The exotic Sonneratia apetala in Leizhou Peninsula, has shown outstanding fast-growing ability in restored mangrove forests, at the middle and high tide intertidal zone, with year-round fresh water input from drainage...The exotic Sonneratia apetala in Leizhou Peninsula, has shown outstanding fast-growing ability in restored mangrove forests, at the middle and high tide intertidal zone, with year-round fresh water input from drainage. By setting plot and selecting standard tree, investigation and measurement on height growth, diameter growth, biomass, productivity, and so on, were made in a S. apetala plantation at age of six at Lanbei, Fucheng, Leizhou Peninsula in May 2001. The investigating results showed that the mean annual height growth of plantation was 2.03 m and mean annual growth of diameter at breast height (DBH) was 2.35 cm. There exists a significant correlation between the diameter at ground surface (DGS) and DBH. The average biomass of a single standard tree in dry weight was 95.647 kg/m2. A ratio of above-ground biomass to under-ground biomass was 1.60. The stand biomass of unit area was 22.955 kg/m2, singletree wood volume was 88.23 dm3, and the annual wood volume productivity (PA) of the same year was 0.407. The forest energy accumulation was 424.851 MJ/m2, with annual solar energy fixing rate of 40.68 ×10-7%. It is concluded that S. apetala species had characteristics of outstanding high biomass accumulation and could be used as coastal planting tree species in southern China.展开更多
The study aims to compare the differences of macrofauna communities of wetlands at 3-year-forest- age, 5-year-forest-age Sonneratia apetala artificial mangroves, 5-year-forest-age Kandelia candel ar- tificial mangrove...The study aims to compare the differences of macrofauna communities of wetlands at 3-year-forest- age, 5-year-forest-age Sonneratia apetala artificial mangroves, 5-year-forest-age Kandelia candel ar- tificial mangroves with the same restoration background, and the naked tidal flat in the Qi’ao Island Mangrove Nature Reserve of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The results show that there were signif- icant structural differences in macrofauna communities among four kinds of habitats. The increase of biomass and species diversity of macrofauna at 3-year-forest-age S. apetala artificial mangroves was obviously faster than that at 5-year-forest-age K. candel artificial mangroves whose average tree height was close to that of 3-year-forest-age S. apetala artificial mangroves. The BIOENV analysis shows that it was related to the rapid growth of S. apetala, which rapidly changed the light level and shading conditions in the forests. The 5-year-forest-age S. apetala artificial mangroves had lower macrofauna species diversity but higher density and biomass than K. candel artificial mangroves with the same forest age. This was due to the rapid changes of physical and chemical properties of habitat soil by the ecological restoration of S. apetala artificial mangroves as well as the changed food sources possibly caused by the leaf-litter of such non-indigenous mangrove species S. apetala. However, further survey should be conducted on whether there are any negative ecological impacts of large-scale cultivation of S. apetala on macrofauna communities, so as to evaluate correctly S. apetala’s role in the restoration of coastal mangrove ecosystems.展开更多
The Sonneratia apetala artificial mangroves in the intertidal zone of Da Wei Bay at Qi’ao Island of Zhu-hai, South China were chosen as the macrofauna succession plots while bare tidal flats of the same size were est...The Sonneratia apetala artificial mangroves in the intertidal zone of Da Wei Bay at Qi’ao Island of Zhu-hai, South China were chosen as the macrofauna succession plots while bare tidal flats of the same size were established as control plots in surrounding interference-free areas. Conventional change indicators of community structure, such as biomass and biodiversity, and indicators, such as exergy and specific exergy, which reflect the information change of overall communities, were used to analyze the succession of macro-fauna communities inS. apetala artificial mangroves. The similarities and differences in variation tendency of the different ecological indicators and their reflected ecological principles were compared. The results showed that from D-1 to D-1275 after plantingS. apetala, the biomass of the macrofauna communities first increased, which was then followed by an increase in the network relationship between the macrofauna communities (analysis of the Pielou evenness index and Shannon-Wiener diversity index). The system in-formation (specific exergy) increased the slowest. Between D-1460 and D-2370 after plantingS. apetala, there was a decrease in biomass, network structure, and system information in the succession plots. After the decrease in the system information (the specific exergy), there was a decline in the network relationships (Pielou evenness index and Shannon-Wiener diversity index). Biomass was the last indicator to decrease. The similarities and differences among the different ecological indicators varied during the succession pro-cess, which reflected the relativity and differences among the indicators. This study suggested that, although the species diversity index can be an effective indicator of two types of changes (network structure and system information), it was quite clear that species diversity measurement was not suitable for expressing the changes in biomass during the succession process. While exergy and specific exergy can provide useful information about the structural development of communities, they cannot identify the information state of the system. Therefore, when evaluating macrofaunal succession inS. apetala artificial mangrove wetlands, it would be better to apply a number of different ecological indicators, rather than just one single indicator.展开更多
