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Lahanga

Local Name	:	Lahanga
Botanical Name	:	Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
Common Name	:	Rusty Leaved Matoa
Family	:	Sapindaceae
Distribution	:	The species is native to China, North West Australia and Tropical Asian countries. In India, distribution is recorded from Sikkim, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal etc. In Odisha, it is distributed in Similipal, Bhitarkanika, Mahendragiri hi
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is characterized by its compound leaves with rust-colored undersides, typically grows to a height of 3-10 meters and has a bushy appearance.

Descriptions

It is a small tree with greyish brown bark and rusty tomentose branchlets. Leaves are paripinnate, leaflets ovate to obovate, chartaceous and acute apex. Flowers white to cream, fragrant, tomentose, irregular. Fruit fleshy, oblong, edible, red to black on ripening.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

March - September

Use(s)

The fruit is used for the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery and wood as fuelwood.