Nypa fruticans is an evergreen shrub growing to 5 m 16ft by 5 m 16ft at a medium rate. Particularly in areas where native red and white mangroves rhizophora sp. Adobe pdf pdf laporan kajian penilaian outcome program penanaman pokok bakau dan spesiesspesies yang sesuai di pesisiran pantai negara, 2014. Pdf natural production potency of nipa nypa fruticans. The aim of this study was to evaluate its antihyperglycaemic activity further using in vivo and in vitro approaches. Plants with a creeping, horizontal stem from which branches with erect tips arise.
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 addition to a host of local subsistence uses ranging. Sonneratia caseolaris dan nypa fruticans rusila et al. A potential plant species as a source of economic growth for malaysia acta. Antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of nypa fruticans. The nipa palm nypa fruticans used in this study was collected from balobo village, infanta, philippines. Optimization of bacterial doses and incubation time on ethanol fermentation of nipah for biofuel energy 405 as a source of sweetener. Nipah palm nypa fruticans on the shores of singapore. Nipa palm nypa fruticans is the only palm that grows in mangrove vegetation. 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. Dec 11, 2016 view picture of nypa species, mangrove palm nypa fruticans at daves garden. Download adobe acrobat reader free software to read pdf files.
In vitro germination test is a method to grow a sample of pollen grains in an appropriated culture medium. It was intentionally introduced to nigeria, and has since spread to cameroon. 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. Responses of nipa palm nypa fruticans seedlings, a. The characterization and properties of fiber from nypa. The characteristic study of nipa nypa fruticans kernel oil. Four life stages were considered, based on the number of crown leaves. Nypa fruticans nypa palm is found in the upstream estuarine zone forming extensive stands along brackish to tidal freshwater creeks and rivers. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sapsugar production has been practiced.
Nipa palm is locally called golpata used for multipurpose such as roof thatching, partitioning, foods, medicinal purposes and as a source of fuel wood. Pdf crystallization and biological studies of nypa fruticans wurmb. Nypa grows abundantly in malaysia and can be found throughout the year. Arecaceae is native to southeast asia in the indopacific mangrove block including bangladesh, india. Nypa fruticans in world checklist of selected plant families. Therefore, although nypa invades the nigerian delta it provides services and goods that benefit poor local mangrove communities. In this study, we employed aflp markers to assess the genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of nipa populations in. Teo s, ang wf, lok afsl, kurukulasuriya br, tan htw. Early work has shown that aqueous extract ae of npv exerts a potent antihyperglycemic effect. Stem mostly subterranean, 45 cm diameter, with curved leaf scars evident above and roots borne along the lower side. Kementerian sumber asli dan alam sekitar, putrajaya, malaysia. Nipah nypa fruiticans family palmae ganges to australia. The multiuses of nypa palm nypa fruticans which includes. Wurmb, potency, fruit, food and flour abstrak penelitian potensi dan sebaran nypa fruticans thunb.
It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. Optimization on pulp delignification from nypa palm nypa fruticans petioles fibre of chemical and microbiological methods to cite this article. Added to drinking water, npv is taken before meals and at bedtime. Nipa nypa fruticans is one of the most widely distributed and useful palm in the mangrove forests in the south, southeast asia and oceania. 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. Except for nypa australis pole et macphail 1996 which is different from the extant n. Nipa sap or air nira is a sweet natural beverage obtained from a type of palm tree, nypa fruticans.
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 contribution of indigenous nipa nypa fruticans wine. This species is the only member of the genus nypa and the subfamily nypoideae, forming monotypic taxa. Pdf genetic diversity and geographical differentiation. Nypa fruticans belongs to the family palmae or arecaceae. Antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of nypa fruticans wurmb. Palm for saleavailability for nypa fruticans the following is a listing of palms recently in stock, but availability changes quite quickly. This sap can be drunk as is, boiled to produce a brown sugar or fermented to form alcohol or vinegar. Nypa in world checklist of selected plant families.
School of science and food technology, centre for fundamental and liberal education, universiti malaysia terengganu, 21030 kuala terengganu, terengganu, malaysia. Nypa fruticans on the nparks flora and fauna website. Stems creeping, seldom visible above mud in which they grow, rooting from. The absence of leaf litter and stilt roots, result in reduced estuarine habitat and has had impacts on fisheries including reduced catches. 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. Nypa fruticans nypa palm inhabits estuarine habitats from sri lanka to the ganges. Nypa fruticans nypa palm inhabits estuarine habitats from sri lanka to the ganges delta to the west pacific. 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.
Information on genetic diversity, geographical differentiation, and phylogenetic relationships among the populations is important in order to develop conservation strategies for this species. Funaura nipa palm habitat conservation and management committee report pdf. A demographic study of a mangrove palm, nypa fruticans. Mangrove palm, nypa fruticans biofuels and bioenergy. Nipah merupakan jenis mangrove yang banyak didapati di rawarawa air. The palms are maintained as a plantation next to a river estuary and believed to be from 20 to 50 years of age. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sapsugar production has been practiced sustainably over a hundred years in southern thailand. The present report describes nypa palm, a mangrove palm so far not reported from kerala. It is a mangrove palm that grows well in sundarbans mangrove forest of bangladesh. 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. Nypa fruticans, known as rola, is a dreaming or totemic plant for some tiwi people. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. In vitro germination and viability testing of nipa nypa.
