Flueggea leucopyrus Willd.
| Kannada Name : | Bilihuli, Kandekuvana |
| Common Name : | Bushweed |
| Family Name : | Phyllanthaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Flueggea leucopyrus |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | April - July |
| Fruiting Period : | June - September |
| Origin : | Africa, South America |
Uses
The leeaves are considered as aphrodisiac and laxative. The bark is an astringent. The fruit, mixed with pulses, is eaten to relieve digestive disorders.
Description
It is an erect shrub 1.5-4 m tall with branches cylindrical or obtusely angular when young, grey, ending in spines. Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic, obovate, or round, membranous, glabrous, base cuneate, apex emarginate, margin entire. Male inflorescence a cyme, female inflorescence sub-solitary. Flowers unisexual, tiny, yellowish or greenish-white. Fruit is a nearly spherical capsule, about 4 mm in diameter, whitish when ripe. Seed 1, globose.
