Ardisia PANICULATA Roxb.
| Synonym : | 69. Ardisia paniculata A.Dc. Ardisia anceps Blume Ardisia ovata Thunb. Ardisia rothii A.Dc. Tinus paniculata (Roxb.) Kuntze |
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| Bangla Name : | Nagal-sum-bom, Sickra Paw (Marma.). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Myrsinaceae |
| Disease : | dysentery. |
| Description : | An evergreen shrub, up to 2 m tall, branches more or less compressed. Leaves up to 9 cm long, obovate-lanceolate, shortly acute, tapering nearly to the base. Panicle large, 15-25 cm long, compound, branches more or les flattened. Flower buds red rose, calyx lobes small, round. Berry small, globose. |
| Distribution : | In evergreen forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Roots, young twigs, stem and barks are used for dysentery. |
| Habit : | Shrub |