Cipadessa Explained
Cipadessa is a genus of plants belonging to the family Meliaceae. Cipadessa is monotypic, with the single species Cipadessa baccifera. The species is endemic to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.[1] [2] [3] It is a host plant for many moth species.[4]
Description
It is a small shrub with only 5m tall. Leaves compound, imparipinnate; lamina elliptic, apex acute to acuminate; base acute, cuneate or attenuate with entire margin. Flowers are white colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence. Fruit is a globose drupe with 5 pyrenes.[5] [6]
Common names
Source:[7]
- Hindi — Nalbila
- Marathi — Ranabili, Gudmai
- Tamil — Puilipan cheddi, Savattuchedi,
- Malayalam — Kaipanarangi, Potti, Pulippanchedi
- Kannada — Narsullu, Chitunde, Bettada Bevu, Karbe, Sidigolii, Chitunde, Adusoge
- Urdu — Ranabili
- Sinhala — Halbemiya (හල්බැමිය)
References
- J. Nat. Prod. . 2010 . 73 . 8 . 1327–31 . 10.1021/np900852d . 20666364 . Limonoids from the Leaves of Cipadessa baccifera. Ning . Jing . Di . Ying-Tong . Fang . Xin . He . Hong-Pin . Wang . Yuan-Yuan . Li . Yan . Li . Shun-Lin . Hao . Xiao-Jiang .
- Ning J, Di YT, Wang YY, He HP, Fang X, Li Y, Li SL, Hao XJ . Cytotoxic activity of trijugin-type limonoids from Cipadessa baccifera . Planta Med. . 76 . 16 . 1907–10 . 2010 . 20509106 . 10.1055/s-0030-1249979 .
- Luo XD, Wu SH, Ma YB, Wu DG . Components of Cipadessa baccifera . Phytochemistry . 55 . 8 . 867–72 . 2000 . 11140516 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00247-8 . 2000PChem..55..867L .
Notes and References
- Web site: Cipadessa — the Plant List.
- N.R. . Lersten . R.W. . Pohl . Extrafloral Nectaries in Cipadessa (Meliaceae), Annals of Botany . Annals of Botany . 56 . 3 . September 1985 . 363–6 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a087022 .
- Web site: Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2015-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222021132/http://www.lepcey.butterfliesandmoths.net/Vol_II_01/Vol_II_01_pdf/Vol_II_01_P_001%20Saturniidae%20of%20Sri%20Lanka.pdf . 2016-02-22 . dead .
- Web site: Cipadessa baccifera - MELIACEAE.
- Web site: Cipadessa baccifera in Flora of China @ . Efloras.org . 2022-05-01.
- Web site: Cipadessa baccifera - Ranabili.