Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Meyna

Characteristics

A straggling thorny shrub. It can grow 5 m tall. The leaves are opposite. The stems are covered with long spines. The flowers are pale white. The fruit is a flattened berry. It grows 2 cm across. It is yellow. The fruit are in groups along the branches.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on open ground often near water.
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Deciduous forests in Myanmar.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young leaves are eaten as salads. The ripe fruit are eaten fresh or dried. The ripe dried fruit are eaten with salts.
Uses food material medicinal
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Abortifacient agents (fruit), Biliary tract diseases (fruit), Cholagogues and choleretics (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (fruit), Dysentery (fruit), Liver diseases (fruit), Narcotics (fruit), Respiratory tract infections (fruit), Scorpion stings (fruit), Wound healing (fruit), Cooling effect on body (fruit), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antioxidants (leaf), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Diphtheria (leaf), Hyperlipidemias (leaf), Counterirritant (leaf), Abortifacient agents (seed), Acne vulgaris (seed), Biliary tract diseases (unspecified), Cholagogues and choleretics (unspecified), Diphtheria (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Scorpion stings (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Cooling effect on body (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant excluding root)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Meyna spinosa world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:756205-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242684
COL ID 42L3Q
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Meyna spinosa Vangueria pyrostria Vangueria stellata Pyrostria spinosa Vangueria spinosa Vangueria spinosa var. tomentosa Vangueria spinosa var. mollis Vangueria miqueliana Vangueria mollis