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Madhuca neriifolia (Moon) H.J.Lam
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Madhuca neriifolia |
| Family name: |
SAPOTACEAE
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| English name: |
Illipe Butter Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Gam mee (ගම් මී)
Gan mee (ගං මී )
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| Tamil name: |
Atta Illupei
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Small trees, about 10 m tall; bark dark brown, irregularly scaly; blaze pinkish; branchlets terete, tomentose when young, later glabrous; latex milky white, profuse. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; stipules in pairs, lateral, caducous and leaving scar; petiole 0.6-2 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 7-25 x 2.5-6.5 cm, usually oblanceolate to narrow obovate, sometimes narrow oblong, apex rounded or obtuse, base cuneate, margin entire and revolute, coriaceous, shining above; midrib raised above; secondary_nerves 15-25 pairs, nearly parallel; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate. Flowers yellowish-white, in axillary fascicles; pedicels about 0.8 cm long. Fruit a fleshy berry, beaked; seed one, brown.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Wounds
Sores
Fracture
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark
Seed
Heartwood
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Ant microbial
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