Chapter6 use of polyalthia longifolia seeds seeds of. Originating in india and sri lanka, this landscape tree grows moderately slowly to between 10 and 18 m 30 and 60 ft tall there are two varieties in cultivation. False ashoka, buddha tree, green champa, indian mast. Isolation and characterisation of coumarin from the stem bark. Plant details information about polyalthia longifolia plant. Pendula annonaceae is an evergreen tropical tree well known for its numerous medicinal properties. Methanol extracts of the leaves, stem bark and root of the plant were tested for their antipyretic activities at doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg kg1 body weight using lpsinduced antipyretic activity model. There are two distinct varieties of this species, both found in maharashtra and elsewhere.
I have an amount of seeds of polyanthia longifolia hatvested from my 3 trees planted backyard. Pdf in the present study, in vitro antioxidant, free radical scavenging. Polyalthia species, asoka tree, ashok tree, mast tree. Polyalthia longifolia mast tree richard lyons nursery, inc.
Starr1102151156polyalthia longifolia var pendulaleaveskihana nursery kiheimaui 24445069394. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Polyalthia longifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Significance of tropical woods of western ghats of southern gujarat, india4. Polyalthia longifolia pendula or mast tree, has been on my mind lately. Polyalthia longifolia, the false ashoka native to india, is a lofty evergreen tree, commonly. Polyalthia is the greek word poly means much or many and.
Pdf phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of. Polyalthia longifolia is a tall, handsome, evergreen tree with astraight trunk, condidered to be a native of the drier parts of ceylon, very commonly cultivated all over india, in gardens and avenues. This evergreen, tall and slender tree grows symmetrically and produces fresh and shining green foliage. Sep 01, 2012 about 3540 years ago, a miami couple fresh from a long trip to asia brought seeds of an attractive indian evergreen tree to fairchild tropical garden. Mastan rao2, ch bhargavi1 3and uma seelam 1ratnam institute of pharmacy, pidathapolur, nellore, andhrapradesh, india. Evergreen lanceshaped leaves with wavy edges on drooping branches.
About 3540 years ago, a miami couple fresh from a long trip to asia brought seeds of an attractive indian evergreen tree to fairchild tropical garden. The common name of mast tree comes from the time when its straight trunk was used to make masts for small sailing ships. Jul 25, 2017 how to grow polyalthia longifolia tree. Seeds of mast tree polyalthia longigolia were collected from university. It exhibits symmetrical pyramidal growth with willowy weeping pendulous branches and long narrow lanceolate leaves with undulate margins. Acid extract of polyalthia longifolia as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in h 2 so 4 solution doi. This page was last edited on 12 december 2019, at 14.
Cytotoxic clerodane diterpenes from polyalthia longifolia. The plant has been commonly used in traditional system of medicine for the treatment of fever, skin diseases, diabetes, hypertension and helminthiasis. Flowers bisexual, solitary or few, leaf opposed, axillary, supraaxillary, pubescent, pedicellate and bracteate. The dried biomass was then crushed and sieved to 100150 m particle size. The leaves are long, glossy and green and held in downward facing fashion forming a curtain like screen. Pdf significance of tropical woods of western ghats of. Pdf antioxidant activity and hepatoprotective potential of. The asoka tree is also known as mast tree, ashoka, false ashoka, the buddha tree, and indian fir tree. Native to india, polyalthia is a great screening or feature plant that is best suited to warm climates. Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family annonaceae. The leaves are used as temple decorations in india.
Petiole 610 mm, adaxially furrowed, glabrous, with. One of them is with spreading a perpendicular branch that is generally known as the typical variety. Antipyretic activity of polyalthia longifolia benth. A beautiful tree from india with tall straight trunk can grow to 15m with its striking conical columnar habit. W ilde, of ficially considered as ashoka, in comparison with stem barks of s.
In vitro cytotoxic potential of polyalthia longifolia on human cancer cell lines and induction of apoptosis through mitochondrialdependent pathway in hl60 cells. The long, glossy, wavy leaves start out in copper brown colour then mature into bright green. Branches finely striate, minutely puberulent when young, soon glabrous. Polyalthia longifolia is a large shrub of genes including 120 species.
Polyalthia longifolia is often called just ashoka tree but that name actually belongs to saraca indica. False ashok tree, is wrongly equated with the name asoka by some, and is often used as a substitute or as an adulterant to the genuine asoka bark. Other articles where polyalthia longifolia pendula is discussed. Annonaceae is a tall handsome evergreen tree and it is cultivated all over india. Polyalthia longifolia promises to be a potential nutraceutical. This is an excellent choice when a tall narrow screen is desired. Its believed buddha was born under the sorrowless tree, one of india most beautiful flowering trees. Phytochemical investigation of essential oils from ethanolic. Leaves simple, alternate, glabrous or softly pubescent. Mar 19, 2015 this page was last edited on 12 december 2019, at 14.
The botanical name polyalthia comes from the greek words poly, meaning many, and althia derived from altheo, meaning cure. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on polyalthia longifolia. The dried biomass was then crushed and sieved to 100. Polyalthia species polyalthia longifolia name synonyms guatteria longifolia sonn. This is one of the trees on the grounds of the taj mahal india.
