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Indian Cranberry - Boralu Plant

Indian Cranberry is a evergreen tree belong to heath family that grow up to 5-10 meters in height. It is native to Sri Lanka and India. It is rare plant can be found on montana rain forests in Sri Lanka. Indian Cranberry tree produce durable timber and barks are use in Ayurveda medicine for snake bite.
Indian Cranberry Plant - Boralu
Common Classification
Common NamesIndian Cranberry
Scientific NameVaccinium leschenaultii
Sinhala NameBoralu
Scientific Classification
FamilyEricaceae
GenusVaccinium leschenaultii
SpeciesVaccinium leschenaultii
SynonymVaccinium symplocifolium
Ecology
CategoryHerb-Wild
Growth HabitTree
DurationPerennial
OriginEndemic-Indigenous
StatusEndangered
Property
Culinary / EdibleNo
Use as HerbYes
Other UseIndustrial Timber
Poisoned / ToxinNo
Identification
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