Acronychia pedunculata ෴ අංකෙන්ද

Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata

Scientific Synonyms:

  • Acronychia arborea Blume
  • Acronychia apiculata Miq.

    • Family name:

  • RUTACEAE

    • English name:

  • Claw Flowered Laurel

    • Sinhala name:

  • Ankenda (අංකෙන්ද)

    • Tamil name:

  • Muttanari

    • Sanskrit name:

  • Ankota

    • Description:

  • A small tree. Leaves simple; petiole up to 5 cm long; lateral nerves 3-7 pairs; blades 3.5-24 cm long, 2-8 cm wide. Inflorescences mostly 4-20 cm long. Flowers greenish-white, mostly 8-11 (rarely to 13) mm long . Fruits cream to tawny, drying brown; Endocarp thin; Seeds 3-7 mm long.

    • Native Distribution Status:

  • Native

    • Edible parts:

  • Fruit (Wild fruit)

    • Treatment for:

  • Oedeama
  • Fractures
  • sores
  • Ulcers
  • Bruises
  • Skin diseases
  • Gastric pains
  • Scabies

    • Parts used in Treatment:

  • Leaves
  • Bark
  • Flowers
  • Roots

    • Related Medical Properties:

  • Reduces aggravation of vatha, kapha and dosha Purgative

    • Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata Acronychia pedunculata

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