Cleistanthus collinus
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Common name : Garari, Karada (Odia)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Properties :
✔ Aqueous extract of crushed leaves is used as fish poisons.
✔ The leaf extracts of this plant exhibit insecticidal properties.
Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
www.aprf.org.in