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3 articles for “Dendrophthoe falcata”
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Phenological Studies on Vegetative and Reproductive Parts of Dendrophthoe Falcata (L.F) Ettingsh
Abstract: Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) Ettingsh is an important hemi-stem parasitic angiosperm belonging to the family Loranthaceae. Phenological study is one of the most important traits in relation to plant growth, development and pollination system and considered as an important tool for the ecology and evolution. The complete development of leaf took 50 days from the initiation till the expansion, while the flower initiation to maturation period was 44 days and the …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 22–28 Read article
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Preliminary Anticancer Study of Dendrophthoe trigona and Dendrophthoe falcata using Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay
Abstract: Hemiparasite plants, such as mistletoe, obtains some nourishment from its host and is also photosynthetic to some degree. Despite of their dependence on the host, they are used in treatment of arthritis, urinary disorders, inflammation. The present investigation was aimed at investigating preliminary anticancer potential of ethanolic extract of Dendrophthoe trigona Danser, Loranthaceae and Dendrophthoe falcata Danser, Loranthaceae parasite on Ficus racemosa Linn. Moraceae and Dalbergia paniculata, Fabaceae, respectively. The …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 19–21 Read article
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Anti-nociceptive Potential of Scurrula parasitica: An Unexploited Parasitic Plant
Abstract: Scurrula parasitica (Loranthaceae) is an herbaceous growing shrub parasitic on Dendrophthoe falcata (Loranthaceae) which is itself parasitic on Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae). Scurrula parasitica is distributed throughout the western ghat region of Maharashtra, some parts of Uttar Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Genus Scurrula comprising of around 91 species, however, only S. ferruginea, S. atropurpurea, S. fusca have been investigated systematically. No such pharmacological and phytochemical data are available on the plant …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 4–8 Read article