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Phyllanthus emblica, also known as emblic, [2] [5] emblic myrobalan, [2] myrobalan, [5] Indian gooseberry, [2] [5] Malacca tree, [5] amloki or amla, [5] is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae.
Phyllanthus emblica L. – Indian gooseberry, also known as amla or amalaki. Phyllanthus engleri Pax; Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus L. Phyllanthus ericoides Torr. Phyllanthus eximius G.L.Webster & Proctor; Phyllanthus fadyenii Urb. Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Müll.Arg. – red root floater, sometimes sold in aquarium shops; Phyllanthus ...
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The sap of Emblica officinalis, also called laka, was used as a red dye by people of Java and the Malacca Strait area. [6] [2] According to Zhu Fan Zhi, the red-coloured sap of lakawood was once used as an ingredient in a product called "imitation dragon's blood" (imitation of a product from Dracaena cinnabari). [10]
Emblicanins are a type of polyphenol found in Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis). [1] References This page was last edited on 10 September 2024, at ...
Pages in category "Endemic flora of the Philippines" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 222 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the Latin names for plants created by Linnaeus, the word officinalis indicates that a plant was used in this way. For example, the marsh mallow has the classification Althaea officinalis, as it was traditionally used as an emollient to soothe ulcers. [2] Pharmacognosy is the study of plant sources of phytochemicals.
There are over 137 genera and about 998 species of orchids so far recorded in the Philippines as of 2007. [5] The broad lowland and hill rain forests of the Philippines, which are mostly gone today, [6] were dominated by at least 45 species of dipterocarps. These massive trees were abundant to up to 1,000 meters above sea level.