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Vallaris
solanacea (Roth) O. Ktze.
Synonym
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Echites dichotomus
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Family
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Apocynaceae
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Local name
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English
- Ramsar
Malayalam
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Vishappala
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Flowering and fruiting period
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January-June
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Distribution
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Sri Lanka through India to Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar,
South China and Indo-China
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Distribution in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Dry deciduous forests, wastelands and also grown as garden
plant
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Uses
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Can be applied to treat ringworm and other skin infections,
including sores, cuts and wounds.
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Key
Botanical Characters :
Bark smooth,
yellowish-white covered with grey lenticels; stem with milky latex. Leaves
5-12 x 2.5 cm, elliptic oblong lanceolate, acute or acuminate, cuneate at the
base, glabrous; petiole 1-1.5 cm long.Inflorescence axillary of 3-many
flowered lax cyme; peduncle short, glabrous or pubescent. Flower white,
fragrant, c. 1.5 cm across, bracts linear, or lanceolate, acute, pubescent.
Pedicel slender, pubescent, upto to 1 cm, mostly recurved. Calyx pubescent
tube short, lobes c. 2.5 mm long, acuminate or acute. Corolla-tube narrow,
cylindrical, 4-5 mm long, hairy within, pubescent outside, lobes orbicular or
obovate, obtuse, 6-8 x 6-10 mm. Stamens included, inserted at the mouth of
the tube, anther united to form a sharp cone-like structure, c. 2 mm long,
connective horse-shoe shaped.
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