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Gardenia crameri Tirveng.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Gardenia crameri |
| Family name: |
RUBIACEAE
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| English name: |
Available soon
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| Sinhala name: |
Galis (ගලිස්)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
EN - Endangered - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Large shrub 2-4 m or a tree 8-10 m. Bark scally, pale grey, flaking off in small round pieces, inner bark green. Stipules tubular, up to 7 mm long, 4-lobed. Leaves 10-15(-25) x 5.5-9 cm, above glabrous, below sparsely pubescent on the veins. Petiole 0.5-1.5 cm. Flowers solitary, pedicels up to 1 cm long. Corolla tube 2.5-7 cm long, lobes 3-5 x 1.5-2 cm, pale lemon yellow. Fruit globular, 2-2.5 cm diameter. Seeds numerous, 3.5 x 5 mm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Endemic
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit (Wild Fruit)
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| Treatment for: |
Wounds
Pneumonia
Asthma
Bronchitis
Cough
Persistent fevers
Worms
Flatulence
Abdominal pains
Hiccups
Spleenomegaly
Haemarrhoids
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Latex of the plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Helps to maintain a healthy heart
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