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	'''''Memecylon umbellatum''''', commonly known as '''ironwood''', '''anjani''' (Marathi) or '''alli''' (Telugu), is a small tree found in India, the Andaman islands and the coastal region of the [[Deccan]].<ref name=Grover>{{cite journal		'''''Memecylon umbellatum''''', commonly known as '''ironwood''', '''anjani''' (Marathi) or '''alli''' (Telugu), is a small tree found in India, the Andaman islands and the coastal region of the [[Deccan]].<ref name=Grover>{{cite journal
	\| ~~authors~~ = J. K. Grover, S. Yadav, V. Vats		\|author=J. K. Grover \|author2=S. Yadav \|author3=V. Vats
	\| title = Medicinal plants of India with anti-diabetic potential		\| title = Medicinal plants of India with anti-diabetic potential
	\| journal =Journal of Ethnopharmacology		\| journal =Journal of Ethnopharmacology
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	*Sanskrit : अंजन (Anjan)		*Sanskrit : अंजन (Anjan)
	*Hindi : अंजन (Anjan)		*Hindi : अंजन (Anjan)
			*Bengali : অঞ্জন (Anjan)
	*Marathi : अंजनी (Anjani)		*Marathi : अंजनी (Anjani)
	*Konkani : काळ्यो आंक्र्यो (Kalleo ankrio)		*Konkani : काळ्यो आंक्र्यो (Kalleo ankrio)
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	*Telugu : అల్లి (Alli)		*Telugu : అల్లి (Alli)
	*Tamil : காயா (Kaya)		*Tamil : காயா (Kaya)
	*Malayalam : കാഞ്ഞാവ് (Kaannaav), കായാമ്പൂ (~~Kaayaaboo~~), കാശാവ്‌ (~~Kasavu~~)		*Malayalam : കാഞ്ഞാവ് (Kaannaav), കായാമ്പൂ (Kaayaamboo), കാശാവ്‌ (Kashavu)

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{{Short description|Species of tree}}
{{speciesbox
|image = കായാമ്പൂ.JPG
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|genus = Memecylon
|species = umbellatum
|authority = [[Burm.f.]]
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'''''Memecylon umbellatum''''', commonly known as '''ironwood''', '''anjani''' (Marathi) or '''alli''' (Telugu), is a small tree found in India, the Andaman islands and the coastal region of the [[Deccan]].<ref name=Grover>{{cite journal
| authors = J. K. Grover, S. Yadav, V. Vats
| title = Medicinal plants of India with anti-diabetic potential
| journal =Journal of Ethnopharmacology
| volume = 81
| issue = 1
| pages = 81–100
| publisher = 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
| location = Ireland
| date = June 2002
| doi = 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00059-4
| pmid = 12020931
}}</ref> It is also found in Sri Lanka, where it is called ''blue mist'', ''kora-kaha'' ([[Sinhala language]]) and ''kurrikaya'' ([[Tamil language]]). The leaves contain a yellow [[dye]], a [[glucoside]], which is used for dyeing the robes of [[Buddhist]] monks and for colouring reed mats (Dumbara mats). Medicinally, the leaves are said to have anti-[[diarrhoea]]l properties.<ref>S. R. Kottegoda, '''Flowers of Sri Lanka''', 1994; Colombo: [[Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka]]. {{ISBN|9559086014}}</ref> Historically, this plant was burnt as fuel in the production of [[Wootz steel]].

==Names==
*Botanical Name : Memecylon umbellatum
*English : Ironwood
*Sinhala : කොරකහ (Korakaha)
*Sanskrit : अंजन (Anjan)
*Hindi : अंजन (Anjan)
*Marathi : अंजनी (Anjani)
*Konkani : काळ्यो आंक्र्यो (Kalleo ankrio)
*Kannada : ಒಳ್ಳಯ ಕುಡಿ (Ollayakudi)
*Telugu : అల్లి (Alli)
*Tamil : காயா (Kaya)
*Malayalam : കാഞ്ഞാവ് (Kaannaav), കായാമ്പൂ (Kaayaaboo), കാശാവ്‌ (Kasavu)

==Description==
It is a large shrub or small tree. Its bark and branches are very hard. That is why it is called Ironwood (or possibly because of its important historical role in the production of [[Wootz steel]]). Leaves are [[Simple (botany)|simple]], [[opposite (leaf)|opposite]] type. Leaves contain glucose. Flowers are blue coloured and produced in cymose [[umbel]]s. The fruit is round berry bluish-black in colour. Flowering time is February to March.

==References==
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[[Category:Memecylon|umbellatum]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1768]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman]]

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