Getonia floribunda | SMPB Kerala

Synonyms: Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam. ex Poir.
Family: Combretaceae
Vernacular names: Pullanni, Varavalli , പുല്ലാന്നി, വരവള്ളി (Malayalam),
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Description: Scandent shrubs; young stem densely brown pubescent. Leaves ovate to elliptic. Flowers in dense axillary racemes, crowded in dense panicles at top of branches. Fruit a drupe with 5 spreading accrescent calyx lobes; seed single.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: January-May

Parts used: Leaves, root and fruits
Properties & Uses: Laxative, diaphoretic and anthelmintic. Leaf juice is given in fever and body pain. The fruit is used for the treatment of jaundice, skin diseases and ulcer. The root is used in the treatment of snake bite.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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