 Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. |
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Sapindaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Rantha.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A deciduous tree up to 20m tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves compound,pinnate.Leaflets lanceolate-oblong, entire, acute, 4-8 pairs. Inflorescence terminal panicles. Flower greenish-yellow,subsessile.Sepals elliptic, oblong-ovate,grandular at tips.Petals lanceolate-ovate,ciliate. Fruit a berry, globose hard or coriaceous when dry,yellow-brown.Seed-1,black-dark brown.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- July- December.
- Harvesting Time:
- October-March.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally used in cough,tuberculosis and leucoderma. Fruit extract is used in face creams and also as antidote.
- Part Used:
- Fruit and seed.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy, Cosmetic.
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