Leaves trifoliolate, the leaflets broadly elliptic and rounded or very obtuse at both ends, up to 55. Rubus is one of the largest genera in rosaceae, consisting about 700 species worldwide. Pdf the impact and spread of rubus ellipticus in olaa. Phytochemical composition and biological activities of selected. Its stems are covered with prickles and reddish hairs.
Rubus ellipticus belonging to family rosaceae is commonly known as yellow himalayan raspberry is mostly found in forest edges, and numerous forests exist. It is a serious problematic weed in hawaii and has naturalized in many other countries. Pdf in vitro antioxidant activity of rubus ellipticus fruits. Native throughout southeast asia, including the himalayan region of pakistan and india, r. Branchlets purplish brown or brownish, pubescent, with sparse, curved prickles and dense, purplish brown bristles or glandular hairs.
Smith root nodules collected in the field and tested under ambient conditions. Pdf yellow himalayan raspberry, a wild edible fruit, was analyzed for phenolic contents, and antioxidant, antibacterial and antiproliferative. Rose family rosaceae adobe acrobat reader download pdf version formatted for print 5 kb. Rose family rosaceae download pdf version formatted for print 5 kb native range southern asia india, sri lanka, burma, tropical china, and the philippines description himalayan raspberry is a stout evergreen shrub with prickly stems about 12 feet long. Plants profile for rubus ellipticus obcordatus yellow. Rubus ellipticus famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana.
Rubus ellipticus is one of the worlds worst invasive alien species. Antitumor and wound healing properties of rubus ellipticus smith. In this paper, we report 62 herbivorous insect species in 22 families that were collected on r. Rubus ellipticus is an evergreen shrub growing to 4. In this study, we investigated the synthesis of silver nanoparticles agnps using the leaf extract of rubus ellipticus and agnps were characterized using uvvis spectroscopy, xrd, ftir, sem, tem and edx analyses. The compounds demonstrated inhibitory activities against. Species description or overview rubus ellipticus information from ctahr motooka et al. It usually grows 100 300cm tall, occasionally up to 450cm.
Key words acetylene reduction root nodules actinomycetous. Trends of polyphenolics and anthocyanins accumulation. Nomenclature and classification taxon record name scientific name. According to gu et al 1996, 201 species grow in china. Control in its native habitats is by manual or mechanical removal from sites where it. Examples of berries or brambles in rosaceae family are yellow. Bha was used as a standard antioxidant for dpph radical scavenging activity. The first naturalised rubus ellipticus populations are described from kwazulunatal.
Mechanical and herbicidal control has been performed on a limited scale, but large scale. An alternative to the invasive yellow himalayan raspberry is the native hawaiian raspberry rubus hawaiiensis, which produces an exceptionally large, edible fruit and is free of thorns or prickles. First assessment of naturalised rubus ellipticus sm. In our present study, petroleum ether, ethanolic, and aqueous extracts of rubus ellipticus fruits have been evaluated for in vitro antioxidant activity using dpph radical scavenging and reducing power assay. Project muse potential classical biological control of. Today, it is well established in disturbed wet forests, 1,8005,580 ft 7001,700 m elevation, and thrives in sunny open pastures as well as deep rain forests gerrish et al. This native raspberry was once common in the moist forests of hawaii and its fruit was frequently collected by local people. Its thick leaves are about 34 inches long and 23 inches wide. The plant rubus ellipticus smith is commonly called as indian raspberry tree and himalayan raspberry belonging to family rosaceae. Jun 26, 2017 media in category rubus ellipticus the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Rubus ellipticus grows in large thickets which not only displace natives but may inhibit future regeneration by less shadetolerant natives. Rubus ellipticus, yellow himalayan raspberry, is a serious invasive plant in hawaii, posing a great threat to local ecosystems.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Pca alien plant working group yellow himalayan rubus ellipticus. A significant variation p rubus ellipticus root extract usage levels up to. Stems covered, especially densely so above, with spreading reddishbrown, bristly, eglandular hairs 24 mm. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Potential classical biological control of invasive himalayan yellow raspberry, rubus ellipticus rosaceae article pdf available in pacific science 671. Rubus ellipticus is an evergreen shrub producing a cluster of stout, heavily armed, upright, biennial stems from a woody rootstock. It was listed as one of the 100 worlds worst invasive alien species by iucn. Even to rubus ellipticus belonging to family rosaceae is day, medicinal plants provide a cheap source of drugs commonly known as yellow himalayan.
Jul 29, 2015 phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in the fruits of rubus ellipticus and rubus niveus were studied. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by insects. Green and facile biosynthesis of silver nanocomposites using. The impact and spread of rubus ellipticus in olaa forest tract hawaii volcanoes national park. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. They are distributed in 27 provinces, but around 70% of these species occur in southwestern china. Gamble, 1957, flora of maharastra state dicotyledones, vol.
Nitrogenase activity as assayed by acetylene reduction was observed in detachedrubus ellipticus j. Rubus ellipticus is distributed in guangxi, guizhou, sichuan, tibet, and yunnan. Plants profile for rubus ellipticus yellow himalayan raspberry. Jan 01, 20 rubus ellipticus is one of the worlds worst invasive alien species. Information about rubus ellipticus from weeds of hawaiis pastures and natural areas. The record derives from rjp data supplied on 20111018 which reports it as an accepted name record 3254 with original publication details.
Rubus ellipticus smith species india biodiversity portal. Leaves are alternate and compound with three round to blunt leaflets of 5 to 10 centimetres long. Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine hindawi. In vitro antioxidant activity of rubus ellipticus fruits core. Please login to display the rating of all cosmetics. Botanicalbased nanosynthesis has been recently reported as a cheap alternative for mosquito management. Rubus ellipticus in china hawaii department of land and. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of rubus ellipticus. Trends of polyphenolics and anthocyanins accumulation along.
The invasive nature of rubus taxa is widely recognised in a number of countries weber, 2003, randall, 2017, including south africa stirton, 1981, henderson, 2011, where five species are listed as alien and invasive on the national environmental management biodiversity act nem. Rubus ellipticus, commonly known as golden himalayan raspberry or as yellow himalayan raspberry, is an asian species of thorny fruiting shrub in the rose family it is native to china, nepal, the indian subcontinent, indochina, and the philippines. Becking institute for atomic sciences in agriculture, postbox 48, wageningen, the netherlands key words acetylene reduction root nodules actinomycetous symbiosis rubus ellipticus raspberry rosaceae foodyielding nodulated nonlegume nitrogen fixation summary. Rubus is a large and diverse superspecies of flowering plants in the rose family, rosaceae, subfamily rosoideae, with 250700 species raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Technical report the impact and spread of rubus ellipticus in. Rubus ellipticus is a weedy raspberry that was introduced to volcano, hawaii in 1961. Variation in chemical constituents and antioxidant activity. Rubus ellipticus is a stout evergreen shrub with prickly stem that grows approximately 4. The list of cosmetic products below is a selection of the most requested cosmetics that contain the ingredient rubus ellipticus root extract.