Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms is commonly used for medicinal purposes in Vietnam. In traditional medicine, the plant to cure ischemia, reduce inflammation, and increase cerebral blood circulation. Triterpene saponins are major chemical constituents found roots of P. fruticosa. This compound exhibited a broad spectrum biological effects, including lowering sugar, suppressing tumor growth inflam...

The diffuse coevolution between two moth species (Epicephala lativalvaris and E. mirivalvata) and two plant species (Breynia fruticosa and B. rostrata) is reported based on field observations and indoor experiments conducted in Hainan and Fujian, China. Study results showed that the two Epicephala species jointly pollinated the two Breynia species, which led to a unique obligate pollination mut...

Inflorescence effects have been poorly studied, in spite of the functional relevance of the inflorescence in fruit and seed ecology. The present study focused on the effects of inflorescence size and phenology, and flower position within the inflorescence, in relation to fruit and seed production of the Mediterranean shrub Ononis fruticosa. Variability in fruit and seed production, seed weight ...

The objectives of this study were to test the strain Wickerhamomyces anomalus WO2 as a plant growth-promoting yeast (PGPY), evaluate effect its inoculation on growth and physiological performance Suaeda fruticosa subjected salt stress, understand by which mechanism can protect from high salinity. results showed that is halophilic, grows at concentrations up 15%. Salinity caused decreases in chl...

The bushhopper Phymateus leprosus (Fabricius) in the field shows a special appetite for the milkweed Asclepias fruticosa. Asclepiadaceae, like Apocynaceae and Scrophulariaceae, contain cardiac glycosides. Raw and purified extracts of these plants phagostimulate larval and adult P. leprosus. We also screened natural and half-synthetic compounds found in those plant extracts. While saponins and s...

Leguminosae. Papilionoideae. Nissolia, Isoflavonoids, (-t-)-Pterocarpans Three isoflavonoid phytoalexins produced by the fungus or C u S 0 4-treated leaflets o f Nissolia fruticosa have been identified as (+ )6 aS ; 1 la5 -3 .7-d ihydroxy-9-m ethoxypterocarpan (nissicarpin). (+ )6 aS ; 1 la S-7-hydroxy-3 ,9-dim ethoxypterocarpan (fru ticarp in) and (+ )6 a.S; 11 aS-3,7-dihydroxy-2,9-dim ethoxyp...