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Plumbago auriculata Lam.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Plumbago auriculata |
| Family name: |
PLUMBAGINACEAE
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| English name: |
Cape Leadwort
Cheraka
Cape Plumbago
Forget-Me-Not
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| Sinhala name: |
Nil nithul (නිල් නිතුල් )
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Erect or semi- climbing shrub up to 1.5 m. Leaves obovate to spathulate, up to 6 cm long and up to 2.5 cm broad, apex obtuse, base attenuate, glabrous and scurfy underneath. Flowers blue- purple or occasionally white, in racemes mostly combined to form leafy corymbs, rachis up to 8 cm long, densely puberulous without glands. Fruit unknown.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Headache
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Emetic
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