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Dhala Kurei

Local Name	:	Dhala Kurei
Botanical Name	:	Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb.
Common Name	:	Woolly Dyeing Rosebay
Family	:	Apocynaceae
Distribution	:	It is distributed in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, etc. It is distributed in Ganjam, Koraput areas and Gandhamardan hills of Odisha.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a small deciduous tree with small branches, grows to 20m tall.

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Descriptions

It is a small tree with slender branches and light grey bark with lenticles. Leaves are elliptic, distichous, tomentose, with a long petiole. Flowers cream or greenish orange. Fruits as follicles, cylindrical with a groove, greenish and rough with tubercles.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April – July & December - February

Use(s)

The bark is used for the treatment of skin diseases.