This paper reports the absorption, accumulation, distribution and cycle of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni in S. apetala + S. caseolaris, mangrove community at Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve of Shenzhen. The Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and...This paper reports the absorption, accumulation, distribution and cycle of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni in S. apetala + S. caseolaris, mangrove community at Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve of Shenzhen. The Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni contents in forest soil increase from bottom to surface layers, and the storage of the five heavy metals in the surface layer (depth 0 ~ 30 cm) is Zn > Pb > Ni > Cr > Cu. The concentration ability is S. caseolaris > S. apetala > K. candel. The existing accumulation of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni in the community μis 23 019.63g/m2μ, 23 429.66g/m2μ, 117 870.42g/m2μ, 6 835.80g/m2μ, and 12 995.22g/m2μ, respectively. The annual absorption is 6 592.57g/m2μ, 2 664.80g/m2μ, 23 123.56g/m2μ, 853.24g/m2μ, and 1 990.95g/m2, respectively. The annual return is μ3 179.50g/m2μ, 1 300.65g/m2μ, 7 401.31g/m2μ, 398.99g/m2μ, and 646.20g/m2, respectively. The annual net retention accumulation of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni in the community is 3 413.07μg/m2, 1 364.15μ g/m2, 15 722.25μg/m2, 454.25μg/m2, and μ1 344.75g/m2, respectively. The turn over periods of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni are 8,19,15,18 and 21 years, respectively.展开更多
Objective: To isolate and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the active principle(s) from the ethyl acetate(EtOAc) extract of endophytic fungus Colietotrichum gloeosporioides(C.gloeosporioides) isolated from Sonne...Objective: To isolate and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the active principle(s) from the ethyl acetate(EtOAc) extract of endophytic fungus Colietotrichum gloeosporioides(C.gloeosporioides) isolated from Sonneratia apetala. Methods: Water agar technique was used to isolate the fungus, and both microscopic and molecular techniques were used for identification of the strain. Potato dextrose broth was used to grow the fungus in large-scale. Reversed-phase preparative HPLC analysis was performed to isolate the major active compound, kojic acid. The EtOAc extract and kojic acid were screened for their antimicrobial activity against two Grampositive and two Gram-negative bacteria as well as a fungal strain using the resazurin 96-well microtitre plate antimicrobial assay. Results: The fungus C. gloeosporioides was isolated from the leaves of Sonneratia apetala. Initial identification of the fugal isolate was carried out using spore characteristics observed under the microscope. Subsequently, the ITS1-5.8 S-ITS2 sequencing was employed for species-level identification of the fungus C. gloeosporioides. Five litres of liquid culture of the fungus produced approximately 610 mg of a mixture of secondary metabolites.Kojic acid(1) was isolated as the main secondary metabolite present in the fungal extract, and the structure was confirmed by 1 D, 2 D NMR and mass spectrometry. The EtOAc extract and compound 1 exhibited considerable antimicrobial activity against all tested microorganisms.Whilst the minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) values from the EtOAc extract ranged between 2.4×10^(-4)mg/mL and 2.5 mg/mL, those of kojic acid(1) were between 0.125 mg/mL and1 mg/mL. The EtOAc extract and kojic acid(1) were most active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa(MIC = 2.4×10^(-4). mg/mL) and Micrococcus luteus(MIC = 0.125 mg/mL), respectively. Conclusions:The results revealed that the endophytic fungus C. gloeosporioides could be a good source of commercially important kojic acid, which exhibited antimicrobial properties.展开更多
