncbi Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama
    José Luis Nieves-Aldrey
    Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales CSIC, Dpto Biodiversidad C José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Espana
    Rev Biol Trop 56:1269-86. 2008
    ..with the most galls were Myrtaceae with seven, Bignoniaceae with five and Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae and Melastomataceae with four. Leaf galls accounted for about 93% of collected galls...
  44. ncbi The relevance of ants as seed rescuers of a primarily bird-dispersed tree in the Neotropical cerrado savanna
    Alexander V Christianini
    Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Oecologia 160:735-45. 2009
    ..The quantitative component of dispersal effectiveness by ants acting as "rescuers" of seeds that fail to be dispersed, or fall under parent trees, is probably more important than currently recognized in other systems...
  45. ncbi Hypoglicemic effect of Leandra lacunosa in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats
    W R Cunha
    Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas da Universidade de Franca, Franca, Avenida Dr Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201 14404 600 Franca SP, Brazil
    Fitoterapia 79:356-60. 2008
    ..This study seems to provide biological evidence for the folkloric use of L. lacunosa in the treatment of diabetes mellitus...
  46. ncbi Secondary metabolites of Miconia rubiginosa
    Juliana Rodrigues
    Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Sao Paulo State University, Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Med Food 14:834-9. 2011
    The Miconia genus is the most representative of the Melastomataceae family, and some species are commonly used in Brazilian folk medicine as anti-inflammatory agents. In this work we investigated the leaves from Miconia rubiginosa (Bonpl...
  47. ncbi Mutagenicity of Mouriri pusa Gardner and Mouriri elliptica Martius
    F V Santos
    Department of Biological Sciences, Araraquara School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNESP Sao Paulo State University, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
    Food Chem Toxicol 46:2721-7. 2008
    Mouriri pusa Gardner and Mouriri elliptica Martius are fruit-bearing plants of the Melastomataceae family, popularly known in Brazil as puçá-preto or jaboticaba-do-cerrado, and they are used in folk medicine for the treatment of ..
  48. ncbi Isolation and characterization of nine microsatellite loci for the tropical understory tree Miconia affinis Wurdack (Melastomataceae)
    Shalene Jha
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 830 North University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, PO Box 0843 03092, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama
    Mol Ecol Resour 9:344-5. 2009
    We isolated nine microsatellite loci from the Neotropical understorey tree Miconia affinis (Melastomataceae) and optimized them for research on gene flow and genetic structure. Loci screened in 43 individuals from a 2...
  49. ncbi Structural features and biological properties of ellagitannins in some plant families of the order myrtales
    Takashi Yoshida
    College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Matsuyama University, Bunkyo cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790 8578, Japan E Mails Y A M Y
    Int J Mol Sci 11:79-106. 2010
    ..features in various types of ellagitannins found in plants belonging to the Myrtaceae, Onagraceae, and Melastomataceae families, which are all included in the order Myrtales...
  50. ncbi Comparative anatomy and morphology of nectar-producing Melastomataceae
    Isabela Galarda Varassin
    Universidade Federal do Parana, Departamento de Botanica, Centro Politecnico, Curitiba, PR 81531 980 Brazil
    Ann Bot 102:899-909. 2008
    Most neotropical Melastomataceae have bee-pollinated flowers with poricidal anthers. However, nectar rewards are known to be produced in about 80 species in eight genera from four different tribes...
  51. ncbi In vivo assessment of DNA damage and protective effects of extracts from Miconia species using the comet assay and micronucleus test
    Juliana Mara Serpeloni
    Department of General Biology, Biological Sciences Center, Londrina State University, Londrina, Parana, Brazil
    Mutagenesis 23:501-7. 2008
    The genus Miconia comprises approximately 1000 species belonging to the Melastomataceae family...
  52. ncbi Morphophysiological differences in leaves of Lavoisiera campos-portoana (Melastomataceae) enhance higher drought tolerance in water shortage events
    Marcel Giovanni Costa França
    Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av Antonio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270 901, Brazil
    J Plant Res 125:85-92. 2012
    Lavoisiera campos-portoana Barreto (Melastomataceae) has two kinds of leaves, pubescent and glabrous, and branches may have one or both types of leaves at the same moment...
  53. ncbi Effect of Mouriri pusa tannins and flavonoids on prevention and treatment against experimental gastric ulcer
    P C P Vasconcelos
    Botucatu Institute of Biosciences, UNESP Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    J Ethnopharmacol 131:146-53. 2010
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  54. ncbi Effect of sucrose and methyl jasmonate on biomass and anthocyanin production in cell suspension culture of Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomaceae)
    Koay Suan See
    Plant Tissue and Cell Culture Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
    Rev Biol Trop 59:597-606. 2011
    ..37-0.40 CV/g-FCM). This study indicated that MeJA was not necessary but sucrose was needed for the enhancement of cell growth and anthocyanin production in M. malabathricum cell cultures...
