Vateria indica

Vateria indica
	Vateria indica illustration
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Vateria
Species:	V. indica
Binomial name
	Vateria indica; L.
Synonyms
	Vateria malabarica Blume;

Vateria indica, the white dammar,[2] is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. 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.[3]

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References

Dhyani, A.; Barstow, M. (2020). "Vateria indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
"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.

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[iucn-1] Dhyani, A.; Barstow, M. (2020). "Vateria indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

[2] "Vateria indica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

[3] 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.