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Clerodendrum infortunatum L.
Synonym
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Clerodendrum infortunatum
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Family
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Verbenaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam - Paragu
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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December-February
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia
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Distribution
in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Degraded forest areas and also in the plains
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Uses
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Used for the treatment of wounds, skin
diseases, liver disorders, intestinal worms, fever and joint pain
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Key botanical characters :
Shrubs; young shoots tawny villous. Leaves simple, opposite. Panicle terminal, 14-20 cm long, villous; bracts foliaceous. Calyx cupular; lobes lanceolate, 3-5-ribbed, acuminate at apex, tomentose. Corolla white, tubular; tube 1-1.5 cm long, villous without; lobes 6-10 mm long, oblong, hairy without. Stamens 4; filaments slender, purplish; anthers oblong. Ovary globose; style slender; exserted. Drupe globose, bluish-black on ripening; fruiting calyx enlarged, pink; seeds 2-4, globose.  |
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