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Holarrhena mitis
Holarrhena mitis is a small, fragrant-flowered tree in the Apocynaceae family. It is found in Sri Lanka at elevations below 1,500 feet (460 m). It has smooth, white bark and soft, fine-grained, yellow-white wood. The wood and bark have been used to treat fevers and dysentery. Common names include kiri-mawara or kiri-walla in Sinhala and kuluppalai in Tamil.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 890301.