Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
NYMPHAEA PUBESCENS
WILLD
Phyllum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Nymphaeles Family: Nymphaeceae
Common name: Hairy water lily, pink water lily
Distribution: Temperate and tropical Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Japan, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Papua New Guinea
Habitat: Shallow lakes, ponds
Description: This is an erect, rhizomatous, and perennial species possessing
rounded leaves above water and heart-shaped leaves below water. The low-
ers (15 cm diameter) are white to pink.
Compounds and activities: The ethanolic lower extracts of this species possess
anticancer properties and are activated against human cervical carcinoma
HeLa cell lines and MCF-7 cell lines. The IC
50
values for these cell lines
were 91.57 and 99.6 µg/ml, respectively (Selvakumari et al.,
2012). The lower
extracts of this species possess alkaloids, ellagicacid, phenols, tannins, sapo-
nins, and lavonoids. The aqueous and ethanol extracts of the tubers of this
species possess hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and antioxidant activities.
UTRICULARIA AUREA
LOUR, 1790
