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Alangium salviifolium
Also called Sage Leaved Alangium
Sage-leaved alangium is a small, bushy tree native to the Indian subcontinent, eastern tropical Africa and the Comoros, often found in dry plains, low hills and along roadsides. It is grown mainly as an ornamental or shade and garden tree in warm, frost-free climates, with fragrant white flowers and red berry-like fruits.
Alangium salviifolium, commonly known as sage-leaved alangium, is a flowering plant in the Cornaceae family. It is also commonly known as udugu chettu in Telugu, Ankolam in Malayalam, Ankola in Kannada, Akola or Ankol in Hindi and Alanji in Tamil. In India, Its mostly found in dry regions in plains and low hills and also found on roadsides.
It is native to the Indian subcontinent, the Comoro Islands and eastern tropical Africa. In the Indian sub-continent, it is found in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Other countries and regions which it occurs in are: Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Nepal; West Himalaya; Comoro Islands; Kenya; and Tanzania.
In Ayurveda the roots and the fruits are used for the treatment of rheumatism and haemorrhoid. Externally, it is used for the treatment of bites by rabbits, rats, and dogs. The root-bark is also used in traditional medicine skin problems and as an antidote for snake bite. The root-bark is also used to expel parasitic worms (Platyhelminthes) and other internal parasites from the body. It is used as an emetic and purgative as well.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alangium salviifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
