Melia dubia, also known as malai vembu in Tamil and hebbevu or kaadu bevu in Kannada, is a tree belonging to the Meliaceae family. It is found in various parts of India, except for Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim, as well as in the Malay Peninsula and other tropical regions of Asia. This tree can be found in moist deciduous, evergreen, and semi-evergreen forests. Its leaves typically fall between February and May, while it blooms from January to March and bears fruits from November to February.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Melia birmanica	Kurz	J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 43: 183 (1874)

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Language	Common/alternative name
Malayalam	മലവേപ്പ്
Malayalam	മലവേമ്പ്
su	mindi gedé
Tamil	மலை வேம்பு
Chinese	岭南楝树

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - India
  - Nepal
  - Sri Lanka
- Indo-China
  - Myanmar
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Malaya

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000450105
Tropicos	50170054
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:578966-1
Open Tree Of Life	655980
Observations.org	340628
NCBI Taxonomy	43709
IPNI	578966-1
iNaturalist	1027239
GBIF	5597493
Freebase	/m/0fq1q90
EPPO	MEIDU
Elurikkus	617945
Wikipedia	Melia_dubia

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Host Plant Modulated Physio-Biochemical Process Enhances Adaptive Response of Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) under Salinity Stress

Verma K, Kumar A, Kumar R, Kumar N, Kumar A, Bhardwaj AK, Verma RC, Sharma P

Plants (Basel)

22-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054670
doi:	10.3390/plants13081162
PMID:	38674572

Exploring research trends and priorities of genus Melia

S SR, Arunachalam A, Sahoo UK, Upadhyaya K

Sci Rep

15-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10943012
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-53736-3
PMID:	38490998

EnZolv delignification of cotton spinning mill waste and optimization of process parameters using response surface methodology (RSM)

Subramaniam S, Karunanandham K, Raja AS, Shukla SK, Uthandi S

Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod

07-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10918963
doi:	10.1186/s13068-024-02473-w
PMID:	38449061

Bioproduction and optimization of newly characterized melanin pigment from Streptomyces djakartensis NSS-3 with its anticancer, antimicrobial, and radioprotective properties

El-Zawawy NA, Kenawy ER, Ahmed S, El-Sapagh S

Microb Cell Fact

17-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10792909
doi:	10.1186/s12934-023-02276-y
PMID:	38229042

Feeding ecology of a lesser‐known arboreal giant: Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura), Southern Western Ghats, India

Thomas K, Šmejkal M, Nameer PO

Ecol Evol

06-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10701183
doi:	10.1002/ece3.10765
PMID:	38077515

Green Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: A Review of the Principles and Biomedical Applications

Radulescu DM, Surdu VA, Ficai A, Ficai D, Grumezescu AM, Andronescu E

Int J Mol Sci

20-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10607471
doi:	10.3390/ijms242015397
PMID:	37895077

Anti-inflammatory and Antiphytopathogenic Fungal Activity of 2,3-seco-Tirucallane Triterpenoids Meliadubins A and B from Melia dubia Cav. Barks with ChemGPS-NP and In Silico Prediction

Trung HT, Purnomo KA, Yu SY, Yang ZJ, Hu HC, Hwang TL, Tuan NN, Tu LN, Duc DX, Quang LD, Backlund A, Thang TD, Chang FR

ACS Omega

27-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10568771
doi:	10.1021/acsomega.3c04657
PMID:	37841162

Plant-derived nanomaterials (PDNM): a review on pharmacological potentials against pathogenic microbes, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and some metabolic diseases

Okeke ES, Nweze EJ, Anaduaka EG, Okoye CO, Anosike CA, Joshua PE, Ezeorba TP

3 Biotech

04-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10403488
doi:	10.1007/s13205-023-03713-w
PMID:	37547919

Antimicrobial properties of green synthesized silver and chitosan nanocomposites

S D, Parameswari BD, Annapoorni H, Shankar MS, S RK

Bioinformation

30-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10598352
doi:	10.6026/97320630019745
PMID:	37885782

Larvicidal Activities of Allium sativum L. and Zingiber officinale Rosc. Extracts against Filariasis Vectors in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia

Assemie A, Gemeda T

Biomed Res Int

31-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10247325
doi:	10.1155/2023/6636837
PMID:	37292452

Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India?

