The Caesalpiniaceae family

Caesalpinia bonduc L. is a flowering plant belonging to Caesalpinia in the Caesalpiniaceae family. “Bonducella” the name of the species is derived from the Arabic word “Bonduce” meaning a “little ball” which indicates the globular shape of the seed.

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Ravine ecosystems are highly dynamic and completely deformatted terrain landscape. In these regions, Indigenous plant species are playing significant role in environmental rehabilitation because of their exultant survival and high adaptation to local conditions. Despite this, very little information’s available about existence of medicinal plants on the typical ravine flora. The present study attempted to explore the diversity and distribution of medicinal plant flora in the Yamuna ravines of Agra (U.P) and Chambal ravines of Kota district (Rajasthan).

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The Asiatic honey bee, Apis cerana indica harvests pollen and nectar from the flowers and helps in pollination process. Bee pasturage in the location is essential for better management of the hives and improving the yield. Floral diversity in the Madurai region was studied which revealed that the flora was belonging to 76 families. Among them family Fabaceae contributed a maximum of 31 species (12.25%) followed by Asteraceae 6.72% with 17 flora, Caesalpiniaceae (5.53%) and Cucurbitaceae (4.74%).

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Wild edible plants (WEPs) are the species that are neither cultivated nor domesticated, but available from their natural habitat and used as a source of food. Use of wild edibles is diminishing at fast pace but it is clear that in many parts of the world the use of wild edibles is still prevalent. Consumption of wild edibles is a major source of vitamins and micro-nutrients for people using only vegetarian diets rich in carbohydrates.

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Six compounds were isolated from the leaves of Cassia alata L. (Caesalpiniaceae), including: aloe emodin (1), aloe emodin-8-Oβ-glucoside (2), rhein methyl ester (3), kaempferol (4), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (5) and phytol (6). Rhein methyl ester (3) was first isolated from the Cassia genus. Their chemical structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis

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