Tarenna asiatica - Asiatic Tarenna

❏ Binomial Name : Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum.

❏ Synonym : Chomelia asiatica,Rondeletia asiatica,Canthium corymbosum

❏ Family : Rubiaceae

❏ Common Name : Asiatic Tarenna

❏ Tamil Name : Tharani, Thaerani, Kura

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Tarenna asiatica Botanical Description

Large shrubs to small trees up to 6 m tall. Bark greyiesh brown, scaly; blaze with orange speckles. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules triangular with apiculate tip, interpetiolar, caducous and leaving scar; petiole 0.5-2 cm, canaliculate, glabrous; lamina 8-18 x 4-8 cm, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, apex shortly and abruptly acuminate with blunt tip, base attenuate, margin entire and revolute, glabrous beneath; midrib usually raised above and canaliculate when dry; secondary nerves 9-12 pairs, hairy domatia present at axils of secondary nerves; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate. Inflorescence terminal corymbose cymes; flowers cream to yellow, subsessile. Berry, 2-celled; seeds many. Fl. &Fr.: February-September.

Tarenna asiatica Medicinal uses

❀ Tarenna asiatica is antimicrobial, antifungal and antibacterial.

❀ The leaves decoction is used to treat skin diseases, injuries.

❀ The leaves paste are applied for healing wounds.

❀ The crushed fruits are applied to boils to promote suppuration.

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