Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd. Family - Annonaceae Local name - Champati (Odia) Habit - Tree

Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.

Family - Annonaceae

Local name - Champati (Odia)

Habit - Tree

Habitat - Moist areas

Location - Mayurbhanj, Odisha 

Date - 29/6/21

IPNI - Polyalthia cerasoides (Roxb.) Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1(1): 63 (1872).

(Photo credit - Rajkumari Supriya Devi Ma'am)

Morphology

🌼Medium sized evergreen trees

🌼Bark black or pale grey

🌼Leaves are simple & alternate

🌼Fruits are in clusters of 1-seeded berry

Medicinal uses

Stem bark is used as a folk medicine by the tribal people of North Odisha to treat diabetes.

Reference

◾http://www.fruitipedia.com/2018/12/kudumi_polyalthia-cerasoides/

◾https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/249383

◾Tekuri SK, Pasupuleti SK, Konidala KK, Pabbaraju N. (2019) Pharmacological effects of Polyathia cerasoides (Roxb.) Bedd.: A brief review. Journal of complementary medicine research. 10(1): 38-49.

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)

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