When used for thatching, the leaflets are stripped from the rachis and formed into a thick fringe tagon on a reed. Nypa fruticans is a standout amongst the most broadly appropriated and helpful. Nypa fruticans on total vascular flora of singapore online. We investigated the effect of salt stress on the growth and physiology of 6monthold seedlings of nipa palm exposed to different degrees of salt stress as nacl in pot culture. As a biofuel crop, the mangrove palm nypa fruticans has the distinction of being the only sugar palm that grows in saline environments, since it is the only mangrove species that is also a palm tree.
Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm or simply nipa or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the indian and pacific oceans. The nipah or mangrove palm forms extensive pure stands in the coastal mangrove swamps of southeast asia and provides many useful. Farming techniques such as tapping were established over the times, however the variation of sapsugar production and its regulating factors are not yet fully recognized. Its distribution area is known to be larger in ancient time than at present, as evidenced by its fossils found in north america, south america, egypt and europe. Farming techniques such as tapping were established over the times. Optimization of bacterial doses and incubation time on ethanol fermentation of nipah for biofuel energy 405 as a source of sweetener. In vitro germination test is a method to grow a sample of pollen grains in an appropriated culture medium. The aim of this study was to evaluate its antihyperglycaemic activity further using in vivo and in vitro approaches. Endosperm extract of unripe fruits eeu exhibited the highest phenolics mg gaeg, flavonoid content reg, and. The multiuses of nypa palm nypa fruticans which includes. Nypa fruticans nipa palm, mangrove palm pfaf plant database. Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm or simply nipa or mangrove palm, is a. Nypa fruits and seeds from the maastrichtiandanian sediments.
This page was last edited on 24 november 2015, at 20. The fronds grow upwards from the ground and can grow to nine metres tall. Natural production potency of nipa nypa fruticans sap as production commodity for bioethanol. Biological and ethnobotanical characteristics of nipa palm. Ishs ii international symposium on underutilized plant species. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. In addition to a host of local subsistence uses ranging from medicines to hats and raincoats, some important commercial uses have led to management efforts and are initiating a new interest in. In bangladesh, the natural distribution of nipa palm is restricted to the sundarbans, the largest single continuous tract of mangrove forest in the world 3,4. This makes it suitable for areas where food crops would not be grown. Early work has shown that aqueous extract ae of npv exerts a potent antihyperglycemic effect. This sap can be drunk as is, boiled to produce a brown sugar or fermented to form alcohol or vinegar. Information on genetic diversity, geographical differentiation, and phylogenetic relationships among the populations is important in order to develop conservation strategies for this species.
It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. Nipa arborescens wurmb nipa arborescens wurmb ex h. Teo s, ang wf, lok afsl, kurukulasuriya br, tan htw. Ae was administered to streptozotocin stzinduced diabetic rats twice daily at three doses, 500, and 250 mgkg b. We are always open monday saturday, 9 am to 4 pm excluding major holidays or very inclement weather.
Bailey homonyms nypa fruticans wurmb common names atappalme in german. Chemical characterization of various parts of nipa palm. Nypa, consisting of frond, shell, husk, and leaf, was chemically characterised for cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, starch, protein, extractives, and inorganic constituents for its each part. Pdf the study of functional properties of nypa fruticans flour. Wurmb, potency, fruit, food and flour abstrak penelitian potensi dan sebaran nypa fruticans thunb. Download adobe acrobat reader free software to read pdf files. Determination of volatile compounds in fresh and fermented. Use and management of nipa palm nypa fruticans, arecaceae. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Nypa in world checklist of selected plant families. Nipa litoralis blanco nypa arborescens wurmb nypa arborescens wurmb ex h. Pdf phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity from nypa fruticans. The present report describes nypa palm, a mangrove palm so far not reported from kerala. It grows up to 10 m tall and produces large buoyant propagules that are dispersed with ocean currents.
Nypa grows abundantly in malaysia and can be found throughout the year. A potential plant species as a source of economic growth for malaysia acta. Nipa nypa fruticans is one of the most widely distributed and useful palm in the mangrove forests in the south, southeast asia and oceania. Nypa fruticans on the nparks flora and fauna website. Nypa fruticans, known as rola, is a dreaming or totemic plant for some tiwi people. In addition to a host of local subsistence uses ranging. Seabean and drift seed info, identification, gifts, jewelry, folklore and contacts. Nypa fruticans wurmb arecaceae malaysia biodiversity. Nipah palm nypa fruticans on the shores of singapore. The characterization and properties of fiber from nypa. Nypa fruticans is a mangrove species in the family arecaceae palm family and the only species in the genus nypa photos edit nipa stands in mangroves of maitum, sarangani, philippines.
