Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Luvunga

Characteristics

Heavy woody climbers. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; petiole 2-9 cm; petiolules 3-10 mm; leaflet blades elliptic to obovate, 6-20 × 3-9 cm. Flowers ellipsoid in bud. Calyx 2.5-4 mm, shallowly 4-lobed. Petals 4.6-10 mm. Stamens 8 or fewer. Fruit yellow, globose or obpyriform, 3-5 cm in diam., surface smooth, 1-4-seeded; outer part of pericarp (exocarp and mesocarp) thick. Seeds broadly ovoid, 2-3 cm. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. Oct-Dec.
Life form perennial
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Antipyretics (fruit), Fever (fruit), Insect bites and stings (fruit), Scorpion stings (fruit), Snake bites (fruit), Thirst (fruit), Cooling effect on body (fruit), Fever (root), Insect bites and stings (root), Scorpion stings (root), Snake bites (root), Thirst (root), Wound healing (root), Cooling effect on body (root), Parturition (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified)
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Distribution

Luvunga scandens world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60446056-2
WFO ID wfo-0001242539
COL ID 3WH4Z
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Synonyms

Luvunga nitida Limonia scandens Luvunga scandens