Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R. Br.
Family Name	Apocynaceae
Common Name	Sweet Indrajao, Pala Indigo Plant, Dyer's Oleander.
Tamil Name	வெப்பலை
Life Form	Deciduous shrub
Distribution	Asia, Africa as well as Australia, India
Botanical Distribution	Herb: Deciduous trees. Leaves: Simple, oppositely arranged, ovate, obtusely acuminate. Flower: White, fragrant. Calyx: Hairy or glorbous, lobes oblong, obtuse, glandular inside, margin. Corolla: Lobes narrow, oblong, obtuse. Fruit: Seeds: Antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric.
Flowering and Fruiting	April to June
Key Compounds	Phenols, flavonoids, and tannins
Medicinal Use	Wound healing, Boils, Antipyretic, Skin diseases, Anti-diarrhoeal, Anti-dysenteric, Stomach disorders
At the Campus	Front of Zoology Department