Pterospermum canescens
Roxb.
MalvaceaeFruit
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Wikimedia Commons - Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 900 m above sea level in south India. It grows in evergreenforests.
How to Identify
A tree. The leaves are rounded and with a cream coloured covering underneath. They are 10 cm long. The flowers are 5 cm long. The fruit are oblong capsules tapering at both ends.
Medicinal Uses
The plant is used for cure fractured bones in Ayurvedic medicine, where they are grind into a paste with some other medicinal herbs.
Names & Synonyms
Baelo, Giringa, Lolagu, Muchkand, Naradu, Sempulavu, Tada, Thadei
Pterospermum suberifolium Lam., non Roxb.
References (1)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 503
