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'''Botanical name''' - ''Elaeocarpus serratus'' L.<br />
'''Botanical name''' - ''Elaeocarpus serratus'' L.<br />

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Elaeocarpus serratus
This is a photograph of some Ceylon Olive/ Veralu/ Elaeocarpus serratus fruits.
Elaeocarpus serratus (Veralu / Ceylon Olive) fruits
Scientific classification
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E. serratus
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus serratus
Linnaeus, 1753 [1]


Botanical name - Elaeocarpus serratus L.

Distributional Range -

ASIA-TROPICAL
Indian Subcontinent: India - Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; Nepal; Sri Lanka
Indo-China: Myanmar
Malesia: Indonesia; Malaysia[2]

Could be commonly found in Sri Lanka.

Local names -

Veralu - (Sinhala)
Veralikkai - (Tamil)
Ceylon Olive - (English)

Recommended varieties - Local cultivars (round and oval fruits)

Nutritive values - High in starch and sugar; low amounts of protein and iron

Medicinal values / uses - Good for diarrhoea due to its constipating effect[3]

See Also

Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus coriaceus


References

  1. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum, Tomus I: 515
  2. ^ National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. ((18 August 2011)). [URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?14954 "Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]"]. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Task Force on Fruits & Fruit Development Board (1997). Tropical Fruits of Sri Lanka. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Sri Lanka. p. 29. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)