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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Pagiantha dichotoma |
| Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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| English name: |
Eve's apple
Forbidden Fruit
Milk Wood Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Divi kaduru (දිවි කදුරු)
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| Tamil name: |
Nanthia Vattai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Small glabrous trees. Young parts covered with a shining, resinous coat. Petiole 2-4 cm long. Leaves opposite; leaf blades 8-21 cm long and 2-5.9 cm wide. Flowers five- or six-merous, in long peduncled, dichasially branched cymes. Corolla white with the throat and tube yellow within; corolla-tube 1.8-2.5 cm long. Merocarps pendulous, 3.5-7 cm long and 3-5 cm in diam.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Wounds
Snake bites
Centipede bites
Ulcers
Fistula
Toothache
Eye infections
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Narcotic
Purgative
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