The nipah or mangrove palm forms extensive pure stands in the coastal mangrove swamps of southeast asia and provides many useful. Barangayvillage of tago, in caraga region of the philippines where nipa nypa fruticans is in abundance was the site of the study. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It is readily and spontaneously fermented resulting in the development of alcoholic fermentation products. An aqueous extract ae of vinegar made from nypa fruticans wurmb.
Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm or simply nipa or mangrove palm, is a. Nypa fruticans is a palm species commonly found inhabiting the. Nypa fruticans wurmb arecaceae malaysia biodiversity. Thus, this study is conducted to evaluate the effect of ae on postprandial hyperglycemia in an attempt to understand its mechanism of. Survival and growth performance of golpata nypa fruticans in the newly accreted sites of the sundarbans of bangladesh. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams.
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. Pdf the characteristic study of nipa nypa fruticans. The flower stalk of nypa fruticans can be tapped, yielding a sweet sap. It grows up to 10 m tall and produces large buoyant propagules that are dispersed with ocean currents. We are always open monday saturday, 9 am to 4 pm excluding major holidays or very inclement weather. Crops for the future beyond food security nypa fruticans.
The fronds grow upwards from the ground and can grow to nine metres tall. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The mangrove palm is an unusual palm with an underground horizontal trunk. The characterization and properties of fibers from nypa fruticans wurmb to study of physical properties of the fiber.
Biological and ethnobotanical characteristics of nipa palm. Ishs ii international symposium on underutilized plant species. Pdf nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sap collection in southern. 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. Total phenolics, flavonoid content, and antioxidant capacities from endosperm extracts of nypa fruticans unripe and ripe fruits were evaluated. An illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. This page was last edited on 24 november 2015, at 20. Pdf nypafruticans or known as nypa produces considerable amount of fruit.
Nipa arborescens wurmb nipa arborescens wurmb ex h. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Nypa fruticans husk biomass was characterized by sem and ftir methods. From the nipa fruit the local wine operators produced a local wine called in the locality as umbay wine. Farming techniques such as tapping were established over the times. It is marketed in the adjacent barangays and the barangay poblacion townshipvillage proper. When used for thatching, the leaflets are stripped from the rachis and formed into a thick fringe tagon on a reed.
Ae was administered to streptozotocin stzinduced diabetic rats twice daily at three doses, 500, and 250 mgkg b. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 6183 with original publication details. Nipa nypa fruticans sap as a potential feedstock for. The current study was initiated to evaluate the potential of sugar saps from nipa nypa fruticans palm as sustainable feedstock for ethanol production. 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. Pdf potential pollinators of nipa palm nypa fruticans wurmb. Nypa fruticans is a standout amongst the most broadly appropriated and helpful.
Pdf phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity from nypa fruticans. Guidebook to the biodiversity of linting wetlands, 2015. 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. Its distribution area is known to be larger in ancient.
Pdf the study of functional properties of nypa fruticans flour. This makes it suitable for areas where food crops would not be grown. Seabean and drift seed info, identification, gifts, jewelry, folklore and contacts. 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. Endosperm extract of unripe fruits eeu exhibited the highest phenolics mg gaeg, flavonoid content reg, and. Nipa palms managed as plantations on four sites was chosen for this study with palms within 8100 years of age. Chemical characterization of various parts of nipa palm. The young fruits are often eaten as a desert in singapore. Nipa palm nypa fruticans, is a useful, versatile, and fairly common component of mangrove forests of asia and oceania. Nypa fruticans on carey island in malaysia was conducted for 16 months. The species ranges from sri lanka and the ganges delta to the west pacific. Bailey homonyms nypa fruticans wurmb common names atappalme in german.
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. Determination of volatile compounds in fresh and fermented. Murphy3 nipa palm nypa fruticans is a useful, versatile, and fairly common component of mangrove forests of asia and oceania. Autonyms not in current use, synonyms and invalid designations. Fossil nypa pollen has been found throughout the world. 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. Nypa fruticans on total vascular flora of singapore online. Nipa litoralis blanco nypa arborescens wurmb nypa arborescens wurmb ex h. The status and distribution of the nipah palm, nypa fruticans wurmb arecaceae, in singapore.
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. Use and management of nipa palm nypa fruticans, arecaceae. This page was last edited on 27 january 2020, at 21. Nipa nypa fruticans wurmb sap collection in southern. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. This study aimed to determine the adaptations of n. 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.
Natural production potency of nipa nypa fruticans sap as production commodity for bioethanol. 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. Flour of nypa fruits contained nine amino acids essential, namely histidine, arginine, threonin, valin, methionin, isoleucine, leucine, phenil alanine, and lysin. Objective of this study is to determine the volatile compounds vocs responsible for the aroma in fresh and fermented nipa sap. 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. Pdf biological and ethnobotanical characteristics of. Nypa fruticans nipa palm, mangrove palm pfaf plant database. Nypa fruticans wurmb is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus nypa family arecaceae. Tan2 1centre for sustainable asian cities, school of design and environment national university of singapore, 4 architecture drive, singapore 117566, republic of singapore.