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Syzygium
occidentalis (Bourd.)
Synonym
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Eugenia occidentalis
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Family
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Myrtaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam -Karinjara
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Flowering and fruiting
period
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March-April
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Distribution
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Southern Western Ghats
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Distribution in Kerala
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Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram,
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Habitat
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Evergreen forests along banks of rivers
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IUCN Status
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Vulnerable (VU)
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Endemic/Exotic
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Endemic toSouthern Western Ghats
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Uses
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Used for the treatment of diabetes, worm infection,
asthma, diarrhea, cough, and cold.
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Key botanical characters
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Large shrubs. Leaves linear-lanceolate,
acuminate at both ends, nerves indistinct; petiole 1 cm long. Cymes 10 cm
broad, terminal. Flowers yellow; calyx tube 15 mm long, funnel shaped; lobes
ovate, obtuse, 6 mm across; petals 4, 8 mm broad, orbicular; filaments 25 mm
long, yellow; style 3.5 cm long. Berry obovoid to globose.
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