Meiogyne pannosa is a small tree in the family Annonaceae endemic to the Western Ghats.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Meiogyne |
| Species: | M. pannosa
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| Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J.Sinclair
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Vernacular names
editMalabar Fingersop, പന്തൽമരം, ചാവി (Malayalam).
Description
editThis plant grows up to 8 m in height[2] with grey, lenticellate bark and creamy blaze. Branches are whitish and pubescent. Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate, with an acuminate tip and entire margins. Flowers are solitary, axillary or terminal, yellowish-green or dirty white, and tomentose. The fruit is a cluster of 1–3-seeded, elliptic berries, velvety and sessile.[3]
Phenology
editFlowering and fruiting: Throughout the year.[4]
Uses
editThe leaves are dried along with those of Trichopus zeylanicus, Begonia malabarica, and the rhizome of Curculigo orchioides, then pounded into a powder. This powder is taken orally with honey to strengthen the body.[5] The leaves, bark, and seeds are used to treat allergies, menorrhea, and cough.[6]
Refences
edit- ^ "Meiogyne pannosa | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
- ^ B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
- ^ Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- ^ Soni, P.K., Verma, R.K., Hamza, M., Jena, N. and Dimri, R., Less known ethnomedicinal plants of India. MEDICO-BIOWEALTH OF INDIA, p.6.
- ^ Narayanan, N. and Anand, N., AN OUTLOOK (GLIMPSES) ON AYURVEDIC ETHNO MEDICO-BOTANICAL SURVEY OF THATTEKAD REGION.
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