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Decalepis salicifolia (Bedd. ex Hook. f.) Venter: A steno-endemic and critically endangered medicinal and aromatic plant from Western Ghats, India.
Journal of biosciences - 1 Jan 2021
Rodrigues Vereena, Kumar Amit, Gokul Sivaraman, Shukla Ashutosh K, Ravikumar Kaliamoorthy, Sundaresan Velusamy
Abstract excerpt
Decalepis salicifolia (Bedd. ex Hook. f.) Venter is a potential medicinal and highly aromatic plant species confined to the southernmost part of the Western Ghats of India. The plant is well known for its traditional uses among the various tribal communities of south India. The tubers of the plant possess characteristic vanillin-like aroma due to the presence of the compound 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. The...
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