Meiogyne pannosa is a small tree in the family Annonaceae endemic to the Western Ghats.
Vernacular names Malabar Fingersop, (Malayalam).
Description This plant grows up to 8 m in heightG. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram with grey, lenticellate bark and creamy blaze. Branches are whitish and pubescent. Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate, with an acuminate tip and entire margins. Flowers are solitary, axillary or terminal, yellowish-green or dirty white, and tomentose. The fruit is a cluster of 1–3-seeded, elliptic berries, velvety and sessile.B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Phenology Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year.Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
Uses The leaves are dried along with those of Trichopus zeylanicus, Begonia malabarica, and the rhizome of Curculigo orchioides, then pounded into a powder. This powder is taken orally with honey to strengthen the body.Soni, P.K., Verma, R.K., Hamza, M., Jena, N. and Dimri, R., Less known ethnomedicinal plants of India. MEDICO-BIOWEALTH OF INDIA, p.6. The leaves, bark, and seeds are used to treat allergies, menorrhea, and cough.Narayanan, N. and Anand, N., AN OUTLOOK (GLIMPSES) ON AYURVEDIC ETHNO MEDICO-BOTANICAL SURVEY OF THATTEKAD REGION.
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