  55. ncbi Antimicrobial and brine shrimp toxicity of some plants used in traditional medicine in Bukoba District, north-western Tanzania
    M J Moshi
    Department of Biological and Preclinical Studies, Institute of Traditional Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P O Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    Tanzan J Health Res 11:23-8. 2009
    ..The seemingly innocuous nature and relatively good antibacterial activity against skin infections and gastrointestinal pathogenic bacteria support the traditional uses of the plants and deserve more detailed studies...
  56. ncbi Melastoma malabathricum (L.) Smith Ethnomedicinal Uses, Chemical Constituents, and Pharmacological Properties: A Review
    S Mohd Joffry
    Departments of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Malaysia
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:258434. 2012
    Melastoma malabathricum L. (Melastomataceae) is one of the 22 species found in the Southeast Asian region, including Malaysia...
  57. ncbi Potential pollinators of Comolia ovalifolia DC Triana (Melastomataceae) and Chamaecrista ramosa (Vog.) H.S. Irwin and Barneby var. ramosa (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae), in restinga, Bahia, Brazil
    P Oliveira-Rebouças
    Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil, 44031 460
    Braz J Biol 71:343-51. 2011
    Comolia ovalifolia DC Triana (Melastomataceae) and Chamaecrista ramosa (Vog.) H.S. Irwin and Barneby var. ramosa (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) are tropical plant species found in restinga (herbaceous-shrubby, sandy costal ecosystems)...
  58. ncbi Antidiarrhoea and toxicological evaluation of the leaf extract of Dissotis rotundifolia Triana (Melastomataceae)
    Tavs A Abere
    Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
    BMC Complement Altern Med 10:71. 2010
    ..Determination of its phytochemical constituents, antimicrobial activity, effects on the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) as well as toxicological profile will provide supportive scientific evidence in favour of its continous usage...
  59. ncbi [Study on the chemical constituents from Sarcopyramis nepalensis]
    Hong Qiao Lan
    Technology Center of China Tobacco Fujian Industrial Corporation, Xiamen 361022, China
    Zhong Yao Cai 33:547-9. 2010
    ..To study the chemical constituents from Sarcopyramis nepalensis...
  60. ncbi Screening of Latin American plants for antiparasitic activities against malaria, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis
    Angela I Calderón
    Department of Pharmacal Sciences, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
    Pharm Biol 48:545-53. 2010
    ..Schltdl. (Solanaceae) (leaf, EtOH, IC(50): 4 microg/mL) Monochaetum myrtoideum Naudin (Melastomataceae) (leaf, MeOH, IC(50): 5 microg/mL) and Bourreria huanita (Lex.) Hemsl...
  61. ncbi Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Leaves of Melastoma malabathricum Linn
    J A J Sunilson
    School of Pharmacy, Masterskill University College Health Sciences, G 8, Jalan Kemacahaya 11, Taman Kemacahaya, Batu 9, Cheras 43200, Selangor, Malaysia
    Indian J Pharm Sci 71:691-5. 2009
    The antidiarrhoeal effect of the water extract of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. (Melastomataceae) leaves were investigated by employing four experimental models of diarrhea in Swiss mice...
  62. ncbi Climate and host plant characteristics effects on lepidopteran caterpillar abundance on Miconia ferruginata DC and Miconia pohliana Cogn (Melastomataceae)
    S Scherrer
    Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
    Braz J Biol 70:103-9. 2010
    ..We analysed the effects of climatic variation and of the characteristics of two host species (Miconia, Melastomataceae) on caterpillar abundance...
  63. ncbi Effects of abiotic stress on biomass and anthocyanin production in cell cultures of Melastoma malabathricum
    L K Chan
    School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
    Biol Res 43:127-35. 2010
    ..Different medium pH did not affect the yield of cell biomass but anthocyanin accumulation was highest at pH 5.25 - 6.25...
  64. ncbi [Structure and floristic composition of three oak forests in the northern region of the Central Cordillera in Colombia]
    Juan D León
    Departamento de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia
    Rev Biol Trop 57:1165-82. 2009
    ..The families with the highest number of species were Fabaceae, Melastomataceae and Rubiaceae. Floristic similarity among places was low...
