Terminalia myriocarpa

Terminalia myriocarpa
Terminalia myriocarpa (flowers). Location: Maui, Puaa Kaa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Combretaceae
Genus:	Terminalia
Species:	T. myriocarpa
Binomial name
Terminalia myriocarpa Van Heurck and Mull.Arg.[1]

Terminalia myriocarpa, the East Indian almond,^[2] is a tree species in the genus Terminalia found in South-East Asia.

Ecology

The larvae of the moth Acrocercops terminaliae feed on T. myriocarpa.

Chemistry

The phenolic compounds methyl (S)-flavogallonate, gallic acid, methyl gallate, ethyl gallate, 2,3-di-O-[(S)-4,5,6,4′,5′,6′-hexahydroxybiphenyl-2,2′-diyldicarbonyl]-(α/β)-D-glucopyranose, vitexin, isovitexin, orientin, iso-orientin, kaempferol 3-O-β-D-rutinoside, rutin, neosaponarin, ellagic acid, flavogallonic acid and (α/β)-punicalagin can be isolated from the leaves of T. myriocarpa.^[3]

References

1. van Heurck, Henri (1870-1). Observationes botanicae et descriptiones plantarum novarum herbarii van heurckiani (in French and Latin). Anvers: Félicien Baggerman. p. 215. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. "Terminalia myriocarpa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
3. Pharmacologically Active Ellagitannins from Terminalia myriocarpa. Mohamed S.A. Marzouk, Sayed A.A. El-Toumy, Fatma A. Moharram, Nagwa M.M. Shalaby and Amany A.E. Ahmed, Planta Med, 2002, 68(6), pages 523-527, doi:10.1055/s-2002-32549

External links

"Terminalia myriocarpa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Retrieved 09-Oct-10. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)