Gymnosporia emarginata (Willd.) Thwaites

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Gymnosporia

Characteristics

Small shrubs, 1-3 m tall; branches gray-brown, shallowly longitudinally fluted, unarmed. Petiole sturdy, 3-5 mm; leaf blade obovate, 3.5-5 × 1.7-3.3 cm, leathery, base cuneate, margin remotely crenate, sometimes glandular spotted in sinus of teeth, apex rounded or subtruncate; lateral veins 4-6 pairs, quite tenuous. Cymes axillary, 1 or 2 × branched; peduncle 1-1.5 cm. Flowers white; calyx lobes deltoid; petals obovate-oblong or oblong, entire, obtuse. Stamens inserted abaxially on disk margin; anther broadly ovoid. Ovary 3-celled; style very short; stigma 3. Capsule subobovoid, trilocular, 7-8 mm in diam., dehiscing into 3 broadly rounded valves, ca. 5 mm. Seeds ellipsoid, red, ca. 3 mm, with small aril at base.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 3.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (bark), Astringents (bark), Dandruff (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Gingivitis (bark), Lice infestations (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Urination disorders (bark), Hematologic diseases (fruit), Insect repellents (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Thirst (fruit), Acne vulgaris (leaf), Analgesics (leaf), Anemia (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Antitussive agents (leaf), Arthritis (leaf), Common cold (leaf), Cough (leaf), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Endophthalmitis (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Hematologic diseases (leaf), Hemorrhoids (leaf), Jaundice (leaf), Lice infestations (leaf), Lipid peroxidation (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Narcotics (leaf), Oral ulcer (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Sprains and strains (leaf), Tooth diseases (leaf), Urination disorders (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Cooling effect on body (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Anticonvulsants (root), Gastrointestinal diseases (root), Hemorrhoids (root), Diarrhea (shoot), Oral ulcer (shoot), Analgesics (stem)
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Distribution

Gymnosporia emarginata world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Australia, China, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Taiwan, Province of China, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:161339-1
WFO ID wfo-0000712905
COL ID 6L89D
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Synonyms

Schinzia inconspicua Elaeodendron horizontale Gymnosporia emarginata Catha emarginata Celastrus emarginatus Maytenus emarginata Staphylea vepretum