Artocarpus nobilis
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Artocarpus nobilis, the Ceylon breadfruit, 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"[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
Chemistry
Artocarpus nobilis contains prenylated flavonoids, xanthonoids in its root bark,[4] geranylated phenolic compounds in its fruits,[5] geranyl chalcones in its leaves[6] and pyranodihydrobenzoxanthones isolated from the bark.[7]
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