Pittosporum
The scientific name of Pittosporum: Pittosporum tetraspermum Wight & Arn.
Name of Pittosporum in different languages:-
English: Pittosporum, Kachappatta
Sanskrit: Vishadhani
Malayalam: Chuvanna analivegam- ചുവന്ന അണലിവേഗം, Kachapatta-കച്ചപ്പട്ട
Tamil: Suneri
Plant description:
It is a small, evergreen tree 12-15 m tall; diameter 30 cm; bark dark brown with pungent smell; leaves dark green above, paler beneath; narrowly oblong acute or acuminate margin white, base, glabrous; lateral veins and reticulations obscure; Petioles 1.2-1.8 cm long; flowers umbellate racemes. Sepals pubescent, subulate 2.5 mm long. Petals pale yellow, linear oblong, 1 cm long. Capsule greenish-yellow; seeds red.It is propagated by cuttings.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Lanceolate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulated |
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Useful plant parts:
Whole plant
Medicinal uses:
To treat poisonous bites (snake bites)
Chemical content:
Medicinal properties:
Antidote, anti bacterial, antioxidant, anticancer and anti-fungal
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