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Prunus cornuta (Wallich ex Royle) Steud.
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- Local Name:
- Parth.
- Synonym:
- Habit & Habitat:
- A tree up to 15-20 m tall, found in temperate and sub-alpine zones.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves simple, oblong to lanceolate, 8-10cm long, margins minutely toothed. Inflorescence a drooping raceme, 20 cm long. Flower actinomorphic, 10mm across, pale white.Calyx with blunt lobes. Petals round. Fruit a drupe, globose, dark red on ripening.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-August.
- Harvesting Time:
- July-October.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally fruit is used for energy and as a man tonic. Mineral rich fruit is edible and has aphrodisiac properties.
- Part Used:
- Fruit.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Food Industry.
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