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Somatic Embryogenesis in Simarouba Glauca Linn.

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Simarouba glauca L. (Simaroubaceae), a native of EI-Salvador, was introduced to India from Brazil. The plant is not browsed by cattle, goat or sheep and grows well even in dry marginal lands under tropical and subtropical climates in India. It is used for rehabilitation of eroded and mined land; the wood is suitable for manufacture of match sticks and is an ideal firewood. The fruit size and shape are similar to the European olive. The kernel contains 55–65% fat, although higher yields up to 75% have also been recorded. The pressed cake with 64% protein has a strong bitter flavour and can be used as organic manure as it contains 7.7% nitrogen and 1.1% phosphorous. The pressed cake has medicinal uses and ‘Glaumeba’, a crystalline glycoside, has been isolated as an amoebicide in tropical areas of the Americas.

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Rout, G.R., Das, P. (1999). Somatic Embryogenesis in Simarouba Glauca Linn.. In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3032-7_14

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