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Dipterocarpus zeylanicus Thwaites
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Dipterocarpus zeylanicus |
| Family name: |
DIPTEROCARPACEAE
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| English name: |
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| Sinhala name: |
Hora (හොර)
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| Sanskrit name: |
Sanigha
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| Conservation status: |
NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Large evergreen tree, -40 m tall; twigs stout, with prominent stipule scars. Leaf bud -15 x 6 mm. Stipules -13 x 3 cm. Leaves clustered round the twig apices; lamina 10-25 x 7.5-14 cm, thickly coreaceous; nerves 15-18 pairs; petiole 2-5 cm long, about 2-3 m diameter. Raceme -14 cm long; flower bud -25 x 8 mm. Fruit a samaroid, calyx tube -2.5 cm diam., subglobose, with 5 more or less prominent ribs ; two longer lobes -13 x 3 cm.
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Endemic
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| Treatment for: |
Fever
Chronic Ulcers
Sinuses
Fistulae
Pharyngitis
Tonsillitis
Bronchitis
Pneumonia
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Heartwood
Gum Resin
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| Related Medical Properties: |
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