Anodendron MANUBRIATUM (Wall.) Merr.
| Synonym : | A. paniculatum (Roxb.) DC. |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Apocynaceae |
| Disease : | Ipecacuanha. |
| Description : | A very large branched, woody twining shrub, stem fluted, stout. Leaves 10-20 cm long, thinly coriaceous, elliptic or oblong, obtusely cuspidate. Flowers small, yellowish-white, numerous, in large, lax, trichotomously branched terminal and axilary paniculate cymes, 5-25 cm long. Fruits a pair of divaricate follicles, 12.5-15 cm long, narrowed from base torwards tip |
| Distribution : | Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain dambonitol. Wood contains 14 cardenolides including anodendrosides A, E1, E2, F, G B1 and B2 (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Uses : | The root is said to possess properties similar to those of Ipecacuanha. Plant extract exhibited antifertility activities (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Habit : | Shrub |