Hunteria zeylanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hunteria
Species:
H. zeylanica
Binomial name
Hunteria zeylanica
Synonyms[2]
  • Cameraria zeylanica Retz.
  • Gynopogon lanceolatus Kurz
  • Hunteria africana K.Schum
  • Hunteria corymbosa Roxb.
  • Hunteria lanceolata Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Hunteria legocii Livera
  • Hunteria roxburghiana Wight
  • Tabernaemontana salicifolia Wall. ex A.DC.

Hunteria zeylanica grows as either an evergreen shrub or as a tree up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 34.5 centimetres (13.6 in).[3] Its flowers feature a white corolla. The berries are yellow.[4] Its habitat is forests from sea level to 350 metres (1,150 ft) altitude. The trees can withstand salinity. Local medicinal uses include for stomach-ache. Hunteria zeylanica wood is used for weapon handles and as firewood.[3] In Africa, the plant is native to Kenya and Tanzania and in Asia it is native to China, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina and western Malesia.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ Yu, S.-X.; Qin, h.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Hunteria zeylanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147643129A147643131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147643129A147643131.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Hunteria zeylanica". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 336–337. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
  4. ^ a b "Hunteria zeylanica". eFloras. Retrieved 29 July 2013.


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