Vateria indica
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Vateria |
| Species: | V. indica |
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Vateria indica, the white dammar,[1] is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss. This tree grows like a palm but has blunt thorns along its trunk.
Vateria indica flowers
Vateria indica individual flower in detail
Saplings grown in rainy season collected
Leaves of Vateria indica
Uses
The resin, also called white dammar, is extracted by scratching the tree's bark. It is used as incense in India, and as an Ayurvedic medicine. Vateria indica oil is produced from the seeds.
Chemical constituents
Some stilbenoids in resins from V. indica have been shown to have some in vitro anti-tumor effects in high doses when isolated from the plant.[2]
References
- ↑ "Vateria indica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ Mishima, S; Matsumoto, K; Futamura, Y; Araki, Y; Ito, T; Tanaka, T; Iinuma, M; Nozawa, Y; Akao, Y (2003). "Antitumor effect of stilbenoids from Vateria indica against allografted sarcoma S-180 in animal model". Journal of experimental therapeutics & oncology. 3 (5): 283–88. PMID 14696625.
External links
- Ashton, P. 1998. Vateria indica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
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