Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Muntingia calabura L.
Family Name	Tiliaceae
Common Name	Jamaica Cherry
Tamil Name	கலபுரா, சர்க்கரை பாலமரம்
Life Form	Small Tree
Distribution	Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America Bolivia.
Botanical Distribution	Habit:Shrub or Tree Leaves: alternate, distichous, oblong or lanceolate, 4-15cm long and 1-6 wide, with toothed margin and covered in short hair. Flower: flowers are small, solitary or in inflorescence of 2-3 flowers, with 5 lanceolate sepals. Fruit: Ovary smooth ovoid
Flowering and Fruiting	March – April
Key Compounds	Geraniol, eugenol, quercetin, ellgic acid kaempferol, gallic acid, catechin.
Medicinal Use	Headaches, prostate gastric ulcers.
At the Campus	Botanical garden