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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cerbera odollam |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Sea Pong Pong
Yellow-Eyed Cerbera
Suicide Tree
Grey Milkwood
Jungle Mango
Pong Pong
Sea Mango
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| Sinhala name: |
Gon kaduru (ගොන්කදුරු)
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| Tamil name: |
Kattalari
Utalai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Auddalaka
Svanamara
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Small to medium-sized trees 6-17 m tall, glabrous. Corolla pure white with a yellow throat, the tube swollen just above the middle, 1.5-2 cm long. Merocarps solitary by abortion, globose, 6-9 cm in diam, glabrous, green, often tinged with pink when ripe.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Available soon
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Rheumatism
Pruritus
Colds
Hydrophobia
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Latex
Fruits
Bark
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Emetic
Purgative
Abortifacient
Insecticide
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