A polyalthia longifolia tree grows as tall as 12 meter. They were washed several times with double distilled water ddw to remove dirt and dust and dried in an oven at 5060 0c. There are over 100 species distributed from africa to asia and the pacific. Study evaluated the antidiabetic and wound healing activity of a bark extract of polyalthia longifolia against alloxan induced diabetic rats. Sepals 3, usually valvate, petals 6 in 2 series, valvat. Polyalthia longifolia or indian mast tree or false ashoka is a native tree from pakistan and india. Aug 05, 2016 polyalthia longifolia pendula or mast tree, has been on my mind lately. This paper presents authentication and quality evaluation of stem bark of saraca asoca roxb. Tree used as ship masts, suitable for combating the noise pollution.
The flower has six petals in two whorls, the inner petals curving inward over the center. A free and open source software to merge, split, rotate and extract pages from pdf files. Polyalthia longifolia, the false ashoka native to india, is a lofty evergreen tree, commonly planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution. Apr 02, 2016 polyalthia longifolia is also a medicinal tree, and has been commonly used by people in the treatment of fever, skin diseases, diabetes, hypertension, and intestinal parasites. Leaf blade margin not undulate, secondary veins 20 on each side of midvein. Debdaru, polyalthia longifolia flora of bangladesh. Combining general and structured is declining 10% nationwide in 2012 down from 18%.
It forms a upright narrow habit getting up to 12m tall by 2m wide. One such medicinal plant is polyalthi longifolia sonn. Acid extract of polyalthia longifolia as a green corrosion. Polyalthia longifolia pendula or mast tree miss smarty plants. Authentication and quality evaluation of an important. Detection of amino acids from the seeds of polyalthia longifolia.
Polyalthia longifolia is a tall, handsome tree with pendent linear leaves that is cultivated in most parts of sri lanka and india as an avenue tree and around temples for its religious significance. Considering the medicinal importance of the plant, study of amino acids from it is undertaken. Clerodane diterpenoids from polyalthia longifolia sciencedirect. This tall, narrow tree caught my eye last year and i have been plant lusting for it ever since. Polyalthia longifolia and cassia spectabilis leaves against. Polyalthia longifolia mast tree care transplanters. Polyalthia longifolia pendula the slim and lovely false ashoka tree shoots straight into the air with a narrow form of drooping branches of layered, feathery leaves. Although the wood is not very durable, it is utilized to some. This evergreen tree becomes rounded with a large trunk and sturdy, widereaching boughs. Polyalthia longifolia, telegraph pole tree, ashoka, mast tree. A native of india and sri lanka, the mast tree is also known as false ashoka, buddha tree, indian mast tree, and. Chapter6 use of polyalthia longifolia seeds seeds of indian. Asopalav pollyalthia longifolia scientific classification kingdom. Over time this species, polyalthia longifolia aka p.
Verma m, singh sk, bhushan s, sharma vk, datt p, kapahi bk, saxena ak. Polyalthia species are trees or shrubs, erect or rarely scandent, dioecious. It is a tropical, lofty, narrow, odd looking, evergreen tree that grows straight up vertically. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of polyalthia longifolia crude extracts article pdf available in asian journal of pharmaceutical and biological research 14. Pharmacognostic studies and physicochemical properties of the. This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus polyalthia family annonaceae. Polyalthia longifolia is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 metres tall. Polyalthia longifolia is sometimes incorrectly identified as the ashoka tree saraca indica because of the close resemblance of both trees.
On jul 21, 2012, pan4tree from panama, panama wrote. For more multimedia, look at polyalthia longifolia on wikimedia commons. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Polyalthia longifolia seeds can be a good material for the pharmaceutical industries for the production of mineral supplements.
Experimental the fruits of polyalthia longifolia of family annonaceae. Configuration of the olide at c 16 was established by xray crystallographic analysis. The tree is cultivated for its timber in southeast asia266. Pharmacognostic studies and physicochemical properties of the polyalthia longifolia var. How to grow ashoka polyalthia longifolia tree and its care. I first saw it at the fngla landscape show and then i started to see the mast tree everywhere. Reducing power of methanolic leaf extract of polyalthia longifolia and cassia spectabilis compared to butylated hydroxytoluene bht. Polyalthia simiarum seeds dispersed by civets in pakke tiger reserve, india. Its shining, brilliant green, willowy, wavyedged leaves hang from pendant branches that almost clasp the tall straight trunk.
Polyalthia longifolia indian mast tree, plant profile and landscaping uses polyalthia longifolia or indian mast tree or false ashoka is a native tree from pakistan and india. Two clerodane type diterpenoids, with antifeedant properties have been isolated from polyalthia longifolia and identified as 16. Polyalthia longifolia pendula false ashoka treemast tree. The chemistry, pharmacologic, and therapeutic applications of. However, there does not appear to be widespread use of the plant for medicinal purposes. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Petals glabrous or only very sparsely hairy on inside, 1. Polyalthia longifolia showed 53% chemosuppression of parasites at day 4 in mice infected with plasmodium berghei. Polyalthia longifolia indian mast tree, plant profile and landscaping uses.
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