Anatomical characteristics and phytochemical screening of Homalomena perplexa: An endemic species from Con Dao National Park, Vietnam
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Homalomena perplexa has been recently described as a new species in the flora of Vietnam. In this study, the micro-morphological features of the different organs of H. perplexa, including the root, leaf and rhizome were provided for the first time using the iodine green-carmine double staining method. Moreover, the phytochemical screening of H. perplexa was also conducted for the first time. Accordingly, the leaf, petiole and rhizome of the studied plant were found to contain various compounds, including coumarin, steroid, terpenoid, saponin, flavonoid, alkaloid, tannin, tannin and phenolic. In addition, the total triterpene and polyphenol contents in the rhizome extract were the highest (44.82 mg OAE/g DW and 15.51 mg GAE/g DW), followed by the petiole extract (14.02 mg OAE/g DW and 11.31 mg GAE/g DW) and the leaf extract (1.44 mg OAE/g DW and 10.97 mg GAE/g DW). Furthermore, the leaf extract possessed the highest quantitative flavonoid content (77.04 mg QE/g DW), followed by the petiole and rhizome extracts with the contents of 39.68 and 35.76 mg QE/g DW, respectively.
Source: Plant Science Today
DOI: 10.14719/pst.5856
Institutions: Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Viện Công nghệ Sinh học và Thực phẩm, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Southern Institute of Ecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Language: English
Topic: Medicinal Plant Research
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408041942