Singh, Hari Om
Murugesan, Gokulakrishnan
Selvaraj, Raja
Varadavenkatesan, Thivaharan
Vinayagam, Ramesh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 30 October 2024
Accepted: 12 May 2025
First Online: 19 May 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors confirm that the use of plant/plant parts in the present study complies with international, national, and/or institutional guidelines.
: The tree leaves were taxonomically identified and verified by Dr. Gayathri Pai from the Department of Botany, MGM College, Udupi, India. The tree is widely accessible and unprotected, thus requiring no permits or licenses for harvesting. Furthermore, due to its well-known and prevalent status, a voucher specimen was not submitted to the herbarium.
: All plant names and the source of them are in the Methods section.
: The authors utilized ChatGPT to enhance grammar and refine sentence structure to prepare this article. Following its use, they thoroughly reviewed and edited the content as necessary, taking full responsibility for the final publication.