Family: Tiliaceae
Synonym:
Bartramia angulata Lam.
Vernacular
name:
Oorpam, Ottukayal
Habit:
Shrub
Habitat:
Degraded deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution:
Paleotropics
Flowering
& Fruiting: August-January
Key identification features: Erect
undershrubs with hairy stems. The leaves are simple and alternate and generally
rhomboid-ovate. Flowers appear in terminal or leaf-opposed cymes, measuring 5-6
mm across and having short pedicels. The petals are yellow, oblong-obovate. The
stamens range from 8-15. Fruit is a capsule.
Uses: Its leaves are used to
treat pimples and blisters, while decoctions from the root and bark address
conditions like diarrhea and dysentery.
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