Ceodes grandis (R.Br.) D.Q.Lu
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Grand devil's-claws |
| Family Name : | Nyctaginaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Ceodes grandis |
| Species Type : | Native |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | Throughout Pacific and Indian Ocean |
Uses
Leaves edible. Traditionally used as antifungal and anti-rheumatic. Further studied for its anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, diuretic, analgesic and wound healing properties.
Description
Evergreen tree, up to 28 m tall. Leaves opposite or subopposite, elliptic, oblong or ovate, puberulous, glabrescent, membranous, base rounded or slightly cordate, mostly oblique, apex acute to acuminate, margin entire. Inflorescence a terminal cyme. Flowers bisexual, funnel shaped. Fruit cylindrical to clavate, 8‐12 mm. long, ribbed; ribs with soft viscid, prickle-like glandular hairs.
