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Canellaceae

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Canellaceae

The Canellaceae are the family of Flowering plant in the order Canellales. Canellaceae is native to the Afrotropic and Neotropic ecozones.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Monoterpenes are common, as are drimane-type sesquiterpenes, including cinnafragrins, cinnamodial, and capsicodendrin.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves have a peppery taste, are alternate,spiral, or distichous in arrangement, simple, entire,coriaceous.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual The receptacles are barely excavated,and the hypogynous disc is absent

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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