This species is the only member of the genus nypa and the subfamily nypoideae, forming monotypic taxa. Pdf natural production potency of nipa nypa fruticans. The absence of leaf litter and stilt roots, result in reduced estuarine habitat and has had impacts on fisheries including reduced catches. Nipah merupakan jenis mangrove yang banyak didapati di rawarawa air. Dec 11, 2016 view picture of nypa species, mangrove palm nypa fruticans at daves garden. It was intentionally introduced to nigeria, and has since spread to cameroon. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sapsugar production has been practiced. The mangrove palm is an unusual palm with an underground horizontal trunk. Nypa fruticans nypa palm is found in the upstream estuarine zone forming extensive stands along brackish to tidal freshwater creeks and rivers. Particularly in areas where native red and white mangroves rhizophora sp. Established in 1964, the iucn red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Nipa palm nypa fruticans, is a useful, versatile, and fairly common component of mangrove forests of asia and oceania. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 6183 with original publication details. Pdf the characteristic study of nipa nypa fruticans.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Responses of nipa palm nypa fruticans seedlings, a. Thus, this study is conducted to evaluate the effect of ae on postprandial hyperglycemia in an attempt to understand its mechanism of. Barangayvillage of tago, in caraga region of the philippines where nipa nypa fruticans is in abundance was the site of the study. Adobe pdf pdf laporan kajian penilaian outcome program penanaman pokok bakau dan spesiesspesies yang sesuai di pesisiran pantai negara, 2014. Pdf crystallization and biological studies of nypa fruticans wurmb. It is a mangrove palm that grows well in sundarbans mangrove forest of bangladesh. Nipa nypa fruticans sap as a potential feedstock for. Pdf nypafruticans or known as nypa produces considerable amount of fruit.
The flower stalk of nypa fruticans can be tapped, yielding a sweet sap. Arecaceae is native to southeast asia in the indopacific mangrove block including bangladesh, india. Pdf genetic diversity and geographical differentiation. Survival and growth performance of golpata nypa fruticans in the newly accreted sites of the sundarbans of bangladesh. Stems creeping, seldom visible above mud in which they grow, rooting from.
Pdf nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sap collection in southern. Stem mostly subterranean, 45 cm diameter, with curved leaf scars evident above and roots borne along the lower side. It is readily and spontaneously fermented resulting in the development of alcoholic fermentation products. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Sonneratia caseolaris dan nypa fruticans rusila et al. Optimization on pulp delignification from nypa palm nypa fruticans petioles fibre of chemical and microbiological methods to cite this article.
The process of scouring and the fiber non scouring to characterize the different types of fibers, the results found that 2 type of fiber through a process of scouring was reported the strength of fibers was 18. Mangrove palm, nypa fruticans biofuels and bioenergy. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about nypa species, mangrove palm nypa fruticans supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Total phenolics, flavonoid content, and antioxidant capacities from endosperm extracts of nypa fruticans unripe and ripe fruits were evaluated. Added to drinking water, npv is taken before meals and at bedtime.
Nipa palm nypa fruticans is the only palm that grows in mangrove vegetation. Mangrove species have evolved specialized structures, such as pneumatophores, to supply oxygen to the roots, but, in nypa fruticans, the only mangrove palm, no such structure has been reported. The characterization and properties of fibers from nypa fruticans wurmb to study of physical properties of the fiber. Guidebook to the biodiversity of linting wetlands, 2015. A demographic study of a mangrove palm, nypa fruticans. The contribution of indigenous nipa nypa fruticans wine. The palms are maintained as a plantation next to a river estuary and believed to be from 20 to 50 years of age. Tan2 1centre for sustainable asian cities, school of design and environment national university of singapore, 4 architecture drive, singapore 117566, republic of singapore.
