Family: Rutaceae
Synonym: Jambolifera pedunculata L.
Vernacular name: Chakkimaram,
Mavaranchi, Mavuringi, Muttanari,
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
Distribution: Tropical & Subtropical Asia
Flowering and Fruiting: March-November
Key identification features: Small evergreen trees with glabrous
branchlets bear unifoliolate, opposite leaves. These leaves are obovate,
obovate-oblong, or oblanceolate in shape. The bisexual yellowish-white flowers
grow in trichotomous, corymbose axillary cymes. Stamens occur in two series,
totaling 8, with unequal filaments. Fruit is a berry.
Uses: It treats conditions like
scabies, sores, and ulcers. The roots are used for rheumatism and snake bites.
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