Excoecaria cochinchinensis Lour.

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Equisetopsida > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Excoecaria > E. cochinchinensis

Description: Evergreen shrub, able to grow to 1 - 2 m tall. Foliage-Leaves lanceolate in shaped, opposite arrangement, wavy margins, measuring about 7 - 10 cm long, light green with patches of cream on the top and maroon underneath. Leaves are alternate, oblong, acuminate, up to 15 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide, bright green above and crimson red below. Flowers are small and greenish.

Flowering and Fruiting:

Uses: The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. All parts of the plant are used as a medicine for the treatment of measles, parotitis, tonsillitis, and lumbar muscle strain.The plant is used in traditional medicine for its uterotonic properties.A decoction of roasted leaves is a traditional remedy for urticaria and herpes zoster.The leaves with a blood red colour underneath are applied topically to arrest bleeding.It is often cultivated as an ornamental, valued especially for the colours of its leaves, and is also sometimes grown for medicinal use.

Cultivation: Cultivated, Ornamental, Wild

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org