Biology:Gaultheria leschenaultii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Gaultheria leschenaultii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaultheria |
| Species: | G. leschenaultii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaultheria leschenaultii DC.
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Gaultheria leschenaultii is a species of Gaultheria, native to the India and Sri Lanka. It is used as a medicinal plant in ayurveda. The plant is known as "Wel kapuru - වල් කපුරු" or "Wel kapuru - වෙල් කපුරු" by Sinhalese people.[2] The flowering period of the plant extends from April to May.[3]
References
- ↑ "Gaultheria leschenaultii DC. — the Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2817877.
- ↑ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details". http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=466&s=Family_name.
- ↑ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: වල් කපුරු[Wal-Kapuru] (Gaultheria fragrantissima [Syn: Gaultheria leschenaultii])". 29 December 2013. http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/2013/12/wal-kapuruwel-kapuru-gaultheria.html.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15386196 entry
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