[Objective]The paper was to screen pesticide that could effectively control Latoia pastorlis (Butler), and provide reference for its utilization in fields. [Method]The indoor control efficacy of 25% benzoylphenal ur...[Objective]The paper was to screen pesticide that could effectively control Latoia pastorlis (Butler), and provide reference for its utilization in fields. [Method]The indoor control efficacy of 25% benzoylphenal urea, 30% trichlorfon, 16 000 IU/mg Bacillus thuringiensis and Beauveria bassiana on 2-3 instars larvae of L. pastorlis were determined, and the indoor toxicity of 25% benzoylphenal urea and crystal trichlorfon on shrimp was also tested. [Result]Four pesticides all had insecticidal effects on 2-3 instars larvae of L. pastorlis, of which 30% trichlorfon 800, 1 000 and 1 500 times and 25% benzoylphenal urea 800 times had the best control effect. Crystal trichlorfon with the concentrations of 0.500, 0.100, 0.010 mg/L and 25% benzoylphenal urea 8 000, 10 000, 15 000 times had little or no impact on shrimp, respectively.[Conclusion] 30% Trichlorfon was rapidly available with small impact on shrimp, which were suitable for emergency use or daily control of L. pastorlis. 25% Benzoylphenal urea and 16 000 IU/mg B. thuringiensis had relatively slow insecticidal effect, which was suitable for daily control of L. pastorlis.展开更多
[Objective]The paper was to understand the biological characteristics of Trabala vishnou Lefebure. [Method]Using the combination methods of field survey, caged observation in forest and indoor rearing observation, the...[Objective]The paper was to understand the biological characteristics of Trabala vishnou Lefebure. [Method]Using the combination methods of field survey, caged observation in forest and indoor rearing observation, the morphological characteristics, biological characteristics and natural enemies of T. vishnou in Qinzhou Kangxiling Mangrove Natural Reserve in Guangxi Province were investigated.[Result]T. vishnou occurred for 4- 5 generations each year in Qinzhou Mangrove Nature Reserve of Guangxi, the developmental duration of each generation averagely was 57.64 d. The pest survived the winter as eggs, mature larvae or pupae, and the overwintering eggs, mature larvae and pupae began to occur in December.[Conclusion]The study provided a scientific theoretical foundation for the prediction and control of T. vishnou.展开更多
yTwo exotic species, Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. and S. apetala B. Ham., were introduced to Futian Mangrove Forest Nature Reserve, Shenzhen Bay, in 1993 for afforestation. Winter cold caused frigid harm but did n...yTwo exotic species, Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. and S. apetala B. Ham., were introduced to Futian Mangrove Forest Nature Reserve, Shenzhen Bay, in 1993 for afforestation. Winter cold caused frigid harm but did not appear to be an obstacle to the introduction. The cold tolerance of the parental and filial generation increased in several years. The two Sonneratia spp. could propagate by seeds and disperse in Shenzhen Bay. While the two species grew faster than indigenous species, at the same time they promoted the growth of indigenous species, but they could not replace indigenous mangrove species. Suitable habitat was more important than the distance from the source in the natural spreading for the two species. The niche of the two species did not overlap with the niche of indigenous species. The two species did not self regenerate, although they could disperse on localized area in Shenzhen Bay. Therefore, it was unlikely that the two species would pose ecological disaster.展开更多
Objective: To test the antioxidant, antidiabetic, anticancer and antibacterial activities along with phytochemicals of Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham. Methods: The antibacterial activity was determined by agar well di...Objective: To test the antioxidant, antidiabetic, anticancer and antibacterial activities along with phytochemicals of Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham. Methods: The antibacterial activity was determined by agar well diffusion method. The antioxidant activity was determined by standard assay. The antidiabetic activity was evaluated by α-glucosidase inhibition assay and in vivo anticancer property was determined against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells in Swiss Albino mice. Further partial characterization of the methanol extracts was carried out by thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Fourier transform-infra red spectrum spectral analysis. Results: Four solvent extracts (acetone, ethanol, methanol and aqueous) of leaf and bark possess strong antioxidant properties. In vivo anticancer activity of methanol extract leaf indicated positive activity showing 34% inhibition against EAC cells in Swiss Albino mice. All extracts exhibited a-glucosidase inhibitory activity in a dose-dependent manner indicating presence of promising antidiabetic properties. The extracts possess strong antibacterial activity against the selected pathogenic bacteria (minimal inhibitory concentration ranging from 1.25-5.00 mg/mL). The partial characterization of the methanol extracts of leaf and bark revealed the presence of phenolics as the lead compound responsible for studied bioactivities of the plant extracts. Conclusion: Sonneratia apetala extracts have potent antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic and anticancer properties which can be further exploited for its pharmaceutical applications.展开更多
基金The paper was supported by the project of integrated mangrove management and coastal protection(IMMCP) in Leizhou Peninsula Guangdong Province.
