Scientific Name: Chassalia curviflora (Wall.) Thwaites
Family: Rubiaceae
Synonym: Uragoga curviflora (Wall.) Kuntze
Vernacular
name: Karutha-amalppori, Yamari, Vellakurinji
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Open areas, forest edges
Distribution: Indo-Malesia and China Flowering and Fruiting: March-September.
Key identification features: Subshrub
with opposite leaves on the stem; inflorescence cymose, forming clusters of
several to many flowers. Flowers subsessile, exhibiting trimorphism. Corolla
white with shades of pink, red, or orange on the lobes. Infructescence axes
swollen, turning red.
Tribal Consumers: Adiya
Uses: Chassalia curviflora, commonly known as a medicinal herb found in tropical regions, is valued for its traditional uses in treating various ailments, particularly digestive disorders and skin infections.
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