Potential Management of Chamaedorea seifrizii (Palmae), a Non-timber Forest Product from the Tropical Forest of Calakmul, Southeast Mexico1

López-Toledo, Leonel; Horn, Christa M.; López-Cen, Antonio; Collí-Díaz, Rodolfo; Padilla, Angelica

doi:10.1007/s12231-011-9175-y

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“…Bamboo palm is a well-known decorator and utilized as an ornamental plant. [105]…”

Section: Pharmacological Properties and Therapeutic Valuesmentioning

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Inbathamizh¹

2020

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The development of technology enhances the need for eco-friendly measures to improve the quality of life. Plants are the natural bioreactors that have to be explored for their resourceful applications. Some of the significant indoor medicinal plants with high environmental values are Areca palm, Aloe vera, English ivy, Spider plant, and Bamboo palm. These indoor plants through their natural mechanisms possess a unique property of air filtration. They filter out air pollutants such as benzene, xylene, toluene, formaldehyde, and other chemicals that produce deleterious effects, especially in children, pregnant women, and aged people. They further degrade waste and reduce pollution through bioremediation. These plants also possess bioactive phytocomponents that enable them to be utilized widely for therapeutic, commercial, and industrial purposes. This review describes these five plants as natural air purifiers, along with their medicinal values and other benefits, emphasizing their significant biocatalytic role in bringing forth a clean and healthy environment.

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“…Bamboo palm is a well-known decorator and utilized as an ornamental plant. [105]…”

Section: Pharmacological Properties and Therapeutic Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Palms constitute an interesting model for the study of species diversity patterns because they have broad distributions and high abundance in tropical and subtropical zones (Henderson 2002, Dransfield et al 2008), they have diverse life forms (Balslev et al 2011), and they determine the function of many tropical ecosystems (Kahn and de Granville 1992, Henderson 2002). Previous research on palms in the Yucatan Peninsula (YP) covered aspects of ethnobotany, conservation and management, population dynamics and structure, ecophysiology and taxonomy (Orellana 1992, Quero and Flores 2004, Calvo‐Irabién et al 2009, de la Torre et al 2009, López‐Toledo et al 2011). However, no research has explicitly evaluated the factors that drive palm community richness, composition, abundance, and diversity patterns.…”

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Palm species richness, abundance and diversity in the Yucatan Peninsula, in a neotropical context

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Species richness, abundance and diversity patterns in palm communities in the Yucatan Peninsula were compared at three sites with different forest types (semi-deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen), as well as different precipitation, geomorphology and soil depth. All individual palms, including seedlings, juveniles and adults, were identified and counted in forty-five (0.25 ha) transects. A total of 46 000 individual palms belonging to 11 species from nine genera and two subfamilies were recorded. Palm richness, diversity and abundance were highest in the evergreen forest. Species from the subfamily Coryphoideae dominated the semi-deciduous and semi-evergreen forests while species from the subfamily Arecoideae dominated the evergreen forest. Seven species were found only in the evergreen forest. Chamaedorea seifrizii and Sabal yapa were found in all three forest types, while Thrinax radiata was found in the semi-deciduous and semievergreen forests and Cocothrinax readii only in the semi-evergreen forest. Compared to other neotropical palm communities, the richness and diversity in the Yucatan Peninsula are lower than in the western Amazon basin. Although palm richness and diversity on the Yucatan Peninsula were positively associated with precipitation, other variables, in particular soil depth and fertility as well as habitat heterogeneity (microtopography and canopy cover), need to be considered to better understand the observed patterns.

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