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Holarrhena pubescens
Popular synonym:
Holarrhena antidysenterica
Other synonyms:
Chonemorpha antidysenterica, Echites
antidysenterica, E. antidysentericus, E. pubescens, Holarrhena
antidysenterica, H. febrifuga, Nerium antidysentericumho-lar-REN-uh --
unsure of pronunciation, refers to its prolific flowering trait
pew-BES-senz or
pub-ess-ens -- downy or short haired
an-tee-dis-en-TER-ee-ka -- anti-dysentery, referring to its medicinal properties for treating this intestinal infection
commonly known as: bitter oleander, cavessi bark, common
holarrhena, coneru, conessi bark, dysentery rose bay, easter tree, ivory
tree, kurchi bark, Tellicherry bark, white angel • Assamese: dhulkari,
dudkhuri • Bengali: kurchi, কুটজ kutaja • Gujarati: કડવો ઇન્દ્રજવ kadavo
indrajav • Hindi: कडवा इंद्रजव karva indrajau, kurchi, कुटज kutaja •
Kannada: koodsaloo, korchie • Kashmiri: अन्दुसुरुन् andusurun • Konkani:
कुडॉ kudo • Malayalam: കുടകപ്പാല kutakappaala • Marathi: इंद्रजव
indrajav, कुटज kutaja, पांढरा कुडा pandhra kuda • Oriya: kherwa, korwa,
kurwa, pitakorwa • Punjabi: keor, kewar • Sanskrit: इंद्रयव indrayava,
कुटज kutaja, sakraparyaaya, sakraasana, वत्सक vatsaka • Tamil:
கிரிமல்லிகை kirimllikai, குடசப்பாலை kutaca-p-palai, மலைமல்லிகை
mlaimllikai • Telugu: గిరిమల్లిక girimallika, కొడిసెపాల kodisepala,
కోలముక్కు kolamukku, కొండమల్లె kondamalle, కుటజము kutajamu
Native to: tropical areas of Africa and Asia
Attached views from various locations in and around cities of Mumbai and Thane ... including the urban area as well as forests.
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