Elaeocarpus serratus
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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[1]
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[2]
See Also
Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus coriaceus
References
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
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