Family:
Combretaceae
Synonym:
Pentaptera arjuna Roxb. ex DC
Vernacular
names:
Aatumaruthu Neer Marudhu Nirmarutu Vellamathi
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
River bank soils, streams, and ravines
Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka
Flowering
and fruiting: Flowers bloom during May to June.Fruits
ripe October to November
Key
identification features: In axillary panicled spikes; cream,
fragrant. Simple leaf,oblong -obovate to oblanceolate, leaf apex obtuse
Uses:
Its bark decoction is being used in the Indian subcontinent for anginal pain,
hypertension, congestive heart failure, and dyslipidemia, based on the
observations of ancient physicians for centuries.
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