Artocarpus nobilis, the Ceylon breadfruit, is a tree species in the family Moraceae. It is endemic to south western regions of Sri Lanka. It is known as "Wal dhel - වල් දෙල්" , "Baedi dhel - බැදි දෙල්" or as "Hingala dhel - හිංගල දෙල්"[3] by local people.
| Ceylon breadfruit | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Artocarpus |
| Species: | A. nobilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Artocarpus nobilis Thwaites
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The plant is known to infect by Rigidoporus microporus to cause White root disease. This is the first time that the pathogen was found instead of Hevea brasiliensis.[4]
Description
editCeylon breadfruit is an evergreen plant with about 25m height. The seeds and fruits are used for medicinal purposes for the worm diseases caused by nematode Ascaris lumbricoides.[5]
Chemistry
editArtocarpus nobilis contains prenylated flavonoids, xanthonoids in its root bark,[6] geranylated phenolic compounds in its fruits,[7] geranyl chalcones in its leaves[8] and pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones isolated from the bark.[9]
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Artocarpus nobilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30865A9578329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30865A9578329.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Artocarpus nobilis Thwaites — the Plant List".
- ^ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: වල් දෙල්/බැදි දෙල්/හිංගල දෙල්[Wal del/Bedi-del]/Hingala-del (Artocarpus nobilis)". 2012-06-17.
- ^ Madushani, HKI; Fernando, Thps; Wijesundara, RLC; Siriwardane, D. (2014). "First Report of white root disease of Artocarpus nobilis in Sri Lanka caused by Rigidoporus microporus". Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 42 (2): 197. doi:10.4038/jnsfsr.v42i2.6998.
- ^ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details".
- ^ Jayasinghe, U.L.B.; Samarakoon, T.B.; Kumarihamy, B.M.M.; Hara, N.; Fujimoto, Y. (2008). "Four new prenylated flavonoids and xanthones from the root bark of Artocarpus nobilis". Fitoterapia. 79 (1): 37–41. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2007.07.014. PMID 17855020. INIST 19972501.
- ^ Jayasinghe, Lalith; Rupasinghe, G. Kalinga; Hara, Noriyuki; Fujimoto, Yoshinori (2006). "Geranylated phenolic constituents from the fruits of Artocarpus nobilis". Phytochemistry. 67 (13): 1353–1358. Bibcode:2006PChem..67.1353J. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.04.011. PMID 16730759. INIST 18043180.
- ^ Jayasinghe, Lalith; Balasooriya, B. A.; Padmini, W. Chintha; Hara, Noriyuki; Fujimoto, Yoshinori (May 2004). "Geranyl chalcone derivatives with antifungal and radical scavenging properties from the leaves of Artocarpus nobilis". Phytochemistry. 65 (9): 1287–1290. Bibcode:2004PChem..65.1287J. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.03.033. PMID 15184014.
- ^ Uvais, M.; Sultanbawa, S.; Surendrakumar, Sivagnanasundram (1989). "Two pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones from Artocarpus nobilis". Phytochemistry. 28 (2): 599–605. Bibcode:1989PChem..28..599U. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(89)80059-7.
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