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Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Polyalthia longifolia |
| Family name: |
ANNONACEAE
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| English name: |
Green Star
Indian Mast Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Owila (ඕවිල)
Devadara (දේවදාර )
I petta (ඊ පෙත්ත )
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| Tamil name: |
Assathi
Marai-Illipa
Mara-Iluppai
Asogam
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| Sanskrit name: |
Putrajiva
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
An elegant tree, up to 20 m tall. Leaf blade 14 - 22 cm long, 2.5 - 4.5 (-6) cm wide, ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute or more commonly obtuse or rounded at base, very gradually tapering into the long attenuate apex, membranous, strongly undulate, glabrous at maturity. Flowers greenish yellow, mostly numerous in axillary, short-peduncled or sessile raceme or umbel-like inflorescence. Fruitlets 4 to about 8, roundish ovoid, purple, glabrous, stipitate. Seeds solitary, about 2 cm long and 1.4 cm in diameter, pinkish or yellowish-white, readily separating from fruit-wall.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Hysteria
Influenza
Oedema
Respiratory Diseases
Inflammations
Skin Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypertensions
Worm Infestations
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Entire plant
Bark
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Febrifuge
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