Trees in urban areas provide important ecosystem services and are an essential element of green space. The constant increase artificial light from anthropogenic activities around the world creates photopollution that affects phenology physiology plants. Here we conducted a field study to investigate impacts on six trees (Saraca asoca, Terminalia catappa, Bauhinia variegata, Holoptelea integrifo...

In this busy era of herbal sciences, extensive study is being carried out on numerous plants to find novel drugs among which Holoptelea integrifolia Roxb. (Indian Elm) tree is just one of them. The age old knowledge ethnopharmacological significance, especially the stem, bark and leaves is well recognized in several Siddha, Ayurvedic, Unani literature. The plant parts are extensively used for i...

The shape and color of flowers are important for plant reproduction because they attract pollinators such as insects and birds. Therefore, it is thought that alterations in these traits may result in the attraction of different pollinators, genetic isolation, and ultimately, (sympatric) speciation. Petunia integrifolia and P. axillaris bear flowers with different shapes and colors that appear t...

To see the relative tolerance of the plant species, ten different plant species i.e. Ficus rumphii, Pongamia pinnata, Alstonia scholaris, Holoptelea integrifolia, Saraca indica, Pithecolobium dulcis, Cassia simea, Bauhinia variegata, Azadirachta indica and Grewelia robusta was taken from residential (SI), industrial (SII) and commercial (SIII) area of the city as this florais very much common t...

Floral scent has been extensively investigated in plants of the South American genus Petunia. Flowers of Petunia integrifolia emit mostly benzaldehyde, while flowers of Petunia axillaris subsp. axillaris emit a mixture of volatile benzenoid and phenylpropanoid compounds that include isoeugenol and eugenol. Flowers of the artificial hybrid Petunia hybrida, a cross between P. integrifolia and P. ...

Changes in the concentration of different photosynthetic pigments (Chlorophyll and carotenoids) were determined in the leaves of six tree species exposed to air pollution due to vehicular emissions. The six tree species, which are all economically important because of their being fruit bearers, used for timber fodder and as road side trees on the basis of their air pollution tolerance index. Th...

Holoptelea integrifolia (Ulmaceae) is a versatile medicinal plant used in various indigenous systems of medicine for curing routine healthcare maladies. It is traditionally used in the treatment and prevention of several ailments like leprosy, inflammation, rickets, leucoderma, scabies, rheumatism, ringworm, eczema, malaria, intestinal cancer, and chronic wounds. In vitro and in vivo pharmacolo...


 Artocarpus integrifolia L. F., economically an important medicinal plant because of its healing properties in treating multiple health disorders.The present study was intended to analyze anti-radical as well phytochemical constituents both stem and leaf extract A. integrifolia. (150 g) leaves were shade dried extracted by double maceration technique via two polar solvent i.e. methanol et...