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Erythroxylum moonii Hochr.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Erythroxylum moonii
Family name: ERYTHROXYLACEAE
English name: Available soon
Sinhala name: Batakirilla (බටකිරිල්ල)
Tamil name: Chiru Chemannatti
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
Description: Shrub or smalltree, up to 5 m tall. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 3.5 - 9 X1.2 - 2.8 cm, obtusely caudate-acuminate at apex, acute at base, entire, opaque or dull, shining above, shining beneath. Flowers white, axillary, 1 or 2 together, dimorphous. Drupe ellipsoid-oblong, slightly falcate, furrowed, glabrous, green, shining, 1-seeded.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Wild Fruit and Leaves
Treatment for: Worm infestation
Dysentery
Parts used in Treatment: Leaves
Related Medical Properties: Vermifuge
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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