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Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
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- Local Name:
- Kankoli,Ghani.
- Synonym:
- Habit & Habitat:
- A spiny shrub found in sub-tropical and temperate zones.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves simple, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, dull green above, lower surface with ferruginous scales. Flower in axillary clusters of 2-4,silvery-white. Tepals 4, ovate, yellow inside. Fruit a drupe,red, elliptic-ovoid, succulent.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-May.
- Harvesting Time:
- May-October.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally it is used as cardiac stimulant, antipyretic, diuretic,also useful to control high blood pressure. Vitamin C rich fruit is edible.
- Part Used:
- Fruit.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Preservation, Herbal Pharmacy, Food industry.
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