Family:
Alangiaceae
Synonym:
Alangium lamarckii Thwaites
Vernacular
names:
Arinjl, Ankolam
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests, also grown in homesteads
Distribution:
E. Tropical Africa, Comoros, Indian Subcontinent
Flowering
and fruiting: March-June
Key identification features:
Sage Leaved Alangium is a tall thorny tree native to India. The bark is ash
colored, rough and faintly fissured. The leaves are elliptic oblong, elliptic
lanceolate or oblong lanceolate. Flowers are fragrant, cream-colored. Berries
are ovoid, ellipsoid or nearly spherical, hairless, smooth and violet to purple
in colour.
Uses:
Ankol has been used by traditional healers in the treatment of skin cancers by
means of local application of the root as recommended by Indian Ayurveda. It is
also used locally for the treatment of snakebite, scorpion bite as well as for
dog bite.
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