Correction: Morphological Phylogenetic Analysis of Seven Varieties of Ficus deltoidea Jack from the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia

Nudin, Nur Fatihah Hasan; Mat, Nashriyah; Zaimah, Abdul R. N.; Zuhailah, Mazlan N.; Norhaslinda, Haron; Mahmud, Khairil; Ghani, Abdul Y.; Ali, Abdul Manaf

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“…motleyana, which seems to be simpler in handling the variation based on the forked and unforked midrib. Recently, Fatihah et al (2012) supported the later classifications by morphological phylogenetic evidence. Subsp.…”

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confidence: 73%

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Leaf morphology and anatomy of 7 varieties of Ficus deltoidea (Moraceae)

Nudin

Mat²,

Zaimah³

2014

Turk J Bot

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IntroductionFicus deltoidea Jack (Moraceae), locally known as 'Mas Cotek' among the Malays, is a complex species of subgen. Ficus, section Ficus, and subsect. Frutescentiae Sata (Sata, 1944), which contains more than 25 species available in the Sino-Himalayan and western Malesia regions (Berg, 2003). Among the many species, the most important are the trees with milky latex that contain important ingredients used in traditional medicine and Ayurvedic formulations (Babu et al., 2010). Ficus deltoidea is native and widely distributed throughout Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Moluccas (USDA, 2007). The plant is often recognized by its unique syconia (figs), midrib dichotomous, golden dots on the upper surface of the lamina, leafy twigs or periderm not persistent, and milky latex. In Malay traditional medicine, the dried leaves are marketed as an herbal tea. The decoction of the leaves is believed to improve blood circulation and have aphrodisiac activity and antioxidant and antidiabetic properties (Norhaniza et al., 2007;Sulaiman et al., 2008;Adam et al., 2011).The 7 varieties of Ficus deltoidea, namely var. deltoidea Corner, var. angustifolia (Miq.) Corner, var. trengganuensis Corner, var. bilobata Corner, var. intermedia Corner, var. kunstleri (King) Corner, and var. motleyana (Miq.) Corner, found in the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia were described by Kochummen (1978). Despite their close morphological similarity, it is argued that several morphological and anatomical characters are variety-specific and useful for varietal identification. Both qualitative and quantitative morphological characters of leaves (shape, length, surface texture, midrib dichotomous, gland densities at the forked midrib, and subsequent dichotomies of the midrib, petiole length, and indumentum densities) and anatomical characters (lamina, leaf epidermis, and midrib) are particularly discriminative. However, the leaf morphology is probably the most variable and shows heterophylly in the species (Nashriyah et al., 2012). The young plants and mature plants of the same variety often display different states of leaf characters. These extreme variations and unclear boundaries between varieties create misleading identifications of F. deltoidea varieties.The anatomy of the leaf was first used for systematic reasons by Duval-Jouve (1875), who stressed the usefulness of epidermal structures in plant taxonomy. The study of the foliar epidermis of Ficus L. revealed a number of important anatomical characters that are of taxonomic significance (Sonibare et al., 2006). The epidermis contains 3 main cell types, namely pavement cells, guard cells, and subsidiary cells, which surround the trichomes and stomata. Although the importance of foliar epidermal anatomy for classification has been discussed in detail by Abstract: The extreme morphological variations and unclear boundaries between varieties can lead to the misleading identification of Ficus deltoidea Jack (Moraceae) varieties. This has encouraged many taxonomists and botan...

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“…intermedia and var. motleyana (Fatihah et al, 2012), the position of var. intermedia as a member of the F. deltoidea varieties, however, was strongly supported by internal transcribed spacer DNA (Nor-Zuhailah et al, 2010).…”

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Leaf morphology and anatomy of 7 varieties of Ficus deltoidea (Moraceae)

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Zaimah³

2014

Turk J Bot

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“…The evergreen little tree or shrub can grow to 7-10 meters in its natural habitat [8]. The local people cultivate FD as a houseplant for aesthetic and medical advantages [14].…”

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Crude extract of Ficus deltoidea Jack (FD) as a natural biological therapy

Abdulrahman

2023

Exploration of Targeted Anti-Tumor Therapy

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Aim: This study shows how important it is to coordinate research on Ficus deltoidea Jack (FD) so that results from different sources can be compared directly and a scientific conclusion can be made. Methods: The author looked for research papers on Ficus (F.) deltoidea on Google Scholar, Science Direct, Google.com, Wiley, PubMed, Hindawi, Springer, and other related databases. This analysis excludes data that cannot be trusted, thesis papers, and review articles about F. deltoidea. Results: In traditional medicine, the plant’s leaves and syconia are used to cure a wide variety of ailments, including itchiness, diarrhoea, cancer, sexual dysfunction, age-related issues, malaria, cancer, anxiety, pain, constipation, fever, diabetes, tooth pain, and tooth decay. In vitro and in vivo studies showed the effectiveness of the leaves against cancer cell lines. Conclusions: Based on the existing research on the health benefits of FD, it is critical to focus on its more active constituents and their identification, determination, further development, and, most importantly, standardization of the leaves for the management and treatment of cancer and its related cases. More research is needed before it can be considered a promising herbal source of novel medication candidates for treating various disorders.

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“…The HCA was constructed to further determine the relationships and dissimilarities and categorize them into various classes (Fatihah et al 2013). The model was used to create Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) to classify them into various groups.…”

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Multivariate discrimination of selected taxa of the Fabaceae family

Abdulrahman

2022

Nusantara Biosci

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Abstract. Abdulrahman MD. 2022. Multivariate discrimination of selected taxa of the Fabaceae family. Nusantara Bioscience 15: 227-232. Nigeria is among the most interesting and diversified countries globally regarding tropical vegetation and medicinal plants. The taxonomy of the Fabaceae family is not entirely clear, to organize species into manageable groups that are helpful for taxonomical, conservational, or pharmacognostic study. This study aimed to discriminate the leaves of Dialium guineense Willd., Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr, Tamarindus indica L, Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile, Abrus precatorius L., Senna occidentalis (L.) Link, Erythrina senegalensis DC. and Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. based on the mineral elements contents coupled with multivariate analysis. Three samples of each wild-growing species were collected. Unsupervised multivariate analysis using SIMCA-P (V.14.1, Umetrics Sweden) was employed. Five model groups were formed based on their mineral element contents. The species were fully discriminated along the PC1, accounting for 39.3% of the variation. Evidence from this study showed that a combination of mineral element analysis and chemometrics yielded a powerful classification method. Taxonomic identification of plants through biological research combined with chemometrics is an excellent method for preventing the adulteration or consumption of plants with excessive contents or harmful ingredients. However, a mix of molecular and developmental datasets is still necessary to explicitly examine their connections.

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Correction: Morphological Phylogenetic Analysis of Seven Varieties of Ficus deltoidea Jack from the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia

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Leaf morphology and anatomy of 7 varieties of Ficus deltoidea (Moraceae)

Leaf morphology and anatomy of 7 varieties of Ficus deltoidea (Moraceae)

Crude extract of Ficus deltoidea Jack (FD) as a natural biological therapy

Multivariate discrimination of selected taxa of the Fabaceae family

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