Devil Tree PRODUCT NAME
Alstonia venenata R. Br. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | devil tree |
| Local Name: | Maaki (Kurumba), Mukapeethai (Irula), Sinnappalai |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small tree or larger bush. Flower: In corymbose cymes, white. Fruit: 3-5 inch follicles, slender, curved and pointed (beaked) at both ends. Leaves: veins on leaf closely parallel. |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | 700-2000 m. Close to cultivated lands along borders and rocky areas. Not common in Nilgiris, Peninsular India. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets flowers roots twigs |
| Uses: | Leaves produce milky latex used to heal wounds. Flowers medicinal. Root used as medicine for vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. In India, Irulas collect twigs for firewood, though Kurumbas do not. |
| Origin: | India |
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| Partners: | Keystone |
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