Dalbergia lanceolaria

Dalbergia lanceolaria is a species of tree in the subfamily Faboideae and tribe Dalbergieae.[2] It is a medium-sized tree growing to 20m tall[3][4] and is native to: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma[4] and Indo-China (its Vietnamese names are bạt ong or trắc múi giáo).[3]

Dalbergia lanceolaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dalbergia
Species:
D. lanceolaria
Binomial name
Dalbergia lanceolaria
Synonyms[1]
  • Amerimnon lanceolarium (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Dalbergia arborea B.Heyne
  • Dalbergia frondosa DC.

The bark of the tree is traditionally used as an analgesic and anti-diarrhoeal.[5] The apiose isoflavone compound lanceolarin is found in its root bark.[6]

Because it produces new stems (ramets), it is recommended for reforestation projects on degraded land where seeds are unlikely to grow successfully.[7]

Subspecies

The Plant List includes:[1]

  • D. lanceolaria var. maymyensis (W. G. Craib) Thoth.
  • D. lanceolaria subsp. paniculata (Roxb.) Thoth. - synonym D. nigrescens (Vietnamese: quành quạch, trắc đen)

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
  4. "Dalbergia lanceolaria", India Biodiversity Portal, retrieved 11 December 2015
  5. Kale, M.; Misar, A.V.; Dave, V.; Joshi, M.; Mujumdar, A.M. (2007), "Anti-inflammatory activity of Dalbergia lanceolaria bark ethanol extract in mice and rats", Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 112 (2): 300–304, doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.024, PMID 17442513
  6. Rao, P.S.; Asheervadam, Y.; Khalilullah, M.; Murti, V.V.S. (1989), "A revised structure for the isoflavone lanceolarin", Phytochemistry, 28 (3): 957–958, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(89)80157-8
  7. Pandey, S.K.; Shukla, R.P. (2001), "Regeneration strategy and plant diversity status in degraded sal forests" (PDF), Current Science, 81 (1): 95–102
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.