Macaranga peltata is a heliophyllous evergreen plant found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. A crimson colored resin called 'macaranga gum' is obtained from this plant. Many parts of the plant are used for ayurvedic medicine in both countries.
It is a resinous tree, up to 16 metres (52 ft) tall. Grayish bark is smooth in texture. Leaves are simple and alternately arranged, peltate, orbicular-ovate, apex is acuminate, and palmately 8 to 9-nerved. Unisexual flowers are dioecious. One-seeded ...
Escriba un síntoma o una enfermedad y lea acerca de las hierbas que podrían ayudar, escriba una hierba y vea las enfermedades y los síntomas contra los que se usa.
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