Family: Sterculiaceae
Synonym: Helicteres baruensis var. ovata DC.
Vernacular name: Edampiri-Valampiri, Eeswaramoori, Kaivum, Kayinaru, Kayivoolam
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in plantations and plains
Distribution: Indo-Malesia, China and Australia
Flowering and Fruiting: September-March
Key identification features: Large shrubs or small trees; bark pale greyish. Leaves obovate to suborbicular, irregularly crenate-serrate. Flowers axillary, solitary or in few-flowered cymes; calyx tubular. Petals unequal, crimson. Follicles spirally twisted, stellate-tomentose. Seeds 2-3 mm long, angular, black, wrinkled.
Uses: They are used most commonly in the treatment of
intestinal complaints such as griping in the bowels, and flatulence, diarrhea,
dysentery, and worm infestation.
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