Reinwardtia indica Dumort.
| Synonym : | Kittelocharis trigyna (Rchb.) Alef. Linum repens Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Macrolinum trigynum Rchb. Reinwardtia trigyna Planch. Reinwardtia indica Dum. |
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| Bangla Name : | Basant. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Linaceae |
| Disease : | Paralysis. |
| Description : | A tufted subgregarious undershrub, 0.6-0.9 m high, branches erect or prostrate and rooting. Leaves 2.5-10 cm long, elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, mucronate. Flowers mostly solitary and axillary, yellow, showy, about 3.8 cm across. Capsule globose, the size of a pea. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong (Chandranath hill, Sitakundo) |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The plants are used for the treatment of paralysis. Crushed leaves and stems are applied to wounds infested with maggots. |
| Habit : | Under shrub |