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Holarrhena mitis (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Holarrhena mitis
Family name: APOCYNACEAE
English name: Available soon
Sinhala name: Kirimawara (කිරිමාවර)
Kiriwalla (කිරිවල්ලා)
Kalinda (කලිඳ / කලින්ද )
Tamil name: Kuluppalai
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
Description: Small tree up to 15 m tall. Bark of the trunk whitish, smooth. Branchlets slender, drooping, dark purplish-brown. Leaf blade 5 - 12 cm long and 1 - 3 cm wide, widest in or below the middle, rather abruptly tapering to almost rounded at the base, acuminate, obtuse at the apex; lateral veins slightly raised or inconspicuous on either side. Flowers fragrant. Merocarps 30 - 45 cm long, 0.3 - 0.4 cm in diameter, glabrous.
Native Distribution Status: Endemic
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Dysentery
Fever
Parts used in Treatment: Bark
Seeds
Related Medical Properties: Astringent
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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