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Holarrhena mitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Holarrhena
Species:	H. mitis
Binomial name
	Holarrhena mitis; (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms
	Carissa mitis Vahl

Holarrhena mitis is a small, fragrant-flowered tree in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Sri Lanka at elevations below 1,500 feet (460 m).^[1] It has smooth, white bark and soft, fine-grained, yellow-white wood.^[2] The wood and bark have been used to treat fevers and dysentery.^[2] Common names include kiri-mawara or kiri-walla in Sinhala and kuluppalai in Tamil.^[3]

References

^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1875). The flora of British India. Vol. 3. London, L. Reeve. p. 645. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.678.
^ ^a ^b Trimen, Henry (1895). A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon. Vol. 3. pp. 131–2. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10864.
^ Wijesinghe, Yvonne (1994). Checklist of woody perennial plants or Sri Lanka. ISBN 955-9153-04-8.

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[1] Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1875). The flora of British India. Vol. 3. London, L. Reeve. p. 645. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.678.

[FloraOfCeylon-2] Trimen, Henry (1895). A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon. Vol. 3. pp. 131–2. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10864.

[3] Wijesinghe, Yvonne (1994). Checklist of woody perennial plants or Sri Lanka. ISBN 955-9153-04-8.

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