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Kaidarya

Botanical Name : Murraya koenigii (Linn.)

Family : Rutaceae

Names in different Indian languages :

English : China box,honey bush,mock orange,lake view jasmine

Malayalam : Kattu kari veppu, maramulla,paanamar,

Sanskrit : Kaidarya

Tamil : Palkanni,vellakkalthirukan

Synonyms :

Murraya  paniculata (Linn.)

Morphology :

It is Medium sized evergreen tree,grows 3-4 m height

Leaves – compound, leaflets are ovate –pointed,

Flower – white

Fruit – berry

Distribution & Habitat :

All over India, forests

Chemical constituents :

coumarins, murrangatin, Mexolide , phebalosin , carbazole alkaloids and flavonoids