文摘The exotic Sonneratia apetala in Leizhou Peninsula, has shown outstanding fast-growing ability in restored mangrove forests, at the middle and high tide intertidal zone, with year-round fresh water input from drainage. By setting plot and selecting standard tree, investigation and measurement on height growth, diameter growth, biomass, productivity, and so on, were made in a S. apetala plantation at age of six at Lanbei, Fucheng, Leizhou Peninsula in May 2001. The investigating results showed that the mean annual height growth of plantation was 2.03 m and mean annual growth of diameter at breast height (DBH) was 2.35 cm. There exists a significant correlation between the diameter at ground surface (DGS) and DBH. The average biomass of a single standard tree in dry weight was 95.647 kg/m2. A ratio of above-ground biomass to under-ground biomass was 1.60. The stand biomass of unit area was 22.955 kg/m2, singletree wood volume was 88.23 dm3, and the annual wood volume productivity (PA) of the same year was 0.407. The forest energy accumulation was 424.851 MJ/m2, with annual solar energy fixing rate of 40.68 ×10-7%. It is concluded that S. apetala species had characteristics of outstanding high biomass accumulation and could be used as coastal planting tree species in southern China.
基金The Science and Technology Project of Guangdong under contract No. 2009B030600006National Science and Technology Support Program sub-topics under contract No. 2009BADB2B0401-02Appropriative Researching Fund for Professors and Doctors, Guangdong University of Education under contract No. 10ARF01
文摘The study aims to compare the differences of macrofauna communities of wetlands at 3-year-forest- age, 5-year-forest-age Sonneratia apetala artificial mangroves, 5-year-forest-age Kandelia candel ar- tificial mangroves with the same restoration background, and the naked tidal flat in the Qi’ao Island Mangrove Nature Reserve of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The results show that there were signif- icant structural differences in macrofauna communities among four kinds of habitats. The increase of biomass and species diversity of macrofauna at 3-year-forest-age S. apetala artificial mangroves was obviously faster than that at 5-year-forest-age K. candel artificial mangroves whose average tree height was close to that of 3-year-forest-age S. apetala artificial mangroves. The BIOENV analysis shows that it was related to the rapid growth of S. apetala, which rapidly changed the light level and shading conditions in the forests. The 5-year-forest-age S. apetala artificial mangroves had lower macrofauna species diversity but higher density and biomass than K. candel artificial mangroves with the same forest age. This was due to the rapid changes of physical and chemical properties of habitat soil by the ecological restoration of S. apetala artificial mangroves as well as the changed food sources possibly caused by the leaf-litter of such non-indigenous mangrove species S. apetala. However, further survey should be conducted on whether there are any negative ecological impacts of large-scale cultivation of S. apetala on macrofauna communities, so as to evaluate correctly S. apetala’s role in the restoration of coastal mangrove ecosystems.
