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Trema orientale (L.) Blume
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Trema orientalis
Family name: CANNABACEAE
English name: Charcoal Tree
Sinhala name: Gedumba (ගැඩුඹ)
Tamil name: Yerralai
Nudalei
Sanskrit name: Jivani
Jivanti
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
Description: Medium sized evergreen tree, to 12 m tall, with simple glandular hairs. Stipules 3-4 x 1-2 mm. Leaves 6-12 (-15) x 2.5-6 cm, 3-nerved from basebase obliquely subcordate, margin crenate-serrulate, scabrid and bulbous-based hairs above, densely tomentose beneath; petioles 6-8 mm long. Inflorescence a panicle, male and female flowers born on separate branches. Flowers sessile. Fruit a drupe, globose, 4 x 3 mm.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Eczema
Parts used in Treatment: Bark
Related Medical Properties: Available soon
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