Getonia floribunda Roxb.
- 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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