Meyna laxiflora Robyns

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Meyna

Characteristics

A small evergreen tree. It grows up to 10 m high. The trunk is almost smooth. The bark is dark brown with straight spines. The leaves are opposite and oval. They are 5-13 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. There are shiny with 6-9 pairs of side veins. The small leafy structures at the base of the leaf are triangular. The flowers are greenish-white. They are hairy inside. They occur in a flat topped cluster. The fruit are yellow and round. They are 4-5 cm across. They are edible.
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. They occur in plains and low hills in deciduous forests in India.
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Usage

The fruit are sweet. The young leaves and fruit are used as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Abortifacient agents (fruit), Antipyretics (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Dysentery (fruit), Furunculosis (fruit), Narcotics (fruit), Scorpion stings (fruit), Abdominal pain (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Diphtheria (leaf), Edema (leaf), Gastrointestinal diseases (leaf), Goiter (leaf), Hoarseness (leaf), Mumps (leaf), Abdominal pain (root), Ulcer (root), Kidney calculi (seed), Boil (unspecified), Diphtheria (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Biliary tract diseases (unspecified), Cholagogues and choleretics (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Cooling effect on body (unspecified), Antioxidants (whole plant excluding root)
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Images

Meyna laxiflora unspecified picture

Distribution

Meyna laxiflora world distribution map, present in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:756200-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242679
COL ID 42L3K
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Meyna laxiflora