Canthium coromandelicum (Burm.F.) Alston

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Canthium

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 5 m tall. It has thorns. The small branches are 4 angled. The bark is grey. The spines are 1-3 cm long. The leaves are opposite and the bases overlap. The leaves are oval and 2-4 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are greenish. The fruit are 1-1.5 cm across. They are a flattened round shape and yellow or orange when ripe.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry forests. It grows up to 750 or 1,000 m above sea level.
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Dry regions in coastal scrub forests and laterite.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits leaves stems
Therapeutic use Hypotension (aerial part), Dysentery (bark), Astringents (fruit), Cough (fruit), Dyspepsia (fruit), Astringents (leaf), Cough (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Fever (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Anthelmintics (root), Snake bites (root), Dysentery (stem), Hiccup (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (unspecified), Leukorrhea (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (whole plant excluding root)
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Cultivation

Plants are used as a hedge.
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Images

Leaf

Canthium coromandelicum leaf picture by Kypa Bayapu Reddy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Canthium coromandelicum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:745378-1
WFO ID wfo-0000796885
COL ID QNKL
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Plectronia parviflora Webera tetrandra Canthium coromandelicum Gmelina coromandelina Canthium parviflorum Paederia valli-kara