Polyspora ceylanica
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|status =
|status_system =
|genus = Polyspora
|species = ceylanica
|authority = (Wight) Orel, Peter G.Wilson, Curry & Luu
|synonyms =
- Gordonia ceylanica {{au|Wight 1840}}
- Lasianthus ceylanicus {{au|(Wight) Kuntze 1891}}
- Nabiasodendron ceylanicum {{au|(Wight) Pit. 1902}}
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Polysporaceylanica is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312558294 |doi=10.1007/s12223-017-0491-1 |via=ResearchGate|title=Gordonia: Isolation and identification in clinical samples and role in biotechnology |year=2017 |last1=Andalibi |first1=Fatemeh |last2=Fatahi-Bafghi |first2=Mehdi |journal=Folia Microbiologica |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=245–252 |pmid=28105601 |s2cid=43621276 }}
Culture
It is known as "සුදු මිහිරිය - sudu mihiriya" in Sinhala.
Chemical constituents
The plant contains the oleanane-type triterpenoids 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha(2',3'-epoxyferulyloxy)-olean-13(18)-ene and α-spinasterol.{{Cite journal | journal = Nat Prod Lett | date = 2001 | volume = 15 | issue = 5 | pages = 339–344 | title = A new oleanane triterpenoid from Gordonia ceylanica |vauthors=Herath HM, Athukoralage PS, Jamie JF | pmid= 11841118 | doi=10.1080/10575630108041301| s2cid = 28253042 }}
References
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Additional sources
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- http://www.corbetsview.com/flowers/Sudu-mihiriya.htm
- http://dl.nsf.ac.lk/handle/1/11802
- http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=1294&s=Family_name
- http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000704174?history=true
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