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Ghanti

Local Name	:	Ghanti
Botanical Name	:	Alphonsea madraspatana Bedd.
Common Name	:	Hard-Fruit Alphonsea
Family	:	Annonaceae
Distribution	:	It is found in Khandagiri, Puri, Ganjam in Odisha. In India it is distributed in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The species is native to India and Myanmar.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is an evergreen tree native to peninsular India, grows in shady places on hills in the Eastern Ghats.

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Descriptions

It is a small or medium size tree. Leaves lanceolate, ovate, elliptic-ovate or oblong. Flowers are fascicled with very short peduncles, fragrant and greenish yellow in color. Fruit sub-globose or ovoid and splitted.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April - May

Use(s)

Bark and flowers are used to treat fever.