Atalantia ceylanica plant | Yaki naran tree #shorts #flowers
Channel: The nature EYEMET
Date: 2023-03-07

Atalantia ceylanica or commonly known as Yaki Naran is used in traditional medicine in Sri Lanka for the treatment of various liver ailments and phlegm diseases since ancient times. Densely branched shrub to 2.5 m tall, armed with sharp spines to 2.5 cm long solitary in axils. Leaves ovate to ovate -lanceolate or elliptic, the petiole 3.6 mm long, thick, glabrous, blades mostly 4-12 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, margins entire, upper surface very dark dull green, lower surface pale or yellowish green. Inflorescence axillary, short, cymose or racemose, pedicels 2-3 mm long. Calyx saucer-shaped, sepals 4, petals 4 (rarely 3 or 5), white. Stamens usually 8, free. Ovary sessile, 2.5-3 mm long including stigma. Fruit subglobose, with very few vesicles, 2-4 seeds.
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