Malay jewelvine

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Malay jewelvine

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Derris scandens
• Derris scandens var. saharanpurensis
• Solori scandens var. saharanpurensis
• Galedupa frutescens
• Derris scandens var. shanicus
• Derris timorensis var. saharanpurensis
• Millettia litoralis
• Brachypterum timorense
• Dalbergia scandens
• Dalbergia venusta
• Dalbergia timoriensis
• Deguelia timoriensis
• Derris scandens var. toppinii
• Derris timorensis
• Solori scandens

Sources: Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it falls under the order Fabales and the family Fabaceae. Its taxonomic identity is further defined by its placement in the genus Brachypterum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution spanning across several distinct regions. In the Western Indian Ocean, it can be found growing in Mauritius and Réunion. Its range extends to East Asia, specifically within the South-Central regions of China. Within the Indian Subcontinent, the species is documented in the state of Assam. Additionally, it is also known to inhabit parts of Bangladesh.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Brachypterum scandens is characterized by a woody structure that exhibits a shrub-like growth form. This plant functions as a liana, acting as an obligatory climber that relies on external support to ascend. While its growth habit is climbing, it maintains a terrestrial existence rather than being an epiphyte, occupying land-based habitats across aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial environments. Furthermore, the species is an independent organism, showing no parasitic tendencies toward its host plants.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

liana

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Brachypterum scandens is characterized by a metabolic framework consistent with the C3 photosynthetic pathway. Within this process, the plant utilizes the enzyme Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into a three-carbon compound, 3-phosphoglycerate, during the initial stages of the Calvin cycle. This C3 pathway implies that the plant conducts carbon fixation during the day within the mesophyll cells, relying on the standard enzymatic mechanism without the specialized anatomical adaptations found in C4 plants or the nocturnal acid storage typical of CAM plants. Consequently, its physiological efficiency and water-use strategy are intrinsically linked to this C3 metabolic route, influencing its gas exchange patterns and energy assimilation rates.

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Brachypterum scandens has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include stem.

Stem

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Chemicals

Brachypterum scandens has 9 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Dalpanitin, LIGNIN, Lupeol, Saponins.

Flavonoids

1. Ayu
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Dalpanitin

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

LIGNIN

1. International journal of biological macromolecules

Lupeol

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research

Saponins

1. Ayu

Steroids

1. Ayu

Vicenin 3

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

cellulose

1. International journal of biological macromolecules

genistein

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research

Activities

Brachypterum scandens has 2 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Antimicrobial.

Antibacterial

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antimicrobial

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Preparations

Brachypterum scandens has 11 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include 50% ethanolic extract, Crude extracts, absolute ethanolic extract, compounded herbal recipe, ethanolic extract.

50% ethanolic extract

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research

Crude extracts

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Absolute ethanolic extract

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research

Compounded herbal recipe

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research

Ethanolic extract

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research

Ethanolic extracts

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research

Methanol extracts

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Plant extracts

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Poison fish

1. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine

Single crude medication

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research