Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A.DC.

Common Names : Kuttippala, Palamunpala, Perumarunnu, Theeppala

Flowering Period : February-August

Distribution : Peninsular India

Habitat : Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests, often in forests clearings

Uses : Roots and fruits are believed to be useful for skin diseases, leprosy, cobra and other venomous bites, epilepsy, fatigue, fever, syphilis, insanity, helminthiasis, as remedy for impure blood.

Key Characters :

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves linear-oblong, acuminate at both ends, 5 at each node; lateral nerves many, very close. Cymes terminal, to 20 cm across, corymbose. Flowers many; pedicels stout; sepals 1 mm long, ovate, acute, ciliate; corolla tube slender, hairy inside, lobes 13 mm long, oblong, acute, white. Follicle 2-angled, acute; seeds smooth.