 Rhododendron arboreum Sm. |
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Ericaceae
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- Local Name:
- Hurdal, Ekr Phool.
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- Habit and Habitat:
- An evergreen small tree up to 10 m tall, found in temperate zone and considered as endangered species in the area.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves simple, elliptic-lanceolate, leathery, dark green above, silvery on underside, 5-15 cm long. Flower in dense terminal clusters, showy, scarlet-red or red. Sepals ovate, 3cm long. Corolla crimson, bell shaped. Fruit a capsule, cylindrical, woolly. Seed numerous, oblong to elliptic.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-April.
- Harvesting Time:
- April-May.
- Medicinal Value:
- Local communities use it in blood dysentery and as a heart tonic. It has carminative properties, also useful in headache, respiratory disorders and diarrhea.
- Part Used:
- Flower, fruit, bark and young shoot.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy.
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