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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Wrightia arborea |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Woolly Dyeing Rosebay
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| Sinhala name: |
Weradi kelinda (වැරදි කැළින්ඳ )
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| Tamil name: |
Pal Madankai
Vet- palai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Kutaja
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| Conservation status: |
NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Small deciduous tree with small branches and densely velvety leaves, oppositely arranged eliptic or obovate leaves have fine tips, and are 3-5 X 1.5-2 inches. Flowers, 1 inch across, have an unpleasant smell, and are pale yellow or yellowish-brown, maturing into a dull purple. Flowers are pale yellow with a fleshy orange-coloured corona of scales at the center. Petals are oblong, overlapping to the left. Stamens do not prootrude out of the flowers. Fruit are pods joined together, cylindric, 14-21 X 3-4 cm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Chronic Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Haemorrhage
Cardiac Diseases
Fever
Psoriasis
Skin Diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark of the Root
Seeds
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Analgesic
Anti inflammatory property
Anti pyretic property
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