Analivegam, Theeppala

Scientific Name :

Alstonia venenata R. Br.

Synonym(s) :

Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A.DC.

Local/Common name(s) :

Analivegam, Theeppala

Family :

Apocynaceae

Habit :

Shrubs

Flowering/Fruiting Time :

February-August

Habitat :

Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests, often in forests clearings

Endemic :

No

Status (IUCN) :

Distribution :

Peninsular India

Nativity :

Indigenous

Uses :

Medicine

Description (Morphology) :

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves 12-20 x 1.2-3 cm, linear-oblong, acuminate at both ends, 5 at each node, lateral nerves many, very close. Cymes terminal, to 20 cm across, corymbose. Flowers many; pedicels stout; sepals 1 mm long, ovate, acute, ciliate; corolla tube slender, hairy inside, lobes 13 mm long, oblong, acute, white. Follicle 2-angled, acute; seeds smooth.