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Ghanti 
| Local Name |
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Ghanti |
| Botanical Name |
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Alphonsea madraspatana Bedd. |
| Common Name |
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Hard-Fruit Alphonsea |
| Family |
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Annonaceae |
| Distribution |
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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 |
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Tree |
| Short Description |
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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.
