WorldFloraDB - Erythroxylum monogynum

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 7 m tall. The bark is thick, rough and dark brown. The leaves are wedge shaped and 3-5 cm long. They are dull. The flowers are in the axils of the leaves. They are usually in groups of 1-4. The flowers are small and white or pink. The fruit is bright red and has one seed.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	7.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in dry evergreen forests. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.

More

Dry country in Sri Lanka. Dry, evergreen forests.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The young leaves are shoots are eaten. They are used in curry.

Uses	essential oil material medicinal poison wood
Edible	fruits leaves
Therapeutic use	Abdominal pain (bark), Antipyretics (bark), Appetite stimulants (bark), Diuretics (bark), Dyspepsia (bark), Edema (bark), Fever (bark), Malaria (bark), Pruritus (bark), General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Scabies (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Vitiligo (bark), Diaphoretic (bark), Anti-bacterial agents (bulb), Anti-bacterial agents (flower), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Appetite stimulants (leaf), Effects on central nervous system (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Edema (leaf), Epilepsy (leaf), Fever (leaf), Hallucinations (leaf), Headache (leaf), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Cooling effect on body (leaf), Menorrhagia (root), Scabies (root), Skin diseases (root), Anti-bacterial agents (stem), Scabies (stem), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hypothermia (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Antipyretics (wood), Appetite stimulants (wood), Diuretics (wood), Dyspepsia (wood), Eczema (wood), Fever (wood), Hallucinations (wood), Hypersensitivity (wood), Peptic ulcer (wood), General tonic for rejuvenation (wood), Scabies (wood), Diaphoretic (wood)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Erythroxylum monogynum unspecified picture

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544103-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000679989
COL ID	6GTH5
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Erythroxylum monogynum Erythroxylum sideroxyloides Sethia indica Erythroxylum indicum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Erythroxylaceae > Erythroxylum