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. 2022 Jun 8;13:855384. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.855384

TABLE 2.

Characteristic features to distinguish Marantodes pumilum varieties based on different analytical techniques.

No. Techniques Plant Parts Analysis M. pumilum var. alata M. pumilum var. pumila M. pumilum var. lanceolata References
1 Microscopic analysis (anatomy) Leaf epidermis Type of trichome Adaxial epidermis Absent Simple, 2-armed, scale Absent Aladdin et al. (2016)
Abaxial epidermis Scale, capitate glandular Scale Scale
Type of stomata Adaxial epidermis Absent Absent Absent
Abaxial epidermis Anisocyatic, staurocytic Anisocyatic, diacytic Anisocyatic
Pattern of anticlinal walls Adaxial epidermis Straight to curved Straight to curved Straight to curved
Abaxial epidermis Straight to wavy Straight to wavy Straight to wavy
Leaf venation Marginal venation Incomplete Incomplete Marginal venation
Areolar venation Closed, a few opened, minority free ending veinlets Closed, free ending veinlets Areolar venation
Leaf lamina and margin Main mascular bundle Equidistant to abaxial and adaxial epidermis Equidistant to abaxial and adaxial epidermis Close to the adaxial epidermis
Marginal outline Rounded Rounded Tapering
Marginal direction 10–30° upwards 10–30° upwards 30–45° downwards
Midrib Outline Adaxial Slightly convex Flat/straight Flat/straight
Abaxial U-shaped ¾ of circle ¾ of circle
Cell inclusion Solitary crystal calcium oxalate (rectangular), druses, scattered starch grains Solitary crystal calcium oxalate (cubic), clustered starch grains Solitary crystal calcium oxalate (cubic), druses, scattered starch grains
Type of trichome Scale, capitate glandular Scale, capitate glandular Scale
Petiole Outline Wing presence at the left and right of adaxial side, ¾ of oval at abaxial side Wing presence at the left and right of adaxial side, ¾ of oval at abaxial side Oval
Cell inclusion Brachyscelereids, solitary crystals calcium oxalate (cubic), druses Brachyscelereids, starch grains, solitary crystals calcium oxalate (cubic), druses Starch grains, solitary crystals calcium oxalate (cubic), druses
Stem Type of trichome Scale Scale, capitate glandular Scale
Outline Circular Circular Circular
Parenchyma cortex Ca. 10–20 Ca. 8–10 Ca. 8–10
Number of additional vascular bundle in cortex 6 6 5
Pith Relatively wide Relatively medium Relatively medium
Cell inclusion Brachyscelereids, solitary crystals, druses, starch grains Brachyscelereids, solitary crystals, druses, starch grains Brachyscelereids, solitary crystals, druses, starch grains
Type of trichome Scale Scale, capitate glandular Scale, capitate glandular
Secretory canals Present in pith parenchyma Present in pith and parenchyma cortex Present in pith and parenchyma cortex
2 FTIR with KBR disk Leaf IR spectra 1733 (C = O stretching) 1733 (C = O stretching) Absent Abdullah et al. (2012)
1204 (C-H in plane deformation)
Second derivative IR spectra 1597 (C = C stretching) Present Absent Absent
1331 (O-H bending) Absent Absent Present
2D correlation IR spectra 1660 (C = O vibration) Present Absent Present
1559 and 1600 More intense Low intensity Low intensity
Cross-peaks at (1600, 1640), (1560, 1640) and (1560, 1600) Strong intensity Low intensity Low intensity
Cross-peaks at (545–688, 662–740) Strong broad Weak Narrow
Principal component analysis (PCA) The varieties are clustered differently
3 ATR-FTIR Leaf IR spectra 3341 (O-H stretching) 3340 (O-H stretching) 3285 (O-H stretching) Aladdin et al. (2016)
1242 (C-O stretching) 1235 (C-O stretching) 1237 (C-O stretching)
1157 (C-O stretching) 1159 (C-O stretching)
Stem-root 3326 (O-H stretching) 3329 (O-H stretching) 3330 (O-H stretching)
1614 (C-C stretching) 1615 (C-C stretching) 1611 (C-C stretching)
1021 (C-O stretching) 1021 (C-O stretching) 1021 (C-O stretching)
4 HPTLC Leaf Fingerprint chromatogram Presence of peaks at Rf 0.20–0.70 Aladdin et al. (2016)
Stem-root Presence of peaks at Rf 0.22 at different intensities
5 HPLC Whole plant Detection of phytochemical compounds on chromatogram • Ardisicrenoside B No information No information Avula et al. (2011)
• Ardisiacrispin A
• 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-αl-arabinopynanosyl cyclamiretin A
• Ardisimamilloside H
• Irisresorcinol
• Belamcandol B
• Demethylbelamcan-daquinone B
Leaf • Gallic acid • Gallic acid No information Tarmizi et al. (2021)
• Rutin • Rutin
No information • Gallic acid No information Radzali et al. (2020)
• Methyl gallate
• Caffeic acid
• Belamcandol B, 5-pentadec-10′-(Z)-enyl resorcinol No information No information Muhamad et al. (2019)
• 1,3-dihydroxy-5- pentadecylbenzene, 5-(heptadec-12′-(Z)-enyl) resorcinol
• Demethylbelamcanda-quinone B
• Quercetin No information No information Latiff et al. (2018)
• Myricetin
• Gallic acid No information No information Karimi et al. (2016)
• Pyrogallol
• Myricetin
• Quercetin
• Naringin
• Daidzein
• Catechin
• Epicatechin
• Gallic acid No information No information Salehan et al. (2020)
• Gallic acid No information No information Abdah et al. (2014)
6 LCMS Whole plant Detection of phytochemical compounds on chromatogram • Gallic acid No information No information Giaze et al. (2019)
• Caffeic acid
• Ellagic acid
• Apigenin
• Kaempferol
• Quercetin
• Myricetin
Whole plant • Ardisicrenoside B No information No information Avula et al. (2011)
• Ardisiacrispin A, 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-αl-arabinopynanosyl cyclamiretin A
• Ardisimamilloside H
• Belamcandol B
• Demethylbelamcanda-quinone B
• Irisresorcinol
Leaf • Benzoic acid No information No information Chua et al. (2011)
• Gallic acid
• Vanillic acid
• Syringic acid
• Salicylic acid
• Cinnamic acids
• Protocatechuic acid
• Coumaric acid
• Caffeic acid
• Chlorogenic acid
• Quercetin
• Myricetin
• Kaempferol
• Catechin
• Epigallocatechin
7 DNA Genetic Fingerprinting Leaf DNA References barcode ITS2 (MK249864) rbcL (MH828448) ITS2 (MK249864) rbcL (MH838008) ITS2 (MH749147) rbcL (MH766971) Tarmizi et al. (2021)
rbcL Tnah et al. (2019)
trnH-psbA
Microsatellites 84 alleles 48 alleles 66 alleles Tnah et al. (2014)