600
edits
Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Changes
→Common names
[[File:Alstonia venenata.jpg|thumb|right|''Vishagni'', ''Alstonia venenata'']]
'''Vishagni''' is a small tree that can grow up to 8m with light green glossy leaves with wavy margins. The leaves are arranged in whorls of 3-6 along the stem. Alstonia venenata is found in the hills of peninsular India and the [[western ghats]].
==Uses==
==Chemical Composition==
The plant is a rich source of indole
alkaloids. Major alkaloids in the stembark are alstovenine, venenatine, 3-dehydroalstovenine, reserpine (0.003–0.3%), venoxidine and kopsinine. The fruit contains vincadifformine type of alkaloids.
<ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=adda Adda sarpaಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ |ml=analivegamAnalivegam, othalamOthalam, theeppalaTheeppala|sa=Vishagni, anadanaAnadana, rajaRaja-adana|ta=palamunnipalaiPalamunnipalai, sinnappalaiSinnappalai|te=edaakula Edaakula paala, edakula Edakula pala, gandu Gandu ganneru|hi=Vishagni|en=Devil tree}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
Alstonia venenata - Poison Devil Tree - at Mannavan Shola, Anamudi Shola National Park, Kerala (4).jpg|Young follicles
Alstonia venenata - Poison Devil Tree - at Mannavan Shola, Anamudi Shola National Park, Kerala (5).jpg|Dehisced follicles
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_searchindex.php?txtbtname=alstonia+venenata&gesp=139%7CAlstonia+venenata+R.BR. "/bot_search Vernacular names"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref><ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
