Family:
Apocynaceae-
Vernacular name:
Swethapushpi
Habit:
Climbing shrub
Habitat:
Evergreen forest
Distribution:
Western Ghats
Flowering & Fruiting:
November -December
Key identification features:
Woody climbers; branchlets pale brownish, glabrous. Inflorescence terminal.
Corolla campanulate; hairy at throat inside, lobes 5. Fruits splitting into 2
follicles at full maturity,
Uses:
Roots and leaves are used in the
treatment of fractures, injury, and backache and leg pain caused by rheumatism
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