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Naregamia alata Wight & Arn.
Synonym
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Naregamia alata var. africana
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Family
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Meliaceae
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Local name
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English - Goanese ipecacuanh
Malayalam - Nilanaragam
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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August-December
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Distribution
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Peninsular India
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Distribution
in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Uses
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The
plant is traditionally used for the treatment of a variety of human diseases
such as migraine, cough, asthma, bronchitis, dyspepsia, anemia, rheumatism
and skin diseases. The aromatic properties of root and stem are applied to
treat coughs and bronchitis
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Key botanical characters :
Prostrate woody herbs. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets obovate, laterals oblique, apex obtuse, base cuneate, margins entire to serrate; petioles 1.5-2.5 cm long, winged. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicel short. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes 3-4 mm long, lanceolate. Petals 5, white, spathulate. Disc annular. Staminal tube 1.8-2 cm long, cylindric, inflated at top, white with 10 yellow teeth at margins; anthers 10, sessile at the apex of the tube. Ovary 3-celled; ovules 2 in each cell; style filiform; stigma capitate. Capsule ovoid to subglobose, 3-valved; seeds curved, truncate at both ends.  |
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