Tabernaemontana alternifolia L.

• Family: Apocynaceae
• Vernacular names: Kundalappala, Kunninpala, Kuruttupala, Koonampala, കുന്തലപ്പാല, കുന്നിന്‍പാല, കുരുട്ടുപാല, കൂനമ്പാല (Malayalam),
• Distribution: Endemic to Southern Western Ghats
• Description: Leaves elliptic-oblong, apex acuminate, base acute. Cymes terminal or axillary. Flowers white pedicellate. Capsule yellow, 5 x 1.5 cm, beak acuminate; aril red.
• Habit: Tree
• Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
• Flowering & Fruiting: April-October

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• Parts used: Root and bark
• Properties & Uses: Root is used as a local anodyne, chewed for relief in tooth ache and also used as an vermicide.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk,
• Conservation Status: Near threatened.
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