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Reinwardt's Tree Plant

Konkani Name- Anvali

Common Name-  Reinwardt's Tree Plant

Scientific Name- Biophytum Reinwardtii

Reinwardt's Tree Plant

Reinwardt's Tree Plant is an annual herb which looks like a miniature tree. It is closely related to the Little Tree Plant, Biophytum sensitivum. It is named for Caspar Reinwardt, 19th century Dutch naturalist and biologist. It grows to only 6-12 cm tall, and has erect, hairy stem. Leaves are compound, 5-7 cm long, crowded near the base. Leaflets are oblong, 1 cm long, stalkless, 14-20 pairs. Yellow flowers arise in umbels of 3-7 flowers, at the top, carried on a 5-7 cm long stalk. Reinwardt's Tree Plant is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, and also in the Himalayas, from Garhwal to Nepal, at altitudes up to 1000 m. Flowering: October-December.

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Medicinal Uses- Used to treat snake bite poisoning,asthma,hypertension.

Source

https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophytum_reinwardtii

https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264367

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biophytum_reinwardtii_at_Kadavoor.jpg

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