Biology:Dysoxylum gotadhora

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Short description: Species of tree

Dysoxylum gotadhora
Dysoxylum binectariferum AJT Johnsingh.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Dysoxylum
Species:
D. gotadhora
Binomial name
Dysoxylum gotadhora
(Buch.-Ham.) Mabb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Alliaria golodhara Kuntze
  • Amoora ficiformis Wight
  • Dysoxylum binectariferum (Roxb.) Hook.f. ex Bedd.
  • Dysoxylum binectariferum var. coriaceum C.DC.
  • Dysoxylum binectariferum var. punctulatum C.DC.
  • Dysoxylum binectariferum var. pyyriforme Thwaites ex Trimen
  • Dysoxylum binectarifolium C.DC.
  • Dysoxylum ficiforme (Wight) Gamble
  • Dysoxylum grandifolium H.L.Li [Illegitimate]
  • Dysoxylum reticulatum King
  • Epicharis gotadhora M.Roem.
  • Guarea amaris Buch.-Ham.
  • Guarea binectarifera Roxb.
  • Guarea gotadhora Buch.-Ham.

Dysoxylum gotadhora is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It is native to Bhutan, India , Laos, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. The name Dysoxylum ficiforme (Wight) Gamble in India and Sri Lanka is categorized as the same plant[2] as is D. binectariferum.[3]

Description

The tree grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall.[4] The heartwood is a reddish color.[5] The leaves are compound, imparipinnate; apex acuminate; base asymmetric-attenuate with entire margin.[6] The flowers are white-colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence. The fruit is a four-seeded obovoid capsule and becomes red when ripened. The seeds are dark purple with white aril.[7]

References

Other sources

  • Jiang, Kan; Chen, Lu-Lin; Wang, Shu-Fang; Wang, Yi; Li, Ya; Gao, Kun (2015). "Anti-inflammatory Terpenoids from the Leaves and Twigs of Dysoxylum gotadhora". J. Nat. Prod. 78 (5): 1037–44. doi:10.1021/np5010196. PMID 25945867. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13109773 entry