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Jeffreycia zeylanica (L.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley & Skvarla
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Vernonia zeylanica |
| Family name: |
ASTERACEAE
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| English name: |
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| Sinhala name: |
Pupula (පුපුළ)
Heen botiya (හීන් බොටිය )
Papula (පැපුළ )
Wail pupula (වයිල් පුපුළ )
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| Tamil name: |
Kappilay
Kuppilay
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Shrubs (0.5-) 1-2.5 m tall; young stems densely pubescent or tomentose. Leaves 5-8 x 2-3 cm, petioles 0.5-1 cm long. Capitula companulate, numerous in terminal corymbs. Involucres 3-4 mm long, 2-3 mm diameter. Flowers 6-8 per capitulum; corollas 5-6 mm long, pale mauve or violet. Achenes 2-2.5 mm long, brown, 4-5 ribbed. Pappus dirty white becoming reddish with storage.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Endemic
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| Edible parts: |
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| Treatment for: |
Fractures
Boils
Eczema
Food poisoning
Asthma
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Leaves
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