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Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Wrightia arborea
Family name: APOCYNACEAE
English name: Woolly Dyeing Rosebay
Sinhala name: Weradi kelinda (වැරදි කැළින්ඳ )
Tamil name: Pal Madankai
Vet- palai
Sanskrit name: Kutaja
Conservation status: NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Chronic Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Haemorrhage
Cardiac Diseases
Fever
Psoriasis
Skin Diseases
Parts used in Treatment: Bark of the Root
Seeds
Leaves
Related Medical Properties: Analgesic
Anti inflammatory property
Anti pyretic property
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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