Atalantia ceylanica Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Atalantia

Characteristics

A shrub with many branches. It has sharp stout spines. The bark is smooth and brown. The leaves vary. They can be sword shaped or oval and 3-8 cm long. They can have 2 lobes at the tip. The flowers are 13 mm across. The fruit is round or oval and up to 2 cm across. There are 2-4 seeds.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the undergrowth in wet evergreen forests up to 1,700 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Respiratory tract diseases (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Wasp sting (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. They can also be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Atalantia ceylanica world distribution map, present in India, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771385-1
WFO ID wfo-0000555292
COL ID J7XL
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Synonyms

Limonia monophylla Sclerostylis ceylanica Sclerostylis arnottiana Sclerostylis zeylanica Atalantia ceylanica Rissoa ceylanica