Botanical Name: Alyxia ceylanica
Family: Apocynaceae
Type of the plant: A vine
Description: A slender, glabrous vine. Leaves usually in whorls of three at the branching, otherwise opposite,ovate or broadly lanceolate, leaf-blade 4-7 cm long and 2-3.5cm wide, widest in or below the middle, acute at the base, caudate-acuminate, but obtuse at the apex.Reticulate venation more clearly elevated on upper than under surface.Metacarpus 1.2-1.8cm long when one-seeded 1-1.2cm long when moniliform,glabrous,bright red when ripe.
Growing Area: Low-country rain forest
Medicinal Properties: Milky juice of young parts is applied on the foot to soften the tissues before removing thorns
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