Family:
Rutaceae
Synonym: Belou marmelos (L.) Lyons
Vernacular
names:
Koolakam Koovalam Mavilavu Vilvam
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Plain areas, forests, near roadsides
Distribution:
India
Flowering
and fruiting: March to June
Key
identification features: Leaves alternate-3-foliolate,
sometimes 5-foliolate, dimorphic; petioles terete to 6 cm long, glabrous or
puberulous when young; leaflets subsessile,Inflorescences axillary and
terminal, racemose or corymbose.
Uses:
The pulp is laxative and it is also considered medicinal for indigestion and
constipation The unripe fruit is boiled or roasted to use as medicine for
dysentery and diarrhoea.
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