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