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Xylocarpus granatum

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{{stub}}[[File:Xylocarpus granatum (5929385514).jpg|thumb|right]]'''Xylocarpus granatum''' is a shrub or tree that can grow from 5 to 15 metres tall, exceptionally to 20 metres. It has well-developed buttresses and an elaborated above ground root system. It can reach a diameter of up to 100cm. The plant is usually evergreen, though in some areas with seasonal climates it can become briefly deciduous. The tree is utilised locally for its timber, tannins and medicinal properties.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Itchy skin}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|stemBark}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Ten compounds were isolated from the fruit of Xylocarpus granatum and the structures of them were identified as spicatin, xyloccensin, 6-acetoxycedrodorin, aurantiamide acetate etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Cannonball Mangrove|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=Karpa|pa=|ta=Conmuntiri|te=Chenuga}}
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen tree}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the wet lowland tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 10 - 40°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Found in tidal mud of mangrove swamps}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19960941/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Ten%20compounds%20were%20isolated,)%20and%20ethyl%203%2C4%2D Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Xylocarpus+granatum Cultivation"details]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cannonball%20Mangrove.html#:~:text=Xylocarpus%20granatum%20%2D%20Cannonball%20Mangrove&text=Cannonball%20Mangrove%20is%20a%20small,pointed%20base%20and%20rounded%20tip. ]* [ https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Xylocarpus_granatum_(PROTA) Xylocarpus granatum on plant net-project.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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