Cassine glauca
Cassine glauca, known as නෙරලු (neralu) in Sinhala, is a species of large tree in the staff vine family, Celastraceae, it’s natural range extends through the Indo-Malayan region in subtropical mixed deciduous and evergreen forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Cassine |
| Species: | C. glauca |
| Binomial name | |
| Cassine glauca | |
Leaves
opposite, oblong, acute base, acute apex, margin shallowly serrate to entire.
Trunk
dichotomously branched; b- warted, thick, brownish gray; Wood - heavy, hard, reddish brown.
Flowers
pale yellowish green; I- numerous, axillary, spreading, paniculate cymes.
Fruits
ovoid, apiculate, glabrous drupe.
Ecology
coastal scrub, monsoon forest.
Uses
leaf, roots- medicinal; Wood -turnery, utensils, cart axils.
External links
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31165
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2704283
- http://opendata.keystone-foundation.org/cassine-glauca-rottb-kuntze
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