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Baliospermum solanifolium
Synonym
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Baliospermum montanum (Willd.)
Müll.Arg.
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Family
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Euphorbiaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam
- Kadalavannakku,
Nagadanthi
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Flowering and fruiting period
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August-March
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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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Moist
deciduous forests, also in the plains
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IUCN Status
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Least concerned
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Uses
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The plant
has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic properties and is also used as
blood purifier. The paste of danti roots and seeds are used to reduce edema
and pain.
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Key
Botanical Characters:
Subshrubs.
Leaves simple, alternate, broadly ovate, often 3-lobed, apex acute or
acuminate, base rounded, 3-5 ribbed, glabrous or sparsely hispid above and
tomentose along the nerves beneath, inciso-crenate, with a pair of glands at
base of lamina; petiole to 6 cm long. Perianth lobes 4, concave, 1.5 mm long,
pubescent. Stamens numerous on a central receptacle; filaments slender,
connective broad. Ovary densely tomentose, style 2-fid. Capsule 3-lobed;
seeds ovoid, caruncled.  |
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