  65. ncbi A new ferulic acid ester, a new ellagic acid derivative, and other constituents from pachycentria formosana: effects on neutrophil pro-inflammatory responses
    Jui Ying Cho
    School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Chem Biodivers 8:1709-16. 2011
    ..In addition, oleanolic acid (6), 3-O-[(E)-feruloyl]ursolic acid (8), 3-epibetulinic acid (9), and lawsonic acid (10) also inhibited fMLP/CB-induced elastase release with IC(50) values ≤ 18.6 μM...
  66. ncbi Development of microsatellite markers for the endangered Neotropical tree species Tibouchina papyrus (Melastomataceae)
    M P C Telles
    Laboratório de Genética e Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, GO, Brasil
    Genet Mol Res 10:321-5. 2011
    We isolated and characterized 12 microsatellite loci for Tibouchina papyrus (Melastomataceae), an endangered species with narrow and disjunct range, endemics to a few localities in "cerrado rupestre" from Central Brazil...
  67. ncbi Diversity, ecology and herbivory of hairstreak butterflies (Theclinae) associated with the velvet tree, Miconia calvescens in Costa Rica
    F R Badenes-Perez
    Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    J Insect Sci 10:209. 2010
    ..Myrtales: Melastomataceae) in Costa Rica...
  68. ncbi Hawaiian residents' preferences for Miconia control program attributes using conjoint choice experiment and latent class analysis
    Catherine Chan-Halbrendt
    Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    Environ Manage 45:250-60. 2010
    ..Finally, the biodiversity attribute had very low consideration from a majority of the respondents showing the need for educating the public regarding its importance in preserving the unique environment in Hawaii...
  69. ncbi Antimalarial natural products drug discovery in Panama
    Angela I Calderón
    Department of Pharmacal Sciences, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL, USA
    Pharm Biol 50:61-71. 2012
    ..For screening of this diversity more sensitive and economical in vitro methods are needed, Flora of Panama has been studied based on ethnomedical uses for discovering antimalarial compounds...
  70. ncbi Evaluation of the analgesic activity of extracts of Miconia rubiginosa (Melastomataceae)
    M A Spessoto
    , , Franca-SP, Brazil
    Phytomedicine 10:606-9. 2003
    ..Using only gas chromatography, it was possible to identify the following triterpenes in the hexane extract: alpha-amyrin, beta-amyrin, lupeol and beta-sitosterol...
  71. ncbi Memecylon edule leaf extract mediated green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles
    Tamizhamudu Elavazhagan
    Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Directorate of Research, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
    Int J Nanomedicine 6:1265-78. 2011
    We used an aqueous leaf extract of Memecylon edule (Melastomataceae) to synthesize silver and gold nanoparticles. To our knowledge, this is the first report where M...
  72. ncbi Crop size, plant aggregation, and microhabitat type affect fruit removal by birds from individual melastome plants in the Upper Amazon
    Pedro G Blendinger
    Department of Biology, University of Missouri St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63121 4499, USA
    Oecologia 158:273-83. 2008
    ..serrulata (Melastomataceae) seeds by birds in lowland tropical wet forest of Ecuador...
  73. ncbi Isolation and structure elucidation of an isoflavone and a sesterterpenoic acid from Henriettella fascicularis
    Angela I Calderón
    Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Universite de Lausanne, BEP, CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
    J Nat Prod 65:1749-53. 2002
    ..Compound 1 showed significant competitive binding to estrogen receptor beta and moderate antiestrogenic activity with cultured Ishikawa cells...
  74. ncbi Presence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in South Florida native plants
    Jack B Fisher
    Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, FL 33156, USA
    Mycorrhiza 15:580-8. 2005
    ..Arecaceae (Palmae), Boraginaceae, Cactaceae (questionable), Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, Melastomataceae, Polygalaceae, Rubiaceae, Simaroubaceae, Ulmaceae, and Zamiaceae...
  75. ncbi Pentameric ellagitannin oligomers in melastomataceous plants--chemotaxonomic significance
    Takashi Yoshida
    Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700 8530, Japan
    Phytochemistry 66:1972-83. 2005
    The pantropical plant family Melastomataceae produces characteristic hydrolyzable tannin oligomers...
  76. ncbi Sporobolomyces fushanensis sp. nov., a new species of ballistoconidium-forming yeast in the Microbotryum lineage isolated from a plant in Taiwan
    Takashi Nakase
    Central Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
    J Gen Appl Microbiol 51:41-5. 2005
  77. ncbi The beneficial effect of aluminium and the role of citrate in Al accumulation in Melastoma malabathricum
    Toshihiro Watanabe
    Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060 8589, Japan
    New Phytol 165:773-80. 2005
    ..High Al levels in the plant tissues and/or an interaction of Al with particular nutrient elements in the apoplast of root cells appear to be essential to exert the beneficial effect of Al...
