Family: Rutaceae
Synonym: Euodia lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) Merr.
Vernacular name: Kambili, Kanala, Kaneli, Nasakam
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests.
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Flowering
and Fruiting: May-July
Key
identification features: These deciduous trees grow up to 18
m in height. Their bark is yellowish-grey, scurfy-muricate, and
slightly fissured. The leaves are trifoliate, elliptic. The unisexual flowers
appear in axillary paniculate cymes and are either white or greenish-yellow. Male
flowers have 4 white petals, and 4 stamens. Female flowers are similar. The
fruit is a brown capsule with 4 cocci, each containing oblong black seeds.
Uses: Its leaves are consumed as a condiment, and the roots are used in traditional medicine to treat colds and rheumatism.
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