Q200
Tendu/Kendu leaves used as wrappers for 'bidis' are taken from
A.
Diospyros ebenum
B.
Diplerocarbus indicus
C.
Diplerocarpus teberculatu
D.
Diospyros exsupta
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Tendu/Kendu leaves used as wrappers for 'bidis' are taken from Diospyros exsupta.Diospyros melanoxylon is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae native to India and Sri Lanka; it has a hard, dry bark.
The leaves can be wrapped around tobacco to create the Indian beedi, which has outsold conventional cigarettes in India.
The leaf of the tree contains valuable flavones. The pentacyclic triterpenes found in the leaves possess antimicrobial properties, while the bark shows antihyperglycemic activity.