基金The Science and Technology Project of Guangdong under contract No.2009B030600006the National Science and Technology Support Program sub-topics under contract No.2009BADB2B0401-02+2 种基金the Appropriative Researching Fund for Professors and Doctors,Guangdong University of Education under contract No.10ARF01the National Spark Plan of China under contract No.2013GA780019the Scientific Research Project of Guangdong University of Education under contract No.2013yjxm03
文摘The Sonneratia apetala artificial mangroves in the intertidal zone of Da Wei Bay at Qi’ao Island of Zhu-hai, South China were chosen as the macrofauna succession plots while bare tidal flats of the same size were established as control plots in surrounding interference-free areas. Conventional change indicators of community structure, such as biomass and biodiversity, and indicators, such as exergy and specific exergy, which reflect the information change of overall communities, were used to analyze the succession of macro-fauna communities inS. apetala artificial mangroves. The similarities and differences in variation tendency of the different ecological indicators and their reflected ecological principles were compared. The results showed that from D-1 to D-1275 after plantingS. apetala, the biomass of the macrofauna communities first increased, which was then followed by an increase in the network relationship between the macrofauna communities (analysis of the Pielou evenness index and Shannon-Wiener diversity index). The system in-formation (specific exergy) increased the slowest. Between D-1460 and D-2370 after plantingS. apetala, there was a decrease in biomass, network structure, and system information in the succession plots. After the decrease in the system information (the specific exergy), there was a decline in the network relationships (Pielou evenness index and Shannon-Wiener diversity index). Biomass was the last indicator to decrease. The similarities and differences among the different ecological indicators varied during the succession pro-cess, which reflected the relativity and differences among the indicators. This study suggested that, although the species diversity index can be an effective indicator of two types of changes (network structure and system information), it was quite clear that species diversity measurement was not suitable for expressing the changes in biomass during the succession process. While exergy and specific exergy can provide useful information about the structural development of communities, they cannot identify the information state of the system. Therefore, when evaluating macrofaunal succession inS. apetala artificial mangrove wetlands, it would be better to apply a number of different ecological indicators, rather than just one single indicator.
文摘This paper reports the absorption, accumulation, distribution and cycle of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni in S. apetala + S. caseolaris, mangrove community at Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve of Shenzhen. The Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni contents in forest soil increase from bottom to surface layers, and the storage of the five heavy metals in the surface layer (depth 0 ~ 30 cm) is Zn > Pb > Ni > Cr > Cu. The concentration ability is S. caseolaris > S. apetala > K. candel. The existing accumulation of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni in the community μis 23 019.63g/m2μ, 23 429.66g/m2μ, 117 870.42g/m2μ, 6 835.80g/m2μ, and 12 995.22g/m2μ, respectively. The annual absorption is 6 592.57g/m2μ, 2 664.80g/m2μ, 23 123.56g/m2μ, 853.24g/m2μ, and 1 990.95g/m2, respectively. The annual return is μ3 179.50g/m2μ, 1 300.65g/m2μ, 7 401.31g/m2μ, 398.99g/m2μ, and 646.20g/m2, respectively. The annual net retention accumulation of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni in the community is 3 413.07μg/m2, 1 364.15μ g/m2, 15 722.25μg/m2, 454.25μg/m2, and μ1 344.75g/m2, respectively. The turn over periods of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni are 8,19,15,18 and 21 years, respectively.
基金financially supported by the Robert S McNamara Fellowship Programme from the World Bank offered to Tauhidur Rahman Nurunnabi
文摘Objective: To isolate and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the active principle(s) from the ethyl acetate(EtOAc) extract of endophytic fungus Colietotrichum gloeosporioides(C.gloeosporioides) isolated from Sonneratia apetala. Methods: Water agar technique was used to isolate the fungus, and both microscopic and molecular techniques were used for identification of the strain. Potato dextrose broth was used to grow the fungus in large-scale. Reversed-phase preparative HPLC analysis was performed to isolate the major active compound, kojic acid. The EtOAc extract and kojic acid were screened for their antimicrobial activity against two Grampositive and two Gram-negative bacteria as well as a fungal strain using the resazurin 96-well microtitre plate antimicrobial assay. Results: The fungus C. gloeosporioides was isolated from the leaves of Sonneratia apetala. Initial identification of the fugal isolate was carried out using spore characteristics observed under the microscope. Subsequently, the ITS1-5.8 S-ITS2 sequencing was employed for species-level identification of the fungus C. gloeosporioides. Five litres of liquid culture of the fungus produced approximately 610 mg of a mixture of secondary metabolites.Kojic acid(1) was isolated as the main secondary metabolite present in the fungal extract, and the structure was confirmed by 1 D, 2 D NMR and mass spectrometry. The EtOAc extract and compound 1 exhibited considerable antimicrobial activity against all tested microorganisms.Whilst the minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) values from the EtOAc extract ranged between 2.4×10^(-4)mg/mL and 2.5 mg/mL, those of kojic acid(1) were between 0.125 mg/mL and1 mg/mL. The EtOAc extract and kojic acid(1) were most active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa(MIC = 2.4×10^(-4). mg/mL) and Micrococcus luteus(MIC = 0.125 mg/mL), respectively. Conclusions:The results revealed that the endophytic fungus C. gloeosporioides could be a good source of commercially important kojic acid, which exhibited antimicrobial properties.