  78. ncbi South American palaeobotany and the origins of neotropical rainforests
    Robyn J Burnham
    Museum of Paleontology, 1109 Geddes Road, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 1079, USA
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 359:1595-610. 2004
    ..of drip tips and a suite of characteristic dominant families: Sapotaceae, Lauraceae, Leguminosae (Fabaceae), Melastomataceae and Palmae (Arecaceae)...
  79. ncbi Introduction and synthesis: Plant phylogeny and the origin of major biomes
    R Toby Pennington
    Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 359:1455-64. 2004
    ..Dated plant phylogenies for angiosperm families such as Leguminoaceae (Fabaceae), Melastomataceae sensu stricto, Annonaceae and Rhamnaceae indicate that long-distance, transoceanic dispersal has played an ..
  80. ncbi Two new ballistoconidium-forming yeast species, Bullera melastomae and Bullera formosana, found in Taiwan
    Takashi Nakase
    Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama, Japan
    Syst Appl Microbiol 27:558-64. 2004
    ..nov. and Bullera formosana sp. nov. In the phylogenetic trees based on 18S rDNA and D1/D2 domain of 26S rDNA sequences, these two species constitute a cluster connected with Dioszegia cluster in the Cryptococcus luteolus lineage...
  81. ncbi Terpenoids from Microliabum polymnioides
    Oscar J Díaz
    Consejo de Investigación, Universidad Nacional de Salta, 4400 Salta, Argentina
    Phytochemistry 65:2557-60. 2004
    ..Three related known sesquiterpene lactones were also identified, and these data were used for chemotaxonomical purposes...
  82. ncbi A new ursane triterpene from Monochaetum vulcanicum that inhibits DNA polymerase beta lyase
    V S Prakash Chaturvedula
    Department of Chemistry, M/C 0212, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0212, USA
    J Nat Prod 67:899-901. 2004
    ..Compounds 1-3 and 5 exhibited polymerase beta lyase activity...
  83. ncbi Melastomeae come full circle: biogeographic reconstruction and molecular clock dating
    S S Renner
    Department of Biology, University of Missouri St Louis, 63121, USA
    Evolution 55:1315-24. 2001
    ..Coastal Plain province of North America, is the only temperate zone endemic of the tropical eudicot family Melastomataceae. It is a member of the only pantropical tribe of that family, Melastomeae...
  84. ncbi [Studies on the chemical constituents of Chinese herb Melastoma dodecandrum]
    Chao Zhang
    Department of Chemistry, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510182, Guangdong, China
    Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 28:429-31. 2003
    ..To investigate the chemical constituents of Chinese herb Melastoma dodecandrum...
  85. ncbi Analgesic effects of crude extracts of Miconia albicans (Melastomataceae)
    M A Lemos Vasconcelos
    , Franca-SP, Brazil
    Boll Chim Farm 142:333-5. 2003
    ..crude extracts (hexane, methylene chloride and ethanol) obtained from the aerial parts of Miconia albicans (Melastomataceae) using the writhing test and the hot plate models for pain in mice...
  86. ncbi Interspecific variation in the defensive responses of obligate plant-ants: experimental tests and consequences for herbivory
    Emilio M Bruna
    Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 0430, USA
    Oecologia 138:558-65. 2004
    ..responses of two ant species obligately associated with the Amazonian myrmecophyte Tococa bullifera (Melastomataceae)...
  87. ncbi In vitro trypanocidal activity of triterpenes from miconia species
    Wilson Roberto Cunha
    Planta Med 69:470-2. 2003
    ..In contrast, the acetyl and methyl ester derivatives were not found to potentiate the trypanocidal activity. These results suggest the importance of the polar groups for activity...
  88. ncbi A comparative study of metal levels in leaves of some Al-accumulating Rubiaceae
    Steven Jansen
    Laboratory of Plant Systematics, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, K U Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Ann Bot 91:657-63. 2003
    ..species, most of which are Al accumulators, and these were compared with concentrations in one species of Melastomataceae. Quantitative data confirmed the distribution of Al accumulation as previously determined by semi-..
  89. ncbi Beccaridiol, an unusual 28-nortriterpenoid from the leaves of Diplectria beccariana
    Dae Sik Jang
    Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Phytochemistry 67:1832-7. 2006
    ..All isolates were evaluated for their potential cancer chemopreventive properties utilizing a cell culture assay to determine quinone reductase induction...
