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| Zone | Herbs |
| Reference Id | ACP0170 |
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Pluchea indica (L.) Less.
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| Family Name | Compositae |
| Local Name | Beluntas |
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| Traditional Usage | Fresh salad, fever, ulcer, getting rid of winds |
| Description | Morphology: Shrub up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves simple, alternate and margin serrate. Apex obtuse to acuminate. Inflorescens umbell, terminal with small and pinkish flowers.
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| Ecology Distribution | Common in tidal swamps; throughout. Found from Bengal, China and Australia. |
| Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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| Zone | Herbs |
| Reference Id | ACP0179 |
| Species Name |
Phyllanthus emblica L.
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| Family Name | Euphorbiaceae |
| Local Name | Buah Melaka |
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| Traditional Usage | Fever, cough, headache |
| Description | Morphology: Tree to 36 m tall. Bark dark brown with orange surface. Leaves sinuous, small and linear. Margin curved and thick. Flowers 2cm broad and green.Fruits turn to yellow-green when ripe.
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| Ecology Distribution | Found in all warmer parts of the world. Best growth on lowland and hill forest; scattered throughout |
| Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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| Zone | Spices |
| Reference Id | ACP0197 |
| Species Name |
Piper nigrum L.
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| Family Name | Piperaceae |
| Local Name | Black Pepper |
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| Traditional Usage | Food, after childbirth, stomachache, body pain |
| Description | Morphology: Woody climber with roots from nodes of the stem, up to 4 m tall. Leaves simple, alternately, elliptic acuminate, cordate, 10-12.5 cm long, 6-8 cm broad. Flowers 5 cm long. Fruits berry, green in droopy clusters.
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| Ecology Distribution | Native to western mountains of Kerala, India but widely cultivated over the world. |
| Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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