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Family: Myrtaceae If this is an Indian species, then it refers to Eugenia roxburghii DC. Distribution: Common in scrubs along the coast. Limited to Peninsular India. Description: Evergreen shrubs, 2-4 mts tall. Leaves opposite,sub coriaceous, 3.5-7x2-3.5 cm ovate, or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, base cuneate. Flowers solitary or fascicled, pretty white 1.2-2cm across. peduncles rusty villous, 0.5-1cm long; Calyx lobes 4, glabrous, nearly globose, Petals 4, Stamens numerous, Ovary 2 celled. Fruit a globose berry. Wood hard, Root paste mixed with goat milk is used to treat tonsils and gum swellings. Photographed at Pulicat lake near Sriharikota of Nellore district.

Reference: Flora of Presidency of Madras by J.S.Gamble. Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana and A.S.Rao, ENVIS.
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