Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Myrsine africana
Scientific Name and Description
Myrsine africana L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| common names | Cape myrtle, African boxwood, thakisa |
| Hindi | bandraru oleander, banwa, banwan, basuti, chapra, chhota mehndru, chhota mendhru, chitring, chota mendru, chupra, jhunjhra, kanaru, pahari cha |
| Sanskrit | vidanga |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Herb usable parts
Fruits
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Myrsine africana. (2022, October 23). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrsine_africana