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Dendrocnide sinuata (Blume) Chew and Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew belonging to the family Urticaceae are reported as new additions to the flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Descriptions, line drawing, and photographs are presented for easy identification.
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... & Fruiting: January -April. Fig. 2 Small annual herb, c. 60 cm high. Stem woody at base with few branches, greenish-brown, deeply furrowed with stinging hairs towards apex. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate to broadly ovate, 4-7 × 2-4 cm, acute, obtuse or truncate at base, shortly acuminate at apex, coarsely serrate along margins, membranous, stinging hairs of the upper ...
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Dendrocnide sinuata, belonging to the family Urticaceae, commonly
known as Devil nettle, and has been in wide use in folk medicine among the
ethnic communities of north east India. The plant has wide therapeutic
activity including analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and
antimicrobial activity. Phytochemical analysis revealed that it contains
flavonoids, tannins, triterpenes, saponins, cardiac glycoside with a small
number of resins. Traditionally, it has been used to cure chronic fever,
malaria, dysentery, urinary disorder, irregular menstruation, etc. The present
review attempts to provide comprehensive information about the
phytochemistry and therapeutic application of D. sinuata
we recorded a total of 1376 wild and naturalized vascular plant taxa representing 1364 species belonging to 701 genera and 153 families, of which 95% of the taxa are based on primary collections. Of the 319 endemic species of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 111 species are located in South Andaman Islands and 35 of them strict endemics to this region.
