Parsonia SPIRALIS Wall.
| Synonym : | Heligne rheedei Wight. |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Apocynaceae |
| Disease : | Insanity. |
| Description : | An evergreen twiner. Leaves 7.5-18 cm long, ovate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate. Cymes axillary corymbose 5-7.5 cm diam. Corolla 1.25 cm diam., coriaceous, lobes linear-oblong, obtuse. Fruits up to 18 cm long, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, quite cylindric, at length separating into 2 coriaceous follicles. |
| Distribution : | Sundarbans. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The juice of the plant is given internally in insanity. |
| Habit : | Herb |