Bandicoot Berry or Burulla plant is a evergreen plant native to Sri Lanka, India and Australia. The plant can be found on Waste land forest borders mostly in low country in Sri Lanka. Barks of stem and root are used in Ayurveda for Orthopedist treatment
Common Classification | |
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Common Names | Bandicoot Berry |
Scientific Name | Leea indica |
Sinhala Name | Burulla |
Scientific Classification | |
Family | Vitaceae |
Genus | Leea |
Species | L. indica |
Synonym | Staphylea indica, Leea umbraculifera |
Ecology | |
Category | Weed-Herb |
Growth Habit | Small-Vine-Tree-Shrub |
Duration | Perennial |
Origin | Indigenous |
Status | Natural |
Property | |
Culinary / Edible | No |
Use as Herb | Yes |
Other Use | n/a |
Poisoned / Toxin | No |
Identification | |