O gênero Rinorea Aubl. (Violaceae) do Brasil. Nervação e epiderme foliares

Estudo Morfométrico do Gênero

Morphometric Study of the Genus Panstrongylus Berg, 1879 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) The subfamily Triatominae is actually represented by 137 species distributed among 6 tribes and 19 genera. Within this subfamily, the genus Panstrongylus, Berg 1879, is composed by 13 species widespread in sylvatic, peridomestic, and domestic habitats of Neotropical regions. These species are vectors o...

Ethnobotanical survey of Rinorea dentata (Violaceae) used in South-Western Nigerian ethnomedicine and detection of cyclotides

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE People living in the tropical rain forest of South-Western Nigeria use Rinorea dentata (P. Beauv.) Kuntze (Violaceae) in ethno-veterinary medicine to facilitate parturition. There are no evidence-based pharmacological investigations for the uterotonic activity of this plant. AIMS OF STUDY (i) Collection of data about the ethnopharmacological uses of R. dentata a...

Rinorea niccolifera (Violaceae), a new, nickel-hyperaccumulating species from Luzon Island, Philippines

A new, nickel-hyperaccumulating species of Rinorea (Violaceae), Rinorea niccolifera Fernando, from Luzon Island, Philippines, is described and illustrated. This species is most similar to the widespread Rinorea bengalensis by its fasciculate inflorescences and smooth subglobose fruits with 3 seeds, but it differs by its glabrous ovary with shorter style (5 mm long), the summit of the staminal t...

Advergames e Inovação no Turismo: O Caso do Projeto Brasil, Curta Pernambuco

Phytochemical a D Pharmacological Studies O the Leaves of Couroupita Guia E Sis Aubl

Present work focused on carrying out the phytochemical and pharmacological studies on the leaves of Couroupita guianensis Aubl. Fractionation of petroleum ether extract of these leaves yielded three compounds. Compound 1, m.p. 79-81°C was identified as aliphatic hydrocarbon, while compound 2, m.p. 95-97°C was obtained in small yields and further work was not possible. Interestingly, compound 3,...