Family: Simaroubaceae
Synonym: Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Noot.
Vernacular name: Karinjotta, Njotta
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Along backwaters and moist deciduous forests
Distribution: India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
Flowering
and Fruiting:
January-July
Key identification
features: The evergreen tree
or shrub reaches heights of up to 10 m, characterized by its elliptic-oblong.
Its flowers bloom in umbelliform clusters. Stamens are 8. The fruit, a drupe.
Uses: The bark and wood are stomachic, emmenagogue,
febrifuge tonic. The seed oil is astringent, acrid, thermogenic, depurative,
emetic, purgative and febrifuge.
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