| Bayleaf Bowl-Flower |
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| Original date | 1/19/11 11:30 AM |
| Resolution | 740 x 555 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
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Botanical name: Thottea siliquosa Family: Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family)
Synonyms: Apama siliquosa
Synonyms: Apama siliquosa
Bayleaf Bowl-Flower is a small evergreen shrub, 2-3 m tall. Bark is smooth, yellow,
branches are velvety. Alternately arranged leaves are 12-20 cm long,
oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceshaped, long-pointed, velvety. Nerves are 3
and the leaf-stalk is 3 mm long, stout. Flowers are borne in few-flowered
cymes in leaf axils. Flower-stalks are 2 cm long. Bracts are small,
linear. Tepals are 3, and stamens are 9 in 3 bundles. Style is short and
stigmas are 6. Capsules are 7-10 cm, straight, 4-angled. Bayleaf Bowl-Flower is a
relatively rare shrub found in Western Ghats. Flowering: November-December.
Medicinal uses:
In Kerala's Chalakudy region, tribal healers, Kadars and Malamars, used
Chakrani roots as a poultice for joint pain, calling it "Chakrapatta" in
their dialect, signifying a 'wheel-like relief' for stiffness.
In Tamil Nadu's Kongu region, folk healers combined Chakrani leaf paste
with lime juice to treat superficial infections, a practice still observed
in villages today.
Medicinal uses:
In Kerala's Chalakudy region, tribal healers, Kadars and Malamars, used
Chakrani roots as a poultice for joint pain, calling it "Chakrapatta" in
their dialect, signifying a 'wheel-like relief' for stiffness.
In Tamil Nadu's Kongu region, folk healers combined Chakrani leaf paste
with lime juice to treat superficial infections, a practice still observed
in villages today.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale, Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed enroute to Doraikatte Hill Top, Karnataka. |
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