Connarus monocarpus

Connarus monocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Connaraceae
Genus: Connarus
Species: C. monocarpus
Binomial name
Connarus monocarpus
L.
Synonyms
  • Omphalobium indicum Gaertn. (Unresolved)
  • Omphalobium pictum Blanco (Unresolved)
  • Omphalobium pinnatum DC. (Unresolved)
  • Rhus radaelijawel Mill. [1]

Connarus monocarpus (Indian Zebrawood[2]) is a species of plant in the family Connaraceae. It is native to peninsular Peninsular India and Sri Lanka.[3] It is used in Ayurveda.[4]

The plant is known as "Radaliya - රදලිය" in Sinhala language within Sri Lanka.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2734350
  2. ↑ http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229255
  3. ↑ http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62765:connarus-monocarpus-l&catid=367:c
  4. ↑ http://www.toxicologycentre.com/English/plants/Botanical/kuriel.html
  5. ↑ http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/2014/11/radaliya-connarus-monocarpus.html

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