Altingia excelsa Noronha


Synonym : Liquidambaral tingiana Blume
Bangla Name : Atlinga
English Name : -
Family : Hamamelidaceae
Disease : Duodenal ulcer
Description : Trees tall ,young branches glabrous or sparsely pubescent, older growth lenticellate. Stipules 2–6 mm; petiole slender, sparsely pubescent; leaf blade ovate or narrowly ovate, abaxially glabrescent, base rounded or subcordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex acuminate; . Male inflorescences globose, many, arranged in raceme. Female inflorescence usually solitary in leaf axils, 14–22-flowered; peduncle 2–4 cm, pubescent. Male flowers: stamen filaments glabrous; anthers somewhat longer than filaments. Female flowers: staminode teeth absent; styles 3–4 mm, pubescent. Infructescences subglobose. Capsules without staminode teeth. Seeds many, brown. Fl. Mar–May, fr. Jun–Aug.
Distribution : Available in market
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : Duodenal ulcer
Habit : Tree