Family: Primulaceae
Synonym: Embelia obtusa Alston nom. superfl
Vernacular name: Ammimuriyan, Cheriyannattam, Eeshaal, Vila I
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: India and Myanmar
Flowering and Fruiting: February-March
Key identification features: Deciduous shrubs; young stem densely brown pubescent. Leaves elliptic-obovate. Inflorescence is a raceme. Flowers yellow with a thick callous at base inside; calyx lobes triangular. Fruits subglobose, red tipped by the style.
Uses: Seed is used as a vermifuge, the bark of the root in
toothache and decoction of leaves as a gargle in sore-throat and in making a
soothing ointment.
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