Scientific Name : Combretum albidum G.Don
Synonym : Combretum ovalifolium Roxb.
Combretum roxburghii G. Don
Common Name : Piluki, Piluki.
Plant Family : Combretaceae
Habit : Woody climber
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to May
Flower Colour : Yellow green
Description : Height:Upto 10 m or more than 10 meters
Stem: Brown and rough, it is a woody climber
Leaves: Ovate, elliptical, pale below, pale beneath, sub opposite, apex cuspidate
Flowers:Spikes short, sepals triangular, petals oblanceolate, stamens 8 arranged in two rows, fruit small 2 × 2 cm
Inflorescence: Panicles in axillary or terminal positions
Fruits: 4 winged and red colour
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : JM,TL
Distribution Range : India, Sri Lanka
Uses : Fruits used to cure diarrhoea and dysentery
Leaves in treatment of peptic ulcers