Kumar BM

Agrofor Syst

07-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10081327
doi:	10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:	37193256

Phytochemical-Based Nanomaterials against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: An Updated Review

Díaz-Puertas R, Álvarez-Martínez FJ, Falco A, Barrajón-Catalán E, Mallavia R

Polymers (Basel)

10-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10058650
doi:	10.3390/polym15061392
PMID:	36987172

Beyond the Risk of Biofilms: An Up-and-Coming Battleground of Bacterial Life and Potential Antibiofilm Agents

Zeineldin M, Esmael A, Al-Hindi RR, Alharbi MG, Ashenafi Bekele D, Teklemariam AD

Life (Basel)

11-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9959329
doi:	10.3390/life13020503
PMID:	36836860

Natural Medicine a Promising Candidate in Combating Microbial Biofilm

Shamim A, Ali A, Iqbal Z, Mirza MA, Aqil M, Kawish SM, Siddiqui A, Kumar V, Naseef PP, Alshadidi AA, Saheer Kuruniyan M

Antibiotics (Basel)

02-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9952808
doi:	10.3390/antibiotics12020299
PMID:	36830210

Antimicrobial Resistance and Recent Alternatives to Antibiotics for the Control of Bacterial Pathogens with an Emphasis on Foodborne Pathogens

Helmy YA, Taha-Abdelaziz K, Hawwas HA, Ghosh S, AlKafaas SS, Moawad MM, Saied EM, Kassem II, Mawad AM

Antibiotics (Basel)

30-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9952301
doi:	10.3390/antibiotics12020274
PMID:	36830185

