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Family: AlangiaceaeLocal name: (Telugu) Uduga, AnkolamDistribution: Common along the tank bunds and forest, Found in Africa, India and China.Deciduous small trees, Leaves elliptic ovate, unequal at base, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, Flowers 3 cm across, white fragrant in fascicles , axillary or on old wood. Calyx tube adnate to the ovary, 4-10 toothed, petals 4-10 valvate, thickned, recurved in the flower, stamens as many as petals, anthers elongate linear, ovary inferior, 1-2 celled, Fruit a an ellipsoid, pubescent, berryReddish brown when matureRoot bark is anthelmentic, fruits slighitly bitter, used against fevers. The wood is used to make famous Etikoppaka toys.
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X Cc Phng, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy N.J. CordeiroPost-Production by J. Quicho
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy C.E. SeltzerPost-Production by J. Quicho
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy N.J. CordeiroPost-Production by J. Quicho
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X Cc Phng, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy N.J. CordeiroPost-Production by J. Quicho
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X Cc Phng, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy N.J. CordeiroPost-Production by J. Quicho
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X Cc Phng, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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X Cc Phng, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy C. E. SeltzerPost-Production by J. Quicho
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Tanga, Tanzania
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Tanga, Tanzania
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X Cc Phng, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Tanga, Tanzania
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X Cc Phng, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy N.J. CordeiroPost-Production by J. Quicho