Gaultheria leschenaultii

Gaultheria leschenaultii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Gaultheria
Species: G. leschenaultii
Binomial name
Gaultheria leschenaultii
DC.
Synonyms
  • Gaultheria rudis Stapf [1]

Gaultheria leschenaultii is a species of Gaultheria, native to the India and Sri Lanka. It is used as a medicinal plant in ayurveda. The plant is known as "Wel kapuru - වල් කපුරු" or "Wel kapuru - වෙල් කපුරු" by Sinhalese people.[2] The flowering period of the plant extends from April to May. [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2817877
  2. ↑ http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=466&s=Family_name
  3. ↑ http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/2013/12/wal-kapuruwel-kapuru-gaultheria.html

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