Artocarpus nobilis

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Ceylon breadfruit
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A. nobilis
Binomial name
Artocarpus nobilis
Thwaites
Synonyms
  • Artocarpus pubescens Moon [Invalid]
  • Saccus nobilis Kuntze [1]

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The Ceylon breadfruit, (Artocarpus nobilis), 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"[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Chemistry

A. nobilis contains prenylated flavonoids, xanthonoids in its root bark,[5] geranylated phenolic compounds in its fruits,[6] geranyl chalcones in its leaves[7] and pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones isolated from the bark.[8]

References

  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998.

Artocarpus nobilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.


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