Murraya paniculata (L.) Jacq. | |
Rutaceae | |
Kattu-karuveppilai | |
| Botanical Name | Murraya paniculata (L.) Jacq. |
| Synonyms | Murraya exotica. L.; Camunium exoticum. (L.) Kuntze. |
| Family | Rutaceae |
| Common Name | English: Mock Orange / Tamil: Kattu-karuveppilai |
| Distribution | Global: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo - China, Malesia to Australia. Indian: Throughout India |
| Description | Small deciduous Tree up to 7 m Height, Bark smooth pale to whitish. Leaves pinnate elliptical or rhombus-shaped. The leaflets are glossy green and glabrous. Inflorescence Cyme. Flowers fragrant, arranged in loose groups, pedicel long. Sepals 4 or 5 about 1 mm long, Petals 5 or 4 white or cream-coloured, Fruit oval, glabrous, orange-red berry containing densely hairy seeds. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | March-May and August-September/throughout the year. |
| Uses | Wood very hard, used for construction works and agricultural implements. |
| Medicinal Uses | The ground bark of stem is used as antidote in snake bites while ground root is used to cure body ache. It is also used to treat cough, hysteria and rheumatism |
| Tamil Name | Kattu-karuveppilai |