Gordonia ceylanica explained

Gordonia ceylanica is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]

Culture

It is known as "සුදු මිහිරිය - sudu mihiriya" in Sinhala.

Chemical constituents

The plant contains the oleanane-type triterpenoids 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha(2',3'-epoxyferulyloxy)-olean-13(18)-ene and α-spinasterol.^[2]

Additional sources

• http://www.corbetsview.com/flowers/Sudu-mihiriya.htm
• http://dl.nsf.ac.lk/handle/1/11802
• http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=1294&s=Family_name
• http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000704174?history=true

Notes and References

1. Gordonia: Isolation and identification in clinical samples and role in biotechnology . 10.1007/s12223-017-0491-1 . ResearchGate. 2017 . Andalibi . Fatemeh . Fatahi-Bafghi . Mehdi . Folia Microbiologica . 62 . 3 . 245–252 . 28105601 . 43621276 .
2. Nat Prod Lett . 2001 . 15 . 5 . 339–344 . A new oleanane triterpenoid from Gordonia ceylanica . Herath HM, Athukoralage PS, Jamie JF . 11841118 . 10.1080/10575630108041301. 28253042 .