Scientific Name :
Flueggea leucopyrus Willd.
Synonym :
Cicca leucopyrus (Willd.) Kurz
Flueggea wallichiana Baill.
Common Name : Bushweed,Ghat baur, Pandharphali
Plant Family : Phyllanthaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : April to May
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: 1 to 2 m
Stem: Grey, angular, branches ending in spines
Leaves: Obovate, 2 to 3cm, alternate, emarginate apex
Flowers: Male – flower sepals 5, petals 5, 5 stamens, female – flower tricarpellary, bifid stigma
Inflorescence: Axillary clusters
Fruits: Capsule, white
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH, VT,TL
Distribution Range : Ethiopia to Somalia, Socotra, Saudi Arabia (Sajid Island), Pakistan to China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Sri Lanka.
Uses : The leaves paste mixed with tobacco used in treatment of worms in the sores.
