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[[File:Gaultheria fragrantissima at Mannavan Shola, Anamudi Shola National Park, Kerala (1).jpg|thumb|right|''Tailapatra'', ''Gaultheria fragrantissima'']]
'''Tailapatra''', is an evergreen shrub, occasionally a small tree. It usually grows around 100 - 300cm tall, occasionally reaching 400cm. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and as a source of essential oil.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Pain relief}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=gandhapoora Gandhapoora mara, haemanth Haemanth harithaa, maalaayiMaalaayi, moolaiMoolai|ml=Kolakkattachedi|sa=carmapatraCarmapatra, hemantaharitaHemantaharita, nilaphalaNilaphala, swetapuspaSwetapuspa, tailapatraTailapatra|ta=kolakkaiKolakkai|te=|hi=gandapuroGandapuro|en=Fragrant wintergreen}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, elliptic, acute to obtuse at both ends, thick coriaceous, reddish gland dotted, aromatic, serrulate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|racemesRacemes|White|10|Racemes to 8 cm long in upper axils. Calyx 5 lobed, lobes 4 mm, triangular, margins hairy; corolla 5 mm wide, urceolate, tube 5 mm long, lobes 5, round, reflexed; stamens 10; ovary 3 mm wide.}}
===Fruit===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/wintergreen-gaultheria-fragrantissima-information-uses-and-side-effects/62/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Gaultheria+fragrantissima Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gaultheria+fragrantissimaGaultheria fragrantissima on theferns.info]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
[[Category:Ericaceae]]