基金Supported by Research Projects of Guangxi Academy of Forestry[GLKZ(2009)No.12]
文摘[Objective]The paper was to screen pesticide that could effectively control Latoia pastorlis (Butler), and provide reference for its utilization in fields. [Method]The indoor control efficacy of 25% benzoylphenal urea, 30% trichlorfon, 16 000 IU/mg Bacillus thuringiensis and Beauveria bassiana on 2-3 instars larvae of L. pastorlis were determined, and the indoor toxicity of 25% benzoylphenal urea and crystal trichlorfon on shrimp was also tested. [Result]Four pesticides all had insecticidal effects on 2-3 instars larvae of L. pastorlis, of which 30% trichlorfon 800, 1 000 and 1 500 times and 25% benzoylphenal urea 800 times had the best control effect. Crystal trichlorfon with the concentrations of 0.500, 0.100, 0.010 mg/L and 25% benzoylphenal urea 8 000, 10 000, 15 000 times had little or no impact on shrimp, respectively.[Conclusion] 30% Trichlorfon was rapidly available with small impact on shrimp, which were suitable for emergency use or daily control of L. pastorlis. 25% Benzoylphenal urea and 16 000 IU/mg B. thuringiensis had relatively slow insecticidal effect, which was suitable for daily control of L. pastorlis.
基金Supported by Projects of Guangxi Forestry Research Institute[KLKZ(2009)12]
文摘[Objective]The paper was to understand the biological characteristics of Trabala vishnou Lefebure. [Method]Using the combination methods of field survey, caged observation in forest and indoor rearing observation, the morphological characteristics, biological characteristics and natural enemies of T. vishnou in Qinzhou Kangxiling Mangrove Natural Reserve in Guangxi Province were investigated.[Result]T. vishnou occurred for 4- 5 generations each year in Qinzhou Mangrove Nature Reserve of Guangxi, the developmental duration of each generation averagely was 57.64 d. The pest survived the winter as eggs, mature larvae or pupae, and the overwintering eggs, mature larvae and pupae began to occur in December.[Conclusion]The study provided a scientific theoretical foundation for the prediction and control of T. vishnou.
文摘yTwo exotic species, Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. and S. apetala B. Ham., were introduced to Futian Mangrove Forest Nature Reserve, Shenzhen Bay, in 1993 for afforestation. Winter cold caused frigid harm but did not appear to be an obstacle to the introduction. The cold tolerance of the parental and filial generation increased in several years. The two Sonneratia spp. could propagate by seeds and disperse in Shenzhen Bay. While the two species grew faster than indigenous species, at the same time they promoted the growth of indigenous species, but they could not replace indigenous mangrove species. Suitable habitat was more important than the distance from the source in the natural spreading for the two species. The niche of the two species did not overlap with the niche of indigenous species. The two species did not self regenerate, although they could disperse on localized area in Shenzhen Bay. Therefore, it was unlikely that the two species would pose ecological disaster.
文摘Objective: To test the antioxidant, antidiabetic, anticancer and antibacterial activities along with phytochemicals of Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham. Methods: The antibacterial activity was determined by agar well diffusion method. The antioxidant activity was determined by standard assay. The antidiabetic activity was evaluated by α-glucosidase inhibition assay and in vivo anticancer property was determined against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells in Swiss Albino mice. Further partial characterization of the methanol extracts was carried out by thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Fourier transform-infra red spectrum spectral analysis. Results: Four solvent extracts (acetone, ethanol, methanol and aqueous) of leaf and bark possess strong antioxidant properties. In vivo anticancer activity of methanol extract leaf indicated positive activity showing 34% inhibition against EAC cells in Swiss Albino mice. All extracts exhibited a-glucosidase inhibitory activity in a dose-dependent manner indicating presence of promising antidiabetic properties. The extracts possess strong antibacterial activity against the selected pathogenic bacteria (minimal inhibitory concentration ranging from 1.25-5.00 mg/mL). The partial characterization of the methanol extracts of leaf and bark revealed the presence of phenolics as the lead compound responsible for studied bioactivities of the plant extracts. Conclusion: Sonneratia apetala extracts have potent antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic and anticancer properties which can be further exploited for its pharmaceutical applications.