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{{Short description|Species of tree}} |
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{{Taxobox |
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|status = VU |
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| color = lightgreen |
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|status_system = IUCN2.3 |
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| name = ''Ziziphus talanai'' |
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|status_ref = <ref name=iucn/> |
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|genus = Ziziphus |
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|species = talanae |
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| regnum = [[Plantae]] |
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|authority = ([[Francisco Manuel Blanco|Blanco]]) [[Merr.]] |
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| divisio = [[Tracheophyta]] |
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] |
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| ordo = [[Rhamnales]] |
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| familia = [[Rhamnaceae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Ziziphus]]'' |
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| species = '''''Z. talanai''''' |
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| binomial = ''Ziziphus talanai'' |
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| binomial_authority = (Blanco) Merr. |
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'''''Ziziphus talanai''''' is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Rhamnaceae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Philippines]]. [[Category:Flora of the Philippines]] |
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'''''Ziziphus talanae''''', the '''balakat''', '''aligamen''', or '''talanai''', is a species of tree in the family [[Rhamnaceae]]. |
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==Source== |
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* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33326/all ''Ziziphus talanai'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[24 August]] [[2007]]. |
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==Distribution== |
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''Ziziphus talanae'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Luzon]] and [[Visayas]], in the Philippines,<ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=World Conservation Monitoring Centre |date=1998 |title=''Ziziphus talanae'' |volume=1998 |page=e.T33326A9776687 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33326A9776687.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> The tree is found in the Philippinean Limestone Forest ecoregion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrestrial-biozones.net/Paleotropic%20Vegetation/Philippinean%20Vegetation.pdf|format=PDF|title=Plant Formations in the Philippinean BioProvince|author=Peter Martin Rhind|website=Terrestrial-biozones.net|access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> |
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==Uses== |
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In [[Antique (province)|Antique Province]], its bark is used medicinally for diseases from [[ringworm]] to [[urinary tract infections]]. Studies have shown that the bark does have antimicrobial properties.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/PAS/article/view/346/304 |title=Anti-Mycobacterium phlei activity of the bark of ''Ziziphus talanai'' (Blanco) Merrill |author1=Anas, A. R. J. |author2=Villaseñor, I. M. |author3=Matsuura, H. |author4=Okino, T. | journal=Philippine Agricultural Scientist |year=2009 |
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|volume=92 |issue=4 |pages=388–391 |issn=0031-7454 }}</ref> |
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The city of [[Mabalacat]] in [[Pampanga|Pampanga Province]] was named after it in 1712, using the indigenous [[Negrito]] word ''mabalacat'' meaning "forest of balakat." |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Endemic flora of the Philippines]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Luzon]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the Visayas]] |
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[[Category:Trees of the Philippines]] |
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[[Category:Vulnerable plants]] |
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[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]] |
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Ziziphus talanae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Ziziphus |
Species: | Z. talanae
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Ziziphus talanae |
Ziziphus talanae, the balakat, aligamen, or talanai, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae.
Distribution[edit]
Ziziphus talanae is endemic to Luzon and Visayas, in the Philippines,[1] The tree is found in the Philippinean Limestone Forest ecoregion.[2]
Uses[edit]
In Antique Province, its bark is used medicinally for diseases from ringworm to urinary tract infections. Studies have shown that the bark does have antimicrobial properties.[3]
The city of Mabalacat in Pampanga Province was named after it in 1712, using the indigenous Negrito word mabalacat meaning "forest of balakat."
References[edit]
- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ziziphus talanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33326A9776687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33326A9776687.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Peter Martin Rhind. "Plant Formations in the Philippinean BioProvince" (PDF). Terrestrial-biozones.net. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Anas, A. R. J.; Villaseñor, I. M.; Matsuura, H.; Okino, T. (2009). "Anti-Mycobacterium phlei activity of the bark of Ziziphus talanai (Blanco) Merrill". Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 92 (4): 388–391. ISSN 0031-7454.