Family:
Myrtaceae
Synonym: Jambosa
occidentalis (Bourd.) Gamble
Vernacular name: Attuchamba, Karinjara
Habit: Small tree
Habitat: Evergreen forests along banks of
river
Distribution: Southern
Western Ghats (Endemic)
Flowering and
fruiting:
March-April
Key
identification feature: Large shrubs
to small trees with simple, opposite leaves that are linear-lanceolate,
tapering to a point at both ends. The terminal cymes are broad. There are 4
orbicular petals. The stamens are numerous, with white filaments. Fruit is a
beery.
Uses: A root infusion is drunk for
treatment of stomach-ache. Bark decoctions are used against stomach-ache,
diarrhoea and malaria
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