1Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Changuvetty, Kottakkal, Malappuram District, Kerala-676503, India
2Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Kannur University, Kerala, India
1 Corresponding author: Satheesh George e-mail: george.satheesh@gmail.com; satheesh_george@rediffmail.com
The tuberous roots of Decalepis salicifolia (Bedd. ex Hook.f.) Venter (Syn. Utleria salicifolia Bedd. ex Hook.f.), a critically endangered and endemic medicinal plant with very narrow restricted distribution, have been investigated. The volatile oil obtained after steam distillation was processed further and yielded a pure compound. The isolated compound was characterized using IR, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and identified as 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. This is the first report of occurrence of this compound from this plant.
Decalepis salicifolia, Apocynaceae, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde
