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Guilandina major (Medik.) Small
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Caesalpinia major |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Yellow Nicker
Hawaii Pearls
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| Sinhala name: |
Kalu wauletiya (කළු වවුලැටිය)
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| Tamil name: |
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| Sanskrit name: |
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| Conservation status: |
EN - Endangered - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Shrubby vine with stems to about 15 m long. Leaves bipinnate, with 3 - 8 pairs pf pinnae, each pinna with 3 - 7 pairs of leaflets; leaflets ovate-oblong to suborbicular, 3 - 9 X 1.5 - 5 cm, acute or acuminate to obtuse, mucronate at the apex, rounded at the base, puberulent to glabrous on both surfaces. Inflorescence racemose, terminal or supra-axillary, sometimes branched, many flowered, flowers yellow. Fruit tardily dehiscent, elliptic 2 - 4 seeded. Seeds globose, yellow to greenish grey at maturity.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Liver disorders
Intermittent fevers
Hydrocele
Acute ochitis
Glandular swellings
Leprosy
Asthma
Leucorrhoea
Convulsions
Paralysis
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Seeds
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Febrifuge
Anthelmintic
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