Family: Apocynaceae
Synonym: Tabernaemontana heyneana Wall.
Vernacular name: Kunninpala
Habit: Deciduous trees
Habitat: Terrestrial
Distribution: Endemic to the Western Ghats- from South Sahyadri to Maharashtra Sahyadri (south).
Flowering & Fruiting: March-October
Key identification features: Deciduous trees. Trunk & Bark grey, scaly, blaze pinkish cream. Leaves simple, opposite, pairs unequal, decussate. Flowers in terminal cymes, white, fragrant. Fruit and Seed Follicles, boat-shaped, orange-yellow; seeds many arillate.
Uses: Treating skin disorders and gastrointestinal ailments, owing to their antimicrobial and gastroprotective properties.
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