Common in most of the islands Fruits are edible and are used against tapeworm. Bark and leaves are used to treat elephantiasis. Decoction of leaves is used to treat colic ailments.
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Fruits are edible and are used against tapeworm. Bark and leaves are used to treat elephantiasis. Decoction of leaves is used to treat colic ailments.
family
Sapindaceae
synonym
Rhus cobbe L., Schmidelia rheedei Wight, Allophylus serrulatus Radlk. of
description
Large shrubs to small trees. × Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets 8-12 5-7 cm, ovate or elliptic-ovate or rhomboid-ovate, acute at apex, cuneate at base, margins serrate towards the distal half, glabrous; terminal leaflet larger; petiole to 11 cm long. Th yrses axillary, branched, longer than leaves, 12-16 cm long. Sepals 4, 0.5-1 mm long, ovate-obtuse. Petals 4, unequal, 0.5-1 mm long, white. Fruits ca. 7 mm across, globose, bright red.
native range
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, China and Philippines.