Sterculia guttata Roxb. ex G.Don
- Family: Malvaceae
- Vernacular names: Aanathondimaram, Peenari, Kavalam, ആനത്തൊണ്ടിമരം, പീനാറി, കാവളം (Malayalam), Kavalam (Tamil)
- Distribution: Indo-Malesia
- Description: Small trees. Leaves simple, alternate. Flowers polygamous, white, dotted with pink, arranged in simple cymes of 3. Fruit an aggregate of 1-5 radiating follicles, obovoid; seeds ovoid, black, smooth, shining.
- Habit: Tree
- Habitat: Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Flowering & Fruiting: September-March
- Parts used: Bark
- Properties & Uses: Bark and leaves are aperient and diuretic. Leaves are boiled with water and used to treat rheumatism.
- Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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