Artocarpus nobilis explained

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"[1] by local people.

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.[2]

Description

Ceylon 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.[3]

Chemistry

Artocarpus nobilis contains prenylated flavonoids, xanthonoids in its root bark,[4] geranylated phenolic compounds in its fruits,[5] geranyl chalcones in its leaves[6] and pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones isolated from the bark.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: වල් දෙල්/බැදි දෙල්/හිංගල දෙල්[Wal del/Bedi-del]/Hingala-del (Artocarpus nobilis). 2012-06-17.
  2. 10.4038/jnsfsr.v42i2.6998. 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. 2014. Madushani. HKI. Fernando. Thps. Wijesundara. RLC. Siriwardane. D.. free.
  3. Web site: Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details.
  4. 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,
  5. 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,
  6. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TH7-4CB635K-1&_user=4296857&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2004&_alid=1185193601&_rdoc=6&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_cdi=5275&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=6&_acct=C000012518&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=4296857&md5=10a92ee73063c82d6ce24e93ffd071e0 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
  7. https://archive.today/20120530062054/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TH7-42K6DBR-JG&_user=10&_coverDate=12/31/1989&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=9dd19f92ae3b3075c47a17028b619777 Two pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones from Artocarpus nobilis. M. Uvaisa, S. Sultanbawaa and Sivagnanasundram Surendrakumar, Phytochemistry, Volume 28, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 599-605

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