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Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Aporusa lindleyana |
| Family name: |
PHYLLANTHACEAE
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| English name: |
Available soon
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| Sinhala name: |
Kabella (කැබැල්ල)
Barawa embilla (බරවා ඇඹිල්ල )
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| Tamil name: |
Kodali
Vettikan
Vettil
Vittil
Vitti.
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Tree, up to 18 m tall. Leaves variously thin or coriaceous; lamina 6 - 13 X 2.5 - 6 cm, ovate-lanceolate to oblong-ovate, acute, subacuminate, rounded to obtuse at base, entire, somewhat undulate, glabrous, slightly shiny or not. Male spikes 3 - 5 together, up to 5 cm long, frequently shorter, slender. Female flowers shortly pedicellate in very short racemes. Fruit 1.3 - 1.5 X 1 - 1.1 cm, subglobose, pointed with persistant style, glabrous, indehiscent, red when ripe. Seeds solitary (only immature seen).
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves and young stems
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| Treatment for: |
Eye Diseases
Skin Diseases
Oedema
Indigestion
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Analgesic
Astringent
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