Acronychia pedunculata

  

Scientific Synonyms:

• Acronychia arborea Blume
• Acronychia apiculata Miq.

Family name:

• RUTACEAE

English name:

• Claw Flowered Laurel

Sinhala name:

• Ankenda (???????)

Tamil name:

• Muttanari

Sanskrit name:

• Ankota

Description:

• A small tree. Leaves simple; petiole up to 5 cm long; lateral nerves 3-7 pairs; blades 3.5-24 cm long, 2-8 cm wide. Inflorescences mostly 4-20 cm long. Flowers greenish-white, mostly 8-11 (rarely to 13) mm long . Fruits cream to tawny, drying brown; Endocarp thin; Seeds 3-7 mm long.

Native Distribution Status:

• Native

Edible parts:

• Fruit (Wild fruit)

Treatment for:

• Oedeama
• Fractures
• sores
• Ulcers
• Bruises
• Skin diseases
• Gastric pains
• Scabies

Parts used in Treatment:

• Leaves
• Bark
• Flowers
• Roots

Related Medical Properties:

• Reduces aggravation of vatha, kapha and dosha Purgative