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Officinal breynia - Gas Kaila

Gas Kaila or  Breynia vitis-idaea is a deciduous small shrub or small woody tree,  can be found naturally on wood lands scrubs, forest borders in wet zone or dry zone in Sri Lanka. It is a poisoned plant  to human and animals but used in Ayurveda. medicine. Breynia vitis-idaea plant is  native to Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, China and Malesia.
breynia-gas kayla tree
Tree Gas Kaila or  Breynia vitis-idaea
Common Classification
Common NamesMountain Coffee, Formosan, Chi R Yun,  Xiao Ye Hei Mian Shen, Aruni.  
Sinhalese NameGas Kyla (Gas Kaila)
CategoryWeed - Herb - Wild
Scientific Classification
Scientific NameBreynia vitis-idaea
FamilyPhyllanthaceae
GenusBreynia vitis-idaeaSpeciesB.vitis-idaea
SynonymPhyllanthus tristis, Breynia formosana, Breynia officinalis, Melanthesa rhamnoides
Ecology
Growth HabitSmall Tree - Shrub Status - NativeIndigenous
DurationPerennial Status (controlling)Natural
Propriety
Culinary / Edible NoOther use n/a
Use as HerbYes Poisoned / ToxinYes
Identification
breynia-gas kayla fruitsFuits of breynia vitisbreynia-gas kayla-leavesLeaves of Breynia vitis

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