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(3R,6R)-3-[(5R,9R,10R,13S,14S,16S,17S)-16-hydroxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-prop-1-en-2-yloxan-2-one	11733358	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(=O)O1)C2C(CC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)O	468.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
(5R,9R,10R,13S,14S,16S,17S)-16-hydroxy-17-[(2R)-5-hydroxy-6-methylhept-6-en-2-yl]-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	53319209	Click to see CC(CCC(C(=C)C)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
16-Hydroxy-17-(5-hydroxy-6-methylhept-6-en-2-yl)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	76009070	Click to see CC(CCC(C(=C)C)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
16-Hydroxy-17-(6-hydroxy-6-methylhept-4-en-2-yl)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	73880663	Click to see CC(CC=CC(C)(C)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
16-Hydroxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-17-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	277443	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O	440.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
16-Hydroxybutyrospermol	44567125	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O	442.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
16,21-Epoxylanosta-7,24-diene-3,21-dione	277444	Click to see CC(=CCCC1C2C(CC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)OC1=O)C	452.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
3-(16-Hydroxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-prop-1-en-2-yloxan-2-one	73078462	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(=O)O1)C2C(CC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)O	468.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-17-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-2,3,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,16-diol	75072304	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O	442.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Dubione B	10950762	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(=O)O1)C2C(CC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)O	468.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Dubione B	44567121	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(=O)O1)C2C(CC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)O	468.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Kulactone	15560423	Click to see CC(=CCCC1C2C(CC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)OC1=O)C	452.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Kulinone	44567124	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O	440.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Meliastatin 1	637062	Click to see CC(CC=CC(C)(C)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Meliastatin 2	10962158	Click to see CC1(C2CC=C3C(C2(CCC1=O)C)CCC4(C3(CC(C4C(CC=CC(C)(C)O)C(=O)OC)O)C)C)C	500.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Meliastatin 3	10885780	Click to see CC1(C2CC=C3C(C2(CCC1=O)C)CCC4(C3(CC(C4C(CC=CC(C)(C)OO)C(=O)OC)O)C)C)C	516.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Meliastatin 4	11145528	Click to see CC(=C)C(CCC(C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O)C(=O)OC)O	500.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Meliastatin 5	11070497	Click to see CC(CCC(C(=C)C)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
methyl (2R)-2-[(10R,14S,16S)-16-hydroxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-methylhept-5-enoate	5319695	Click to see CC(=CCCC(C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O)C(=O)OC)C	484.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Methyl 16-hydroxy-3-oxolanosta-7,24-dien-21-oate	277445	Click to see CC(=CCCC(C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O)C(=O)OC)C	484.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Methyl 5-hydroxy-2-(16-hydroxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-methylhept-6-enoate	162920172	Click to see CC(=C)C(CCC(C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O)C(=O)OC)O	500.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Methyl 6-hydroperoxy-2-(16-hydroxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-methylhept-4-enoate	85123555	Click to see CC1(C2CC=C3C(C2(CCC1=O)C)CCC4(C3(CC(C4C(CC=CC(C)(C)OO)C(=O)OC)O)C)C)C	516.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Methyl 6-hydroxy-2-(16-hydroxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-methylhept-4-enoate	85097059	Click to see CC1(C2CC=C3C(C2(CCC1=O)C)CCC4(C3(CC(C4C(CC=CC(C)(C)O)C(=O)OC)O)C)C)C	500.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
Methyl kulonate	44567123	Click to see CC(=CCCC(C1C(CC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O)C(=O)OC)C	484.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020216+
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids / Limonoids
[(1R,2R,5S,6R,10R,11S,12R,15R,16R,18S,19R)-6-(furan-3-yl)-16-hydroxy-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-11-[(E)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadec-8-en-18-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate	102060446	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C4CCC5(C(CC=C5C4(C3OC(=O)C(=CC)C)C)C6=COC=C6)C)C)C)O	592.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
[(1R,2S,4R,6R,9R,10S,11R,12S,14R,15R,18R)-14-Acetyloxy-6-(furan-3-yl)-10-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-7,9,11,15-tetramethyl-3,17-dioxapentacyclo[9.6.1.02,9.04,8.015,18]octadec-7-en-12-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate	5281310	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C(C4(C3OC5C4=C(C(C5)C6=COC=C6)C)C)CC(=O)OC)C)C)OC(=O)C	596.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
[(1R,2S,4S,6R,9R,10R,11R,12S,14R,15R,18R)-14-acetyloxy-6-(furan-3-yl)-10-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-7,9,11,15-tetramethyl-3,17-dioxapentacyclo[9.6.1.02,9.04,8.015,18]octadec-7-en-12-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate	163187738	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C(C4(C3OC5C4=C(C(C5)C6=COC=C6)C)C)CC(=O)OC)C)C)OC(=O)C	596.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
[(1R,2S,4S,6R,9R,10R,11R,12S,14R,15R,18R)-14-acetyloxy-6-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-4-yl]-10-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-7,9,11,15-tetramethyl-3,17-dioxapentacyclo[9.6.1.02,9.04,8.015,18]octadec-7-en-12-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate	162853684	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C(C4(C3OC5C4=C(C(C5)C6=CC(OC6=O)O)C)C)CC(=O)OC)C)C)OC(=O)C	628.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
[(1R,2S,6R,9R,10R,11R,12S,14R,15R)-14-acetyloxy-6-(furan-3-yl)-10-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-7,9,11,15-tetramethyl-3,17-dioxapentacyclo[9.6.1.02,9.04,8.015,18]octadec-7-en-12-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate	131676058	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C(C4(C3OC5C4=C(C(C5)C6=COC=C6)C)C)CC(=O)OC)C)C)OC(=O)C	596.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
[14-acetyloxy-6-(2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-4-yl)-10-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-7,9,11,15-tetramethyl-3,17-dioxapentacyclo[9.6.1.02,9.04,8.015,18]octadec-7-en-12-yl] 2-methylbut-2-enoate	162853682	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C(C4(C3OC5C4=C(C(C5)C6=CC(OC6=O)O)C)C)CC(=O)OC)C)C)OC(=O)C	628.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
[6-(Furan-3-yl)-16-hydroxy-1,5,10,15-tetramethyl-11-(2-methylbut-2-enoyloxy)-13-oxapentacyclo[10.6.1.02,10.05,9.015,19]nonadec-8-en-18-yl] 2-methylbut-2-enoate	131887238	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C4CCC5(C(CC=C5C4(C3OC(=O)C(=CC)C)C)C6=COC=C6)C)C)C)O	592.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
3-(Acetyloxy)-8-(furan-3-yl)-6-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-2a,5a,6a,7-tetramethyl-2a,4,5,5a,6,6a,8,9,9a,10a,10b,10c-dodecahydro-2H,3H-cyclopenta[d]naphtho[2,3-b:1,8-b'c']difuran-5-yl 2-methylbut-2-enoate	4482272	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C(C4(C3OC5C4=C(C(C5)C6=COC=C6)C)C)CC(=O)OC)C)C)OC(=O)C	596.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9
Salannolide	76309326	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C1(C(C4(C3OC5C4=C(C(C5)C6=CC(OC6=O)O)C)C)CC(=O)OC)C)C)OC(=O)C	628.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83093-9

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