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==Uses==
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bad breath}}, {{Uses|Improves digestion}}.<ref name="UsesKarnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
Stem bark of D. indica contains 10% Tannin, Dillenetin, Betunaldehyde, Betulinic acid, Flavonoids like Rhamnetin, Dihydro Isorhamnetin, Lupeol, Myricetin, Naringenin, Quercetin derivatives and Kaempferol glucoside etc.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=bettakanagaluBettakanagalu, kal Kal tega, naaythaekuNaaythaeku|ml=punnaPunna, syalitaSyalita, valappunnaValappunna, valapunnaValapunna, vazchapunnaiVazchapunnai|sa=bhavyaBhavya, bhavyamBhavyam, ruvyaRuvya, picchila Picchila beeja|ta=uvattekuUvatteku, uvavUvav, kattaraliKattarali, kurukatiKurukati|te=kalingaKalinga, muchiruMuchiru, peda Peda kalinga, revadi Revadi chettu, uppu Uppu ponna, uva|hi=chaltaChalta, girnarGirnar|en=Elephant apple}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Petiole 15-75 mm long, stout, sheathing, winged, tomentose, grooved above; lamina 18.5-30 × 5-10 cm, elliptic.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal|White||12-15 cm across, solitary, white, terminal; pedicel 4-8 cm long, silky hairy; bracts . Flowering from June to 5 mm long, solitary, median on pedicels, lanceolate. November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|aggregate Aggregate of berries|3.5 × 1.5 cm||Globular, covered by overlapping circular scales|seeds Seeds 5, 6×4 mm, reniform, compressed, reddish, echinate with hairy margins.|Fruiting from January to March}}
===Other features===
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTIONBotanic Description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://www.japsonline.com/admin/php/uploads/1122_pdf.pdf Chemical Constituents]</ref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.481, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>
