Black cherry

Scientific name of Black cherry: Carissa carandas
Name of Black cherry in different languages:-
Sanscrit: Karonda करौंदा
English: caranda
Malayalam: Kara- കാര, Karandippazham-കരണ്ടിപ്പഴം, karaka-കാരക്ക, karonda-കരോണ്ട, Karuthacherry-കറുത്തചെറി
Plant description of Black cherry:-
Black cherry - Caranda is a multi-branched, semi-vine shrub. Leaves are dark green,1 to 1.5 inch long, shiny and oppositely arranged and with large spines. When leaves or stems are injured, a white milky sticky sap is seen, flowers are found in clusters, white with rose stalk and it is aromatic, berries are whitish with purple lines, it became deep red or black when it is ripe.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulate |
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Useful plant parts: Leaf, Fruit
Medicinal uses of Black cherry: To treat Anemia
Chemical content: terpenoids, Iron, Vitamin-c
How to prepare medicines: Press the root can be used to repel house fly
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