This page was last edited on 27 january 2020, at 21. The current study was initiated to evaluate the potential of sugar saps from nipa nypa fruticans palm as sustainable feedstock for ethanol production. From the nipa fruit the local wine operators produced a local wine called in the locality as umbay wine. In this study, we employed aflp markers to assess the genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of nipa populations in. Nypa fruticans is one of the few palm species which is recognisable in the fossil record, with specimens considered attributable to it dating back to the paleocene and possibly earlier, some 60 to 70 million years old. Funaura nipa palm habitat conservation and management committee report pdf. Therefore, although nypa invades the nigerian delta it provides services and goods that benefit poor local mangrove communities. The status and distribution of the nipah palm, nypa fruticans wurmb arecaceae, in singapore. The young fruits are often eaten as a desert in singapore. Nypa fruticans belongs to the family palmae or arecaceae.
Murphy3 nipa palm nypa fruticans is a useful, versatile, and fairly common component of mangrove forests of asia and oceania. Biosorption of leadii and copperii from aqueous solution by nypa frutican husk sri rumiati, refilda, edison munaf and hermansyah aziz laboratory of environmental analytical chemistry, faculty of mathematics and natural sciences, andalas. Nypa fruticans displaces native mangrove vegetation throughout the niger delta and in cameroon saenger and bellan 1995 and forms dense monospecific stands that outcompete native species. Nipa sap or air nira is a sweet natural beverage obtained from a type of palm tree, nypa fruticans. Nypa fruticans husk biomass was characterized by sem and ftir methods. Nipah nypa fruiticans family palmae ganges to australia.
The nipa palm nypa fruticans used in this study was collected from balobo village, infanta, philippines. Nypa fruticans on carey island in malaysia was conducted for 16 months. Its distribution area is known to be larger in ancient. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sapsugar production has been practiced sustainably over a hundred years in southern thailand. In vitro germination and viability testing of nipa nypa. Four life stages were considered, based on the number of crown leaves. Because of its usefulness, it has been introduced into west africa. Except for nypa australis pole et macphail 1996 which is different from the extant n.
Plants with a creeping, horizontal stem from which branches with erect tips arise. Studies on the population structure, growth dynamics and resource importance of nipa palm nypa fruticans wurmb. Autonyms not in current use, synonyms and invalid designations. Fossil nypa pollen has been found throughout the world. Flour of nypa fruits contained nine amino acids essential, namely histidine, arginine, threonin, valin, methionin, isoleucine, leucine, phenil alanine, and lysin. Palm for saleavailability for nypa fruticans the following is a listing of palms recently in stock, but availability changes quite quickly. Crops for the future beyond food security nypa fruticans. Nypa fruticans nypa palm inhabits estuarine habitats from sri lanka to the ganges. Nypa fruticans wurmb is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus nypa family arecaceae. Nypa fruticans is a palm species commonly found inhabiting the. Paper open access optimization on pulp delignification. It is marketed in the adjacent barangays and the barangay poblacion townshipvillage proper.
The characteristic study of nipa nypa fruticans kernel oil. Mangrove jenis nipah nypa fruticans merupakan salah satu spesies utama penyusun hutan mangrove dengan komposisi 30% dari total luas are mangrove agushoe, 2009 atau sekitar 973. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sap collection in southern. Nypa fruticans is an evergreen shrub growing to 5 m 16ft by 5 m 16ft at a medium rate. Kementerian sumber asli dan alam sekitar, putrajaya, malaysia. Nypa fruticans nypa palm inhabits estuarine habitats from sri lanka to the ganges delta to the west pacific. Pdf potential pollinators of nipa palm nypa fruticans wurmb. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. It can grow up to 10 m tall, and differs from most palms in that it lacks an upright stem. Nypa fruticans in world checklist of selected plant families. The species ranges from sri lanka and the ganges delta to the west pacific. Presently it grows in pattanam a rural hamlet located in the periyar delta, 2 km north of north paravur, 9 km south of kodungallur and 25 km north of kochi in. After having been thoroughly dried the thatch is secured to the framework of the roof by lashings of pandanus leaves split up the middle and deprived of their stiff keel. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew.
An illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. Objective of this study is to determine the volatile compounds vocs responsible for the aroma in fresh and fermented nipa sap. An aqueous extract ae of vinegar made from nypa fruticans wurmb. School of science and food technology, centre for fundamental and liberal education, universiti malaysia terengganu, 21030 kuala terengganu, terengganu, malaysia.
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