Antimicrobial studies on Semecarpus kathalekanensis

Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dassapa & Swaminath, an evergreen tree with very large simple leaves, which attains a height of about 30m belonging to the family Anacardiaceae which is critically endangered swamp tree and consists major chemical compounds like phenols, bioflavonoids and traditionally having high medicinal importance also used as an antimicrobial, antioxidant, and as an anticancer. The endophytic fungi were isolated from plant species and subjected for antimicrobial studies which showed significant results against gram positive and gram negative bacteria.

Keywords: Endemic, Endophytic and Semecarpus kathalekanensis