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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Bombax ceiba |
| Family name: |
MALVACEAE
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| English name: |
Silk Cotton Tree
Cotton Tree
Red Silk Cotton Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Ela imbul (එළ ඉඹුල්)
Katu imbul (කටු ඉඹුල් )
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| Tamil name: |
Kaddu-Olaga
Kaddu Parutti
Illavu
Parutti
Elava maram
Ilavu maram
Moul elavou
Mull ilavu
Pulai
Purani
Malai elavam
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| Sanskrit name: |
Shalmali
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Tree up to 40 m tall and even more. Leaves 5 -7 foliolate, tufted-puberulous or glabrous; leaflets subsessile to distinctly petiolulate, blade elliptic, sometimes narrowly so, or more or less ovate or subobovate, narrowly decurrent at the base, usuallylong-caudate-acuminate at the apex, the acumen mucronulate. Flowers showy, solitary or sometimes geminate, generally towards the apex of the leafless branchlets. Capsules oblong, cuneate on both ends. Seeds more or less pyriform, c. 0.5 cm long, the testa dark brown and smooth.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Fever
Small pox
Rheumatism
Leprosy
Menorrhagia*
Leucorrhoea
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Boils
Acne
Coughs
Chronic Inflammations
Kidney Diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Entire plant
Bark
Roots
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Demulcent
Aphrodisiac
Emetic
Expectorant
Diuretic
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