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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Thevetia peruviana |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Mexiccan Oleander
Yellow Oleander
Lucky Nut
Be-still Tree
Cascabela
Captain Cook Tre
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| Sinhala name: |
Kaha kaneru (කහ කනේරු)
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| Tamil name: |
Ponnarali
Thiruvachipoo
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
A small, glabrous tree. Leaves linear-lanceolate, slightly coriaceous. Cymes short-peduncled, monochasially branched, terminal but often overtopped by axillary branches. Corolla large, yellow; tube 4-5 cm long, funnel shaped the upper part. Carples united into a broad drupe, slightly compressed laterally, about 3 cm long and wide, with few , flattened seeds.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Piles
Pymosis / Parapymosis
Nasal prolapse
Fistula
Eczemas
Scaling skin disorders
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Bark
Flowers
Root
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Emetic
Febrifuge
Antiperiodic
Vesicant
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