Hunteria zeylanica (Hunteria zeylanica)
Description
Hunteria zeylanica grows as either an evergreen shrub or as a tree up to metres ( ft) tall,with a trunk diameter of up to . centimetres (. in).Its flowers feature a white corolla.The berries are yellow.Its habitat is forests from sea-level to 0 metres (,0 ft) altitude.The trees can withstand salinity.Local medicinal uses include for stomach-ache.Hunteria zeylanica wood is used for weapon handles and as firewood.In Africa,the plant is native to Kenya and Tanzania and in Asia it is native to China,India,Sri Lanka,Indochina and western Malesia
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Hunteria
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