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Microcos paniculata L.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Microcos paniculata
Family name: MALVACEAE
English name: Available soon
Sinhala name: Kohu kirilla (කොහුකිරිල්ල)
Keliya (කෑලිය)
Tamil name: Kapila
Visalam
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
Description: A large shrub or medium sized tree. Leaves 3-costate, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 8.5-13.5 cm long, 4-5.5 cm broad, glabrous except for stellate hairs on veins and veinlets beneath, entire or slightly serrate. Cymes shortly pedunculate, 2-3-flowered, arranged in a terminal or axillary, 8-15 cm long, hairy panicle. Flowers yellowish-white, c. 8-10 mm. fruits ellipsoid to obovoid, to 8 mm long, the pericarp black (when dry) and glabrous.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Fruit (Wild Fruit)
Treatment for: Pediculosis
Parts used in Treatment: Fruit
Related Medical Properties: Available soon
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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