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Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Leptadenia reticulata
Family name: APOCYNACEAE
English name: Cork Swallow-Wort
Sinhala name: Jeevanthi (ජීවන්ති)
Tamil name: Pala
Palai
Paalai Keerai
Palaikkodi
Sanskrit name: Arkapushpi
Caksusya
Jivaniya
Jivanti
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
Description: Woody twiner. Leaf blade 3 - 9 cm long, 1.4 - 6 cm wide, truncate, rounded or very obtuse, rarely shallowly cordate at the base, acute or short-acuminate at the apex. Cymes shorter than the leaves, the peduncles shorter than to as long as the adjoining petioles rarely exceeding them. Merocarps 6 - 8 cm long, 2 - 2.5 cm in diameter, glabrous.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Urinary tract disorders
Coughs
Dysentery
Parts used in Treatment: Roots
Related Medical Properties: Pacifies vata & pitta dosas
Diuretics
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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