An efficient plant regeneration, detection and identification of secondary metabolites from propagate plants of Peperomia pellucida (L.) for mass cultivatione
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Center for Research and Development (CRD), PRIST University, Vallam, Thanjavur - 613403, Tamil Nadu, India
- 2. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 3. Department of Biosystems Technology, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil, 32360, Sri Lanka
- 4. Department of Health Science and Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka, 10350, Sri Lanka; *faiz.marikar@fulbrightmail.org
Description
Genus Peperomia is one of the largest genera of basal angiosperms, comprising about 1500-1700 species belongs to the family Piperaceae (Ilyas et al. 2014). Peperomia pellucida is a common fleshy tropical annual fibrous shallow-rooted herb, which grows as succulent and erect plant (Majumder 2012). This plant grows in moist habitat (Ooi et al. 2012) and can reach up to 15- 45 cm long. The stem part is fleshy, round, delicate and glabrous (Majumder 2012) whereas the seeds are tiny dot like and attached to several fruiting spikes. The leaves are arranged alternately on the stalks for about 1-2 cm long. It has shiny heart-shaped fleshy leaves and the blades of the leaves are broadly-ovate. The flowers are numerous, scattered on the spike and without petals but with only stamens and an ovary.