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Sauropus albicans

Scientific Name
Sauropus albicans
Family Name
Euphorbiaceae
Common Names
Star gooseberry
Local Names
Chekup manis, cekur manis (peninsular). (Malaysia)
Description
An erect shrub up to 500cm tall, with flaccid, terete or angled branches; leaves ovateor lanceolate, 2-7.5cm x 1-3cm, obtuse or acute; male flowers disk-shaped, entire ornearly so; fruit subglobose, up to 1.5cm in diameter, whitish. Sauropus androgynus iscommon in evergreen forest, clearings, scrub vegetation, roadsides and on wasteground, up to 1000m altitude. It is cultivated up to 1300 m. (Malaysia)
Uses
Urinary, congestion, stimulant, ulcerations, eye infections, thrush(tongue), erythema,measles, dysuria, fever (Malaysia)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Remarks
Sauropus albicans (GRIN)

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