Vateria indica

Vateria indica

taxobox



image_caption = "Vateria indica", Illustration.
status = CR
status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Dipterocarpaceae
genus = "Vateria"
species = "V. indica"
binomial = "Vateria indica"
binomial_authority = Linn
synonyms = *"Vateria malabarica" Blume|

"Vateria indica" (Kannada ಧೂಪದ ಮರ)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.

Uses

The resin extracted by scratching the tree's bark is used as a natural incense in India. the [stilbenoids] in resins have been shown to have some anti tumour effects. The resin is used as an Ayurvedic medicine.

ource

* Ashton, P. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33029/all "Vateria indica"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
* Anti tumor effects of stilbenoids from Vateria Indica [http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/anefofstilfr.html]


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