Miliusa tomentosa
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| Leaves and flowers of Miliusa tomentosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Miliusa |
| Species: | M. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Miliusa tomentosa (Roxb.) J.Sinclair
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Miliusa tomentosa is a large deciduous tree with 15-20 metre height.[1] The native range of this species is Indian subcontinent.[2] It belongs to Annonaceae family. The oil from its seeds is used in Chinese traditional medicine for its antibacterial and analgesic properties.[3] Butterflies such as Tawny rajah, Tailed jay, Common jay, Spot swordtail, Narrow banded bluebottle etc feed on the leaves of this tree[4]
References
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- ^ "Miliusa tomentosa (Roxb.) Finet & Gagnep. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ Huong, D.T., Van, N.T.H., Kamperdick, C., Anh, N.T.H. and Sung, T.V. (2008). Two New Bis-styrylCompounds from Miliusa balansae" ChemInform, 10: 1002.
- ^ "Miliusa tomentosa | Butterfly". www.ifoundbutterflies.org.
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