Meliaceae (melia, or mahogany family) Naregamia alata
Naregamia - pronunciation obscure, probably derived from Malabar name for this plant a-LAY-tuh -- meaning, winged.
commonly known as: Goanese ipecac, Goanese ipecacuanh • Hindi: पित्तमारी pitmari, तीनपर्णी tinparni • Kannada: ನೆಲಬೇವು nelabevu • Konkani (in Goa): पित्तमारी pitmari, तीनपानी tinpani • Malayalam: നിലനാരകം nilanarakam • Sanskrit: अम्लवल्ली amlavalli, त्रिपर्णिक triparnika
Distribution: Western Peninsular India
Goanese Ipecac is a rare shrub, 15-45 cm tall, found mainly on rocky or grassy slopes in western peninsular India. Leaves are divided into 3 leaflets, each of which is wedge-shaped-obovate, quite entire, and stalkless. The leaf stalk is winged. White flowers, 2.5-5 cm long, arise solitary in leaf axils. Sepal five, 5 mm long. Petals are 5, very ong, strap-shaped, distinct, free from the stamen tube. Filaments are united into a long tube, inflated and spherical at the tip. Capsule is 3-cornered, 3-valved valves circular, 8 mm long. Seeds 2 in each cell, curved. Flowering: April-May.
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