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Eriocaulon ceylanicum Körn.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Eriocaulon ceylanicum
Family name: ERIOCAULACEAE
English name: Available soon
Sinhala name: Kokmota (කොක්මොට)
Tamil name: Available soon
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: EN - Endangered - NRL - 2020
Description: Perennial forming dense tussock. Scapes solitary in each leaf-cluster, well exceeding the leaves, (10-) 15 - 45 cm high, 0.7 - 1 mm in diameter, 6 - 7-ribbed; sheaths expanded at the mouth, oblique slit, acute. Capitulum hemispherical becoming depressed-globose, pure white or greyish tinged. Flowers 3-merous there arrangement variable but often the large peripheral flowers female. Seeds 0.7 - 0.8 mm long, broadly ellipsoid, pale to mid brown.
Native Distribution Status: Endemic
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for:  Leucorrhoea
Urinary Tract Infections
Liver Diseases
Splenomegaly
Jaundice
Parts used in Treatment: Entire Plant
Related Medical Properties: Pacifies Pitta dosha
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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