Polyalthia LONGIFOLIA (Sonn.) Thw.
| Synonym : | Unona longifolia (Sonn.) Dunal Uvaria longifolia Sonn. Guatteria longifolia (Sonn.) Wall. |
|---|---|
| Bangla Name : | Debdaru, Debdar, Saralgach. |
| English Name : | Mast or Cemetry Tree. |
| Family : | Annonaceae |
| Disease : | Fever, antifungal and antibacterial. |
| Description : | A tall handsome, evergreen tree with a conical crown. Leaves 7-20 cm long, narrowly lanceolate with wavy edges. Flowers 2.5-3.8 cm across, yellowish green, in fasciles or short umbels from the axils of fallen leaves, petals subequal, linear, spreading, tapering to a point. Fruits 18 mm long, ovoid, produced in great clusteres on glabrous stalks, black when ripe. |
| Distribution : | Planted throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves have been reported to contain an azafluorene alkaloid, polylongine and three aporphine N-oxide alkaloids, (+)-O-methylbulbocapnine- ?-N-oxide, (+)-O-methyl bulbocapnine- ?-N-Oxide and (+)-N-methylnandigerine- ?-N-oxide. Pentacyclic triterpenes, ta |
| Uses : | The bark is used as a febrifuge in the treatment of fever. Alcoholic extract of the leaf possesses strong antifungal and antibacterial properties against wide range of pathogens (Taniya, 2004). |
| Habit : | Tree |