  90. ncbi Aurapex penicillata gen. sp. nov. from native Miconia theaezans and Tibouchina spp. in Colombia
    Marieka Gryzenhout
    Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Mycologia 98:105-15. 2006
    ..lepidota and Miconia theaezans (Melastomataceae, Myrtales)...
  91. ncbi An unusual C6-C6" linked flavonoid from Miconia cabucu (Melastomataceae)
    Juliana Rodrigues
    Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, C P 355, 14801 97, Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Phytochemistry 68:1781-4. 2007
    Chromatographic fractionation of the methanolic extract from the leaves of Miconia cabucu Hoehne (Melastomataceae) afforded the first example of a C(6)-C(6") linked flavone dimer, 5-hydroxy-4',7-dimethoxyflavone-(6-C-6'')-5''-..
  92. ncbi Fungal pathogens of Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae) from Brazil, with reference to classical biological control
    Claudine D S Seixas
    Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Virosa, MG 36571 000, Brazil
    Mycologia 99:99-111. 2007
    ..Pseudocercospora tamonae associated with leaf spots of other species of Miconia also was collected and also was proven to be pathogenic to M. calvescens...
  93. ncbi Abortion of reproductive organs as an adaptation to fluctuating daily carbohydrate production
    Tamaki Kamoi
    Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama, 790 8566, Japan
    Oecologia 154:663-77. 2008
    ..The tropical pioneer shrub Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae) frequently aborts not only young ovaries just after flowering, but also flower buds and developed ovaries...
  94. ncbi Studies of gastric mucosa regeneration and safety promoted by Mouriri pusa treatment in acetic acid ulcer model
    P C P Vasconcelos
    Departmento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rubião Júnior s n, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    J Ethnopharmacol 115:293-301. 2008
    Mouriri pusa Gardn. (Melastomataceae) is a medicinal plant commonly used by people living in the Cerrado to treat gastrointestinal disturbances...
  95. ncbi [Comparison of flavonoids in medicinal plants Melastoma]
    Tie xin Tang
    Research Center for Medicinal Plants, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
    Zhong Yao Cai 30:912-3. 2007
    ..Don were compared by Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). Rutin was detected in all samples, but flavonoids were similar in M. affine and M. candidum. It suggests that both M. affine and M. candidum can be used for the Herba Melastoma...
  96. ncbi Leaf emergences in Microlepis oleaefolia (DC.) Triana (Melastomataceae) and their probable function: an anatomical and ultrastructural study
    Camilla R D Milanez
    Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, C Postal 510, Botucatu 18618 000, SP, Brazil
    Micron 39:884-90. 2008
    Microlepis oleaefolia (DC.) Triana, an endemic species of Melastomataceae from the Brazilian cerrado, presents very complex leaf structures called as "hairs with root-like base" embedded in the mesophyll...
  97. ncbi Size structure and fertility in an Eriocnema fulva Naudin (Melastomataceae) population in Southeastern Brazil
    P M Andrade
    Instituto Estadual de Florestas, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30160 030, Brazil
    Braz J Biol 67:685-93. 2007
    ..The intraspecific competition, which was indicated by negative correlation between fruit production per size unit and density, can affect fertility, as larger plants had higher fruit production...
  98. ncbi Ursolic acid and oleanolic acid suppress preneoplastic lesions induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in rat colon
    Ricardo A Furtado
    Universidade de Franca, Avenida Dr Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201 Parque Universitário, Franca SP, Brazil
    Toxicol Pathol 36:576-80. 2008
    ....
  99. ncbi Bioactive plants from Argentina and Bolivia
    Alicia Bardon
    Facultad de Bioquimica, Quimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Ayacucho 471, Tucuman 4000, Argentina
    Fitoterapia 78:227-31. 2007
    ..activities of methanol and chloroform extracts of 16 plant species belonging to the families Compositae and Melastomataceae were evaluated...
  100. ncbi [Determination of gallic acid in Melastoma dodecandrum by RP-HPLC]
    Xun He
    School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang 550004, China
    Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 30:180-1. 2005
    ..To establish a RP-HPLC method for the determination of gallic acid in Chinese herb Melastoma dodecandrum, and to evaluate the quality of the herb...
  101. ncbi Additions to the mycobiota of the invasive weed Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae)
    Janaina Lana Alves
    Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Minas Gerais 36571 000, Brazil
    Mycologia 102:69-82. 2010
    Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae) is a shrub or small tree native to the Neotropics that has become one of the worst invaders of forest ecosystems, particularly in Pacific islands such as Hawaii and French Polynesia...