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

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• 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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