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Sterculia foetida L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Sterculia foetida |
| Family name: |
MALVACEAE
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| English name: |
Bastard Poon Tree
Indian Almond
Wild Almond
Java Olive
Skunk Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Telabu (තෙලඹු )
Thelembu (තෙළෙඹු)
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| Tamil name: |
Kadutenga
Kaduteynga
Pinari
Kutiraippitukku
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| Sanskrit name: |
Vitkhadirah
Niruri
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Trees; branches verticillate and spreading. Leaves apically clustered, palmately 7-9-foliolate; stipules arrow-shaped; petiole 10-20 cm; leaflet blades elliptic-lanceolate, 10-15 ?? 3-5 cm, at first pilose, glabrescent when mature , base cuneate, margin entire, apex long acuminate or caudate . Inflorescence apical on branchlets, paniculate, erect, many-flowered. Male flowers: stamens 12-15, capitate. Female flowers: carpels 5, hairy. Fruit a follicle, ellipsoid and boat-shaped , 5-8 cm, woody, nearly glabrous, apex acute into beak, 10-15-seeded. Seeds black, ellipsoid, about 1.5 cm, smooth.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Wounds
Ulcers
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Fruits
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Laxatives
Carminative
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