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Polyalthia longifolia
(Sonn.) Thwaites
Synonym
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Unona longifolia (Sonn.) Dunal
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Family
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Annonaceae
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Local name
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English - Cemetery tree, Mast tree
Malayalam - Aranamaram,
Ashokam
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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March-August
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Distribution
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Native of Sri Lanka, introduced to many Tropical countries
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Distribution
in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Grown as ornamental tree
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Uses
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Bark and leaves of this plant show
effective antimicrobial activity, cytotoxic function, antiulcer activity,
hypoglycaemic activity and hypotensive effect.
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Key botanical characters:
Tall trees. Leaves
simple, alternate, distichous. Flowers bisexual, green; sepals 3,
ovate-triangular, pubescent, connate at base; petals 6 (3+3), subequal,
linear, broad at base, puberulous; stamens numerous, cuneate, connective
dilated and thickened beyond the cells; carpels many, puberulous, ovoid, style
oblong; stigma sessile; ovule one. Fruit aggregate of berries.
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