Artocarpus nobilis
| Artocarpus nobilis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Tribe: | Artocarpeae |
| Genus: | Artocarpus |
| Species: | A. nobilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Artocarpus nobilis Thwaites | |
Artocarpus nobilis is a tree species in the Moraceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
A. nobilis contains prenylated flavonoids, xanthonoids in its root bark,[1] geranylated phenolic compounds in its fruits,[2] geranyl chalcones in its leaves[3] and pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones isolated from the bark.[4]
References
- ↑ Four new prenylated flavonoids and xanthones from the root bark of Artocarpus nobilis. Jayasinghe U.L B., Samarakoon T.B., Kumarihamy B.M.M., Hara N. and Fujimoto Y, Fitoterapia, 2008, volume 79, no 1, pages 37-41, INIST:19972501
- ↑ Geranylated phenolic constituents from the fruits of Artocarpus nobilis. Jayasinghe L, Kalinga Rupasinghe G, Hara N and Fujimoto Y, Phytochemistry, 2006, volume 67, no 13, pages 1353-1358, INIST:18043180
- ↑ Geranyl chalcone derivatives with antifungal and radical scavenging properties from the leaves of Artocarpus nobilis. Jayasinghea L., Balasooriyaa B.A.I.S, Chintha Padminia W., Hara N and Fujimoto Y, Phytochemistry, May 2004, Volume 65, Issue 9, Pages 1287-1290
- ↑ Two pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones from Artocarpus nobilis. M. Uvaisa, S. Sultanbawaa and Sivagnanasundram Surendrakumar, Phytochemistry, Volume 28, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 599-605
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998.